First Ad from ‘Draft Beto’ is as Empty as the Man Himself

Legal Insurrection  "[Robert Francis] O’Rourke hasn’t announced his candidacy for 2020 yet, but the folks at ‘Draft Beto’ have already released an ad, which I guess is supposed to get people excited for his inevitable run.

"The ad is just like Beto, all style and no substance. It’s set to the classic song ‘Baba O’Riley’ by The Who, which will leave anyone under the age of 40 asking: Who?

"Other than that, it’s just a montage of fast moving clips with a few quotes thrown in about our ‘polarized’ nation.

"The Draft Beto people included this wording in their roll out of the ad:

Right now our nation is deeply divided and in desperate need of inspiration.
We need someone who can go anywhere, talk to anyone, and inspire everyone.
Beto O’Rourke is that person.

"A whisper campaign has been growing about Beto being the ‘white Obama’ and it looks like his supporters are going with that, not that it will work.

"Take a look: 

 

 

"If my analysis of Beto’s first steps seems a bit harsh, wait until you read this take from Nia-Malika Henderson of CNN:

Beto’s excellent adventure drips with white male privilege

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