Fox News’ Tucker Carlson called it weeks ago: former congressman Beto O’Rourke’s presidential campaign is dead.
Over the weekend, he proved it himself. And one photo that shows less than 40 people at his campaign rally might finish his White House hopes for good.
O’Rourke was on campus at the University of Las Vegas, speaking to a group of no more than 40 people without a microphone… but to be fair, he didn’t even need one.
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Here’s the photo —
Around 35 people here to see Beto O’Rourke at UNLV. The rally was supposed to be held in the courtyard outside, but students told me no one is on campus on Fridays bc it’s mainly a commuter school. pic.twitter.com/zFygogVAe6
— Emma Kinery (@EmmaKinery) April 26, 2019
Social media users were ruthless —
This guy’s policies are fake. Listen up-no one is being duped anymore b/c Americans are burnt out on BS. He loves the spotlight, I can smell his narcissism from Texas to Vegas, and any other observation is just another narcissistic characteristic. Enough.
— CharlieNicole (@charlienicole) April 27, 2019
Beto has no platform. No fresh ideas. No momentum. He’s not inspiring or all that well spoken. He rode Cruz’s unpopularity to a giant campaign coffer. Then he started being compared to people who are actually good at politics. It’s over.
— IraNH (@iraNHlfod) April 26, 2019
I graduated UNLV and that’s about the lamest excuse I’ve heard. Mormon potluck Friday’s gets more attendees than that. ????
— Jenna Kelly (@JennaKellyJD) April 26, 2019
Critics say the picture is symbolic of his 2020 run: an empty shell.
In his losing Senate race against Sen. Ted Cruz, R-T.X., Beto was the toast of the mainstream media.
Now, he’s just another one of their many candidates — and it’s showing.
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Many pundits actually thought he could ride the media wave all the way to November in 2020 — but the picture of his sad Nevada rally is far more honest than the media. The truth is, few people taking politics seriously care about Beto’s campaign.
The best news that Beto could take from this, is that Nevada is still quite some time away, though it is an early primary state.
Still, according to The Reno Gazette-Journal, polls have Beto in distant third among 2020 Democratic candidates.
His numbers have faltered to the single digits in support. He’s been pushed to the back seat with the secondary Democrats, while Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-V.T. are on top.
Once the picture of his sub-40 person campaign rally makes it’s way across the internet, Beto is likely finished.
The Horn editorial team.