Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Breaking: Beto raises $6.1 million [View all]herding cats
(20,052 posts)This from his first day in his grassroots style of raising monies. I admit this was something I had some reservations with his campaign over but he seemed to believe it would still work for him. Apparently he was right and I was wrong.
I also have to say I like how he's not falling for the labels and catch phrase traps. I'm deeply interested in seeing how he fleshes out on policy. I have some strong guesses, having followed him closely since January of 2017, where he's going to land, but time will tell if I'm correct or not. He definitely seems to have an enthusiasm edge at this point and now he has the money to hire some stellar advisers to go with that enthusiasm edge.
I like how he didn't come out and brag when first asked about his first day totals. Instead he downplayed it as not being an issue and let the naysayers draw their own conclusions and dig their own holes.
I think he has as good a shot as anyone in our field at this point. He has good instincts and I suspect a lot of people will be pleased with his ideas nationally when he starts to share them.
Congratulations to Beto on a strong first day total!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden