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Beto is more impressive than his detractors led me to believe. (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2019 OP
Watching him now speaking live in Iowa.....Wow!! Pachamama Mar 2019 #1
Beto is on True Blue American Mar 2019 #2
Well, some of his "detractors" have been posting articles TwilightZone Mar 2019 #3
I liked his call to support the party's nominee---WHOEVER that may be---in Atticus Mar 2019 #4
His social media detractors are either scared or internet trolls RandySF Mar 2019 #5
+1 dalton99a Mar 2019 #7
So if someone does not care for him, they are a troll? Tipperary Mar 2019 #10
Not if you saw the same cast of characters RandySF Mar 2019 #17
Folks who deliberately mislead/lie about Open Secrets data are trolls and liars emulatorloo Mar 2019 #26
This is the Beto who I got to know in Texas Gothmog Mar 2019 #6
+1. I have seen Beto in person dalton99a Mar 2019 #8
I got to meet Beto at the National Convention and in a small event in early 2015 Gothmog Mar 2019 #11
I saw him in a small venue in the early stages dalton99a Mar 2019 #15
Beto is a great retail politician Gothmog Mar 2019 #16
Just watched him myself - he's good. bluedigger Mar 2019 #9
Beto is amazing forklift Mar 2019 #12
trump will be really pissed , duforsure Mar 2019 #13
+1. Beto is what Trump wishes he could be - a magnet for the young dalton99a Mar 2019 #18
There is envy from trump I think BannonsLiver Mar 2019 #21
I think you're right there. nt Maru Kitteh Mar 2019 #23
LOL, you got it! He did! Another thread on it now. Amimnoch Mar 2019 #30
Yes he is.. and pffffttttt to anyone who does not agree Peacetrain Mar 2019 #14
Check the number of Beto threads Awsi Dooger Mar 2019 #19
I agree very much. defacto7 Mar 2019 #20
I like DEMOCRATS. His detractors have an agenda. Maru Kitteh Mar 2019 #22
Well the detractors inspired me to donate $27.00 dollars to Beto today emulatorloo Mar 2019 #28
Good idea! Maru Kitteh Mar 2019 #29
In addition to the sanders supporters, Fox News is also vetting and attacking Beto Gothmog Mar 2019 #24
Met him last summer at a Texas rally McCamy Taylor Mar 2019 #25
I like what I've seen so far. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2019 #27
 

Pachamama

(16,887 posts)
1. Watching him now speaking live in Iowa.....Wow!!
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 09:35 AM
Mar 2019

Smart and very impressive.....

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True Blue American

(17,986 posts)
2. Beto is on
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 09:36 AM
Mar 2019

MSNBC and CNN! Down to his shirtsleeves now!

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TwilightZone

(25,471 posts)
3. Well, some of his "detractors" have been posting articles
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 09:42 AM
Mar 2019

written by ardent supporters of other candidates.

So, grain of salt and all that.

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Atticus

(15,124 posts)
4. I liked his call to support the party's nominee---WHOEVER that may be---in
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 09:49 AM
Mar 2019

order to defeat Trump.

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RandySF

(58,899 posts)
5. His social media detractors are either scared or internet trolls
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 09:49 AM
Mar 2019
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Tipperary

(6,930 posts)
10. So if someone does not care for him, they are a troll?
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 10:18 AM
Mar 2019

Sorry, that is just silly.

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RandySF

(58,899 posts)
17. Not if you saw the same cast of characters
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 10:48 AM
Mar 2019

as they spread the same misinformation.

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emulatorloo

(44,131 posts)
26. Folks who deliberately mislead/lie about Open Secrets data are trolls and liars
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 03:22 PM
Mar 2019

by pretending that donations from individuals are from corporations. And then doubling down or moving the goalpost when their lies get called out.

I am talking about “journalists” “opEd writers” “bloggers” and twitter “personalities”, not DU’ers

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Gothmog

(145,314 posts)
6. This is the Beto who I got to know in Texas
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 09:55 AM
Mar 2019
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dalton99a

(81,515 posts)
8. +1. I have seen Beto in person
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 10:00 AM
Mar 2019
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Gothmog

(145,314 posts)
11. I got to meet Beto at the National Convention and in a small event in early 2015
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 10:26 AM
Mar 2019

I woke up to see an e-mail from Beto. I got to talk to Beto at the National Convention just briefly. In early 2015, Beto spoke to a small group at a tavern in my county. My son and I got to see Beto up close and he is amazing. I made a couple of rallies and heard him at the state convention. Beto is perhaps the best retail politician that I have seen since President Obama.

I like Beto a great deal and Beto could flip Texas which is a goal that I have been working towards for a very long time. I am still torn between Beto, Biden and Harris but my main goal is anyone but sanders.


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dalton99a

(81,515 posts)
15. I saw him in a small venue in the early stages
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 10:42 AM
Mar 2019

in north Texas. It was out of curiosity - as in "What is Beto?"

But boy, he was thoroughly impressive

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Gothmog

(145,314 posts)
16. Beto is a great retail politician
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 10:43 AM
Mar 2019

He is very impressive in small groups

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bluedigger

(17,086 posts)
9. Just watched him myself - he's good.
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 10:14 AM
Mar 2019

He adds to an already strong field.

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forklift

(401 posts)
12. Beto is amazing
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 10:30 AM
Mar 2019

He is the new RFK

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duforsure

(11,885 posts)
13. trump will be really pissed ,
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 10:32 AM
Mar 2019

He's lost the news cycle , so he'll be saying something crazy to attract attention away from him very soon , using lies , or accusations, or wild claims he has nothing to back it up with , trump will also use Beto's relative that's wealthy to brand him being for the wealthy, and republicans will be doing that a lot too. trump's pattern of accusing others of what he's doing is his pattern, trump is the one representing th e wealthy, and criminals, not Beto.

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dalton99a

(81,515 posts)
18. +1. Beto is what Trump wishes he could be - a magnet for the young
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 10:50 AM
Mar 2019

not young losers and Nazis

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BannonsLiver

(16,396 posts)
21. There is envy from trump I think
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 02:42 PM
Mar 2019

But I actually think Donnie loves his knuckle dragging alt right white supremisist base.

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Maru Kitteh

(28,341 posts)
23. I think you're right there. nt
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 02:52 PM
Mar 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
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Amimnoch

(4,558 posts)
30. LOL, you got it! He did! Another thread on it now.
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 06:28 PM
Mar 2019
https://www.democraticunderground.com/128722697

BS’s people are out in force trying to run fake narratives,

And with 45’s going at him right out the starting gate... Maybe it’s just me, but I’m thinking Putin and the Russian oligarchy is not liking this hat getting tossed intot he race.

Completely reinforces my support for Beto for 2020!
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Peacetrain

(22,877 posts)
14. Yes he is.. and pffffttttt to anyone who does not agree
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 10:34 AM
Mar 2019
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Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
19. Check the number of Beto threads
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 11:39 AM
Mar 2019

That's basically all you need to know

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defacto7

(13,485 posts)
20. I agree very much.
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 11:52 AM
Mar 2019

I'm still marginally undecided but I changed my preference to Beto for now because I'm impressed.

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Maru Kitteh

(28,341 posts)
22. I like DEMOCRATS. His detractors have an agenda.
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 02:50 PM
Mar 2019

Already we see here the same smear tactics, disinformation and outright lying we all came to know before. Same bad actors. Same bullshit. Perhaps they seek a like result.

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emulatorloo

(44,131 posts)
28. Well the detractors inspired me to donate $27.00 dollars to Beto today
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 03:48 PM
Mar 2019

Undecided still, and I will probably support someone other than Beto in the primary.

But I am not a fan of baseless smears and sleazy innuendo attacks on Democrats.

On Edit: Grammar

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Gothmog

(145,314 posts)
24. In addition to the sanders supporters, Fox News is also vetting and attacking Beto
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 03:15 PM
Mar 2019

This attack makes me smile


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McCamy Taylor

(19,240 posts)
25. Met him last summer at a Texas rally
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 03:18 PM
Mar 2019

And was immediately in his camp. There is a reason so many people in my Texas neighborhood STILL have their BETO signs up. Including me.

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The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,733 posts)
27. I like what I've seen so far.
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 03:27 PM
Mar 2019

But I like most of the others, too. It might be a tough decision, but I'm really glad we have so many solid, well-qualified people. There are only a few that I really don't care for, and they aren't likely to get very far anyhow.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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