Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: What did you think of Beto O'Rourke's idea of confiscating AK-47s and AR-15s? [View all]customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)he has no chance of being a US Senator from Texas.
Also, it becomes trying for other Democratic presidential candidates: "Senator So-and-So, a lot of praise was heaped on Representative O'Rourke for his dealing with the situation in El Paso. Do you support his proposal on mandatory buybacks of certain weapons?"
About the only way to dance away from it is to say, "I can understand Beto's passion on this issue, clearly, a mass shooting affected him in a way that few other candidates can fully empathize with, but I don't necessarily share his approach for something that needs bipartisan support to pass through Congress."
It looked like a desperation move for him, and while it might fatten his campaign coffers for a while, it brings him no closer to the nomination, in my opinion.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden