Welcome to the first edition of Beto for Democracy 2020 diary series. It's long overdue for Beto supporters so we have some catching up to do, some unraveling of spin and some ground rules to consider!
First - he's not running for Senate so get that idea out of your head. He's not dropping out. He's soaring. Don't troll the comments.
Beto is strengthening all potential nominees by campaigning against Trump, not other D's. He weakens Trump daily. Butthurt? You're welcome! Beto will be calling out #TrumpTerror #Impeachable and so will we. He will be connecting the dots under an Article of impeachment. Please feel free to use the hashtags with your candidate to attack Trump's antics.
No dismissive words will stop us from continuing this couragous battle all the way to Convention.
As for Senate strategy, I believe Beto can carry multiple Senate seats downballot as nominee or his/her running-mate. Texas is in play. If you want to help the party focus on swing states like Texas (yeah, I said it), House races and Senate seats, I recommend you power up with the massive GOTV machine engineered by Stacey Abrams #FairFight2020
Without free-and-fair elections, all of the issues we care about are dead. #MoscowMitch isn't going to cough up Senate majority before this election. He's sitting on H.R.1 and an election security bill, while plotting to suppress the vote with the help of enemy Russia. Abrams can change that dynamic right now. She needs our help.
The cheating will be insane! We need to work relentlessly like Beto - Abrams (my dream ticket).
Demoting Beto to a Senate campaign won't make a difference in flipping the Senate this time around. GOTV will. So if that's your mission, do it! Don't pout here! It's counterproductive, unwelcome and promoted by GOP (and likely Russia).
The bottom line is, we need an American Elections Security Act, bold legislation that protects the right to vote, expands voting rights and defends democracy from hostile enemy takeover.
Beto made himself a GOP target for his acheivments in Texas - so the idea that his campaign is disorganized is not based on any recent precedent. He campaigned fiercely in 250 counties and turned Texas purple. #Beto2020 is no amateur operation.
The brains behind Beto's campaign? She's a recommendation from a 2-term President. She's a professional who uses analytics combined with, once again, a wonderful, extraordinary candidate, a true leader who speaks truth to power, the exact opposite of an 'empty suit'. Behold the fire!
Please be respectful of our coverage as it's not meant to dim the lights on your candidate (unless you're for Trump). The mission here is to slap a big fat target on this failed Presidency and to resist #TrumpTerror - against Hispanics, blacks, handicap, LGBT, women, all POC etc.
We vow to stand up to Trump every single day and we believe we can best do that without tearing down his top contenders. Beto has never turned on Dem primary teammates, so we strive to emulate him in that leadership quality.
When you take a swipe at Beto, you're aiding and abetting a dangerous enemy in Trump, the Republicans, NRA, Fox News and white supremacist trolls, and the Senate Majority leader clinging to slim margins all over the map (not just Texas) for dear life. Not to mention they cheat, so must you really help them out on top of it?
Beto bashing is a total losing maneuver with potentially catastrophic consequences. Throwing shade elevates Trump and we're here to work with supporters of all candidates, to sink him. The target is Trump. The threat is real.
Beto is my clear choice because he is the antidote to Trump poison. This election will be about Trump because that's what he does. That's what media falls for. We need the perfect opposite, a candidate devoted to Democracy and service. Before the El Paso shooting there was a Trump Nuremberg rally and Beto counter rally that illustrates the contrast.
Truth vs. lies. Compassion vs. hate. Unity vs. Terror. Beto continues to champion civil rights, human rights, doing it all straight from the heart of hometown El Paso.
Trump continues to trample.
Additionally, let's clear up something else with David Sirota and the Bernie campaign. On a personal note I'm aligned with Bernie against the oligarchs thus my screen name 'Kochbusters'. Elections are rigged by powerful donors acting in violation of the public interest. Government obeys donors. Reps don't listen to people. Citizens United strangles our throats as we speak.
I wouldn't be supporting Beto unless he were running a clean campaign funded by small grassroots donations, powered by the people (Beto also rejects donations over $200 if your employer is a fossil fuel company).
Also, Beto is likable, by millions!
Mayor Andrew Gillum praises him in the following clip as a clear contrast to Trump. I agree, the contrast couldn't be greater, and if this election turns out to be a referendum on Trump, contrast is key to victory.
Beto and Trump are polar opposite on the border wall, guns, health care, climate change etc.
Republican-lite, my ass!
Check his plans (click and scroll down)
And now for the news...
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Beto returned to the campaign trail Friday to be with families in Mississippi ravaged by Trump's racist immigration policy, and to expose Trump's use of ICE as his personal Gestapo. Mississippi now enjoys early state status - HURRAH! #Beto2020 looks to me like a true 50 state strategy leveraging primary campaign time to focus on monumental Republican disaster rather than minor Dem differences. The bullseye is on Trump and GOP, not Tulsi Gabbard. It's unorthodox because it's never been done, a general election within a primary. But doing things the old way is dumb, and anyone who watched the CNN debates can see that. No cheap tricks. This is urgent.
The campaign shift is also no hail Mary as has been portrayed by media - Beto has ground game in all four early states, plus strong position to secure a delegate haul in Texas on Super Tuesday.
Yesterday Beto's path got a little strange, to say the least. He attended a gun show in Arkansas(!?) and opened a national dialogue about gun violence with gun vendors(!?) and gun owners(!?). Talk about walking into a lion's den. Presidential. Courageous!
One Trump supporter called Beto's presence crazy - still in shock about what presidential behavior looks like. Beto visited every county in Texas during his Senate run, no matter how red or blue. He will campaign in all 50 states during the primary - fearless in a sea of red, if you ask me, considering Beto just unveiled a gun safety plan that calls for a mandatory weapons buyback program.
Beto also undressed Trump Friday on background checks, proving Trump's a sucky ambassador to the NRA compared to his more polished spokesmanship for their white supremacist clients.
A whopping 90% of Americans including most Republicans support background checks. Trump might want to stay out of popularity contests with Beto on Twitter...Trump's Twitter wars have only raised Beto's national profile and made him an even bigger threat to Texas. Losing there would be cataclysmic for the Republicans.
After the gun show, Beto met up with Moms Demand Action in Little Rock, calling for action on gun violence to loud cheers of rejoice.
They missed him! Apparently the NRA caught wind of Beto's crusade down South. Beto has started a civil national dialogue on gun safety while humiliating Trump on an issue Republicans own. Naturally, NRA rushed to swipe at Beto in Trump's defense. Beto swatted them down as usual.
Ouch! That left a mark. Polls say 70% support a ban on assault weapons, 90% support background checks and 100% of DKOS members want America to know the truth about whether Russia funded Trump's campaign though NRA. Republicans on FEC have other ideas.
The biggest coverup in U.S. history continues...
Speaking of cover ups, Trump had a weird day as well, same ole bad weird, not new and refreshing weird. He ate some fast food. He watched television. He farted. He endorsed a bonafide hate group called Proud Boys. Wait! WTF?! He did what?!
Trump, in his desperation amid warning indicators of recession, clings to his alliance with white supremacists and homegrown terrorism- it's out in the open.
Zoinks!
Trump nailed.
Beto punching hard.
Hope you enjoyed Beto for Democracy 2020 first edition. Catch me Sundays 9am. Until then, one last parting shot from (my Twitter account, please follow and I'll follow back)...
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