Comments by "princeoftidds" (@MachiavellisThePrince) on "Full interview: Beto O'Rourke on "Face the Nation"" video.

Ouch! Beto is my favorite but if he can get cornered and outmaneuvered by an interviewer, he is not gonna fare well against Harris...
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@ravencole2740 most of us know he's Irish. His nickname came from growing up in El Paso. His father-in-law is wealthy but that doesn't make him a grifter. Grifters are conmen and generally compulsive liars. O'Rourke might be too nice to take on the dull-witted, wannabe autocrat in the WH. America needs some nice but we have to stand up to Bully 45 and his cult-like apologists, first.
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@ravencole2740 the nation as a whole might not know O'Rourke as Robert Francis but the people of El Paso are his constituents. If ingratiating with the voters is a con then all politicians the world over are conmen. (And an argument could definitely be made to that regard.) In terms of history, I don't think this will move in the direction you're predicting. Americans are not great historians but we look backward very narrowly. For example, Nixon was overwhelmingly popular, he passed some big policies and was tactical and strategic. He is remembered as embattled, corrupt, mired in scandal and a crook. Those that delve deeper remember the disastrous debate with Kennedy, who is still deeply loved while few remember any of his policies. A lame duck presidency seems a foregone conclusion for Trump and what comes next will not be fond recollection. I could be wrong but I doubt it.
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