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Indygram

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6. They were dismissive of his campaign

Reply to JI7 (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 15, 2019, 09:47 AM

Jul 2019

They treated his campaign like it was a joke, had no shot at winning, minimized the level of his support, etc. They covered his campaign to make fun of him, treat him like he was a laughing stock, etc.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Beto O'Rourke Shares Essay Revealing He's Descended from Slave Owners [View all] DonViejo Jul 2019 OP

kind of a strange twist ucrdem Jul 2019 #1

The Guardian went digging in his ancestry and found it and contacted him for comment Indygram Jul 2019 #3

It was once estimated that more than 70% of native African Americans have White blood. Blue_true Jul 2019 #15

Beto's presence provides a positive spark to our Democratic field. oasis Jul 2019 #2

He's not going anywhere, no matter how hard the media tries to dismiss him Indygram Jul 2019 #4

the media did not dismiss trump. they propped him up JI7 Jul 2019 #5

They were dismissive of his campaign Indygram Jul 2019 #6

There are no similarities between the medias treatment of Trump and Beto. NT SouthernProgressive Jul 2019 #7

Yes there is Indygram Jul 2019 #8

No similarity. SouthernProgressive Jul 2019 #9

this is bs, and it does no favors to Beto to compare it to Trump JI7 Jul 2019 #10

I agree; that's a bizarre defense. cwydro Jul 2019 #11

It's not a "defense," Jesus H. Christ Indygram Jul 2019 #13

I'm not comparing Beto or his supporters to Trump or his supporters... Indygram Jul 2019 #12

Trump was leading the polls . there was no downplaying his support JI7 Jul 2019 #14