Former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke called it a contest over the weekend and dropped out of the 2020 Democratic presidential race. With fellow Texan Julian Castro only days away from doing the same, the Democratic landscape appears to be taking on a look and feel some never expected or even wanted.
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“We have to clearly see, at this point, that we did not have the means to pursue this campaign successfully and that my service will not be as a candidate, nor as a nominee of this party for the presidency,” the 47-year-old O’Rourke said in an acknowledgment that his presidential operation never ignited the same spark as his near-miss US Senate race against Sen. Ted Cruz.
O’Rourke added that although he made the decision “reluctantly,” he vowed to stay active in the fight to defeat President Donald Trump.
“I will be part of this and so will you,” he said.
The failure of the “Beto” presidential candidacy appears to be the precursor to the imminent collapse of the Julian Castro for president operation.
Castro, the former San Antonio Mayor and Obama administration HUD Secretary has struggled for months to raise money or garner attention among the large field of Democratic candidates. His ill-advised personal attack during a recent debate against his friend and Obama-era colleague, Joe Biden, seemed to nearly seal his fate. However, a new report that his campaign staffers are currently racing for the door and seeking jobs within other campaigns appears to be the final nail in the Castro candidacy coffin.
Don’t be surprised if Castro follows O’Rourke and drops out of the race as early as this week.
LEADERS OF THE PACK?
With the loss of Beto O’Rourke from this weekend and the impending loss of Julian Castro coming any day now, Tulsi Gabbard, Amy Klobuchar, Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, and the others are now on the clock.
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Or in other words, the 2020 Democratic race appears to be down to the candidacies of Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders — 2 white men, 1 white woman, all over the age of 70.
With the 2020 presidential election now 1 year away, does Joe, Liz, or Bernie have what it takes to truly prevent Donald Trump from returning to the Oval Office in 2021? Is yet another caucasian president what America needs at this point in the 21st Century? Does a 70+-year-old candidate have what it takes (not to mention the stamina) to represent the interests of a new Democratic generation? Or, could it be that Joe, Liz, or Bernie is the exact kryptonite Democrats need to cleanse America of the national nightmare known as Donald J. Trump?
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Good Morning DJ,
Well you’ve given it to Us straight up no chaser and your points are Spot. On. Especially……
“…..the 2020 Democratic race appears to be down to the candidacies of Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders — 2 white men, 1 white woman, all over the age of 70.”
(Sigh!) Pretty. Darn. Sad. if you ask me.
“Is yet another caucasian president what America needs at this point in the 21st Century?”
Nope. But that’s exactly what we’re limited to for the 2020 election. Btw- I took your poll. I voted for “Other.”
Michelle Obama