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TexasTowelie

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14. Actually, it isn't obvious that you support Beto.
Fri Dec 6, 2019, 04:11 PM
Dec 2019

If at one point you supported him, it appears that you are ready to move on to someone else because you don't think he is fighting hard enough for you. There are plenty of good Democrats that run in every election.

While some may have encouraged Beto to run for another statewide race, there were also just as many people that were encouraging him to run for president. The conventional wisdom in the months following the 2018 election was that Cornyn was more popular than Cruz and that Beto wouldn't run as close of a race against Cornyn than he did with Cruz. The field of candidates for the Democratic presidential race was also smaller and it wasn't even known whether Biden would enter the race when Beto announced his campaign. Other candidates such as Bennet, Bloomberg, Bullock, Hickenlooper, Patrick and Steyer also had not entered the campaign.

Lamenting the fact that you disagreed with Beto's decisions in hindsight is your choice. You have every right to comment about Beto's choices on DU, but you shouldn't be surprised when other people disagree with your retroactive criticism.

Beto has made his decisions and there is nothing either of us can do to change his mind. While I'm disappointed that Beto won't be president, I always knew that his campaign was a longshot from the beginning and I will have to live with it. Meanwhile, you are disappointed that Beto didn't commit to running for Senate and you will have to live with that. I'm sorry that Beto didn't meet your expectations, but I admire how Beto has handled his campaign and his recent involvement in the "FLIP the House" movement with class. Beto is young and he still has a long political career ahead of him if he wants to pursue it. Whether you want to support him in the future is your choice, but as you said above, if Beto isn't committed to running for a specific race then he shouldn't enter it. That is exactly what Beto chose to do.

However, I do wonder whether you are equally disappointed with Wendy Davis because she decided not to run for Senate in either 2018 or 2020. Are you disappointed with her decisions also? What about Julian Castro--are you disappointed with his decisions to stay out of the Senate races in 2018 and 2020 also? I haven't read about your disappointment in their decisions even though they are in roughly equivalent scenarios as Beto, so your opinions about Beto do appear to be selective.

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It would have been nice to see it but he kind of put himself in a box padah513 Dec 2019 #1
I think that he also wanted to honored his commitment to the other candidates that he would not TexasTowelie Dec 2019 #3
Post removed Post removed Dec 2019 #2
Hopefully he makes a return at some point. shotten99 Dec 2019 #4
If he doesn't receive a position in the Democratic administration in 2021, TexasTowelie Dec 2019 #5
...which he'll probably lose. brooklynite Dec 2019 #28
You are such an upbeat person. TexasTowelie Dec 2019 #29
I find living in the real world far more reassuring... brooklynite Dec 2019 #30
See post #27. nt TexasTowelie Dec 2019 #31
So disappointing. rainin Dec 2019 #6
Did you read the entire article? TexasTowelie Dec 2019 #7
Here we go again. You're right, hon. Whatever you say. Is that better? rainin Dec 2019 #8
You're the one that indicated how disappointed you are about Beto TexasTowelie Dec 2019 #9
I'm allowed to comment when I disagree with a candidate's decisions. I thought. rainin Dec 2019 #12
Actually, it isn't obvious that you support Beto. TexasTowelie Dec 2019 #14
You posted about Beto, so I commented about Beto. rainin Dec 2019 #17
We aren't going to agree so have a good day. TexasTowelie Dec 2019 #19
you win, TexasTowelie Skittles Dec 2019 #21
He does have a challenger JonLP24 Dec 2019 #10
There are ten candidates that have shown interest in the 2020 Senate race. TexasTowelie Dec 2019 #16
I haven't met Cristina LeftInTX Dec 2019 #24
Sema is loco LeftInTX Dec 2019 #23
I don't know much about her TexasTowelie Dec 2019 #25
Is this as big a red flag to everyone else as it is to me? Calista241 Dec 2019 #11
After two years being on the campaign trail TexasTowelie Dec 2019 #18
I know Beto, like Stacey Abrams, committed to not running and I wish they didn't. aikoaiko Dec 2019 #13
I agree. It's a shame. rainin Dec 2019 #15
Add Bullock to that list TexasTowelie Dec 2019 #20
That's disappointing to hear Sapient Donkey Dec 2019 #22
The filing deadline is today wildflower Dec 2019 #26
For some reason, I expect that there will be some people that will still criticize Beto TexasTowelie Dec 2019 #27
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