Beto O’Rourke Stopped Raising Money Months Ago
If the Texas Democrat and social-media phenom decides to run for president, he won’t start with a pile of new cash.
by Edward-Isaac Dovere
Jan 31, 2019
3 minutes
Beto O’Rourke would have two major advantages if he jumps into the presidential race: a virtuoso feel for social media that has made him a viral sensation, and an eye-popping ability to raise massive amounts of money.
Since losing his Senate race against Ted Cruz last fall, he’s been showing up on Facebook Live and in Medium posts talking about a road trip he took through the Midwest, recounting haphazard conversations with people at restaurants and roadside museums, clearly looking for
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