Beto O'Rourke Crushes Democrat Hearts and Denies His 2020 Rumors

By Brandon Morse | 3:00 PM on November 05, 2018

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FILE - In this June 22, 2018, file photo, Beto O'Rourke speaks during the general session at the Texas Democratic Convention in Fort Worth, Texas. Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and the ex-punk rocker turned Democratic congressman trying to upset him, O’Rourke, don’t agree on much. But both introduced bills prohibiting U.S. authorities from separating children from parents charged with crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally prior to President Donald Trump’s executive order last week doing much the same thing(AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez, File)

If you’re a fan of Robert “Beto” O’Rourke then I have some bad news.

For one, O’Rourke is likely to lose his Texas Senate race to Republican Ted Cruz. Despite all the Hollywood hype and boosts from out-of-state Democrats as far as funds go, O’Rourke just can’t seem to overcome the momentum generated by Republicans after some decisive victories leading up the midterms including the successful appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.

That much we all knew, but O’Rourke’s fans have another disappointment to bear.

He’s not running against President Donald Trump in 2020, despite the rumors.

These rumors appeared after O’Rourke denied sharing any of the $70 million-plus he raised with his fellow Democrats who may need it in other states. His reasoning was solid enough in that the money was given to him for this purpose, but others began to speculate that the reason was that he had his eyes set higher than Cruz’s seat.

But mixed with the leftist media’s glowing profiles and Obama-like treatment, many began to see a glimmer of hope for Democrats in 2020.

However, in a recent interview with MSNBC, O’Rourke crushed these rumors completely.

"I will not be a candidate for president in 2020,” Beto O'Rourke tells @GarrettHaake.

“That’s I think as definitive as those sentences get.” https://t.co/aLDxTCMo4q pic.twitter.com/jPdiTZHOiS

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 5, 2018

Of course, this is exactly what then Illinois Senator Barack Obama said as well after he had decidedly won his senate race in 2004, citing his issues with inexperience.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJfyXhw7tMA

And we all saw how that ended.

For the time being, it appears that the rumors of O’Rourke hitting the national campaign trail are nothing but hopeful rumors from a left trying to generate hope for their demoralized party.