He speaks to Democratic hearts. But is Beto O'Rourke a serious White House contender?
He's a failed U.S. Senate candidate with an undistinguished congressional record who, for the moment, is a blazing-hot 2020 presidential prospect - despite the fact that he may not run and faces long odds if he does.
Beto O'Rourke suggests the will-he-or-won't-he speculation is something he himself can't quite fathom.
"I think that's a great question," he responded in a Dallas Morning News interview when asked whether his unsuccessful November Senate bid merited a promotion to the White House. "I ask that question myself."
And yet fascination has alighted on the 46-year-old El Paso congressman, who retires Jan. 3 after a
