AT: Texas Democratic Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke said yesterday he was “not interested” in an endorsement from former president Barack Obama, despite the popularity of the ex-chief executive among Democrats across the country.
“I don’t think we’re interested [in an endorsement],” Beto O’Rourke said after a town hall at a local high school. “I am so grateful to him for his service, he’s going to go down as one of the greatest presidents. And yet, this [election] is on Texas.”
Obama’s endorsements include five candidates for the Texas House and six vying for the U.S Congress, including O’Rourke’s likely Democratic successor, former El Paso County Judge Veronica Escobar.
O’Rourke said his campaign didn’t reach out to the Obama camp for an endorsement and added that he’s been down this road before. When he ran what was considered his underdog 2012 campaign to defeat former U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, the incumbent received nods from Obama and former president Bill Clinton.
It didn’t work then, O’Rourke said. MORE
Haha..take that Obama!
Thar’s not enough room for the both of us!
From one loser who can recognize a nuther loser…
He’s only saying that because he probably DID reach out, but never got a response back, so he has to pretend he doesn’t want it.
Sour grapes…
The future of the Democrat party is dependant upon distancing themselves from Obama’s radical leftism. That stench won’t wear off with time alone. Don’t tell them I said so.
Kiss o’ death.
I hope oblio gives him a “shout out” anyway!
You’re old news Obama and old bad news at that. Piss off!
“…he’s going to go down as one of the greatest presidents…”
Nope. But as Barky himself said, “At least I’ll go down as a President.”
Could Beatoffs stance be because Obuttmunch didn’t give him an endorsement?🤔
@Thirdtwin: In light of some – shall we say, unsubstantiated allegations, “go down” was probably a poor choice of words.
Vietvet, after he dropped the mic, he dropped to his knees…
FFFFFFFFellatio!
I. Hate. Beto.
Veronica Escobar is Hillary’s Mexi kid. Evil as can possibly be just like her mama.
@LadyGun12: You mean you hate Robert Francis O’Rourke?
🙂