Rep. Beto O'Rourke "very likely" to run for Sen. Ted Cruz's seat in 2018

[TexasTowelie]

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke said Thursday he is all but certain to make a run for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's seat in 2018.

"I’ve had the chance to talk to a lot of people around the state of Texas over the last six weeks, and I will tell you, I’m very encouraged," he told The Texas Tribune on Thursday in an interview. "And I am continuing to listen to and talk to folks, and I’m just becoming more and more encouraged."

"It’s very likely that I will run for Senate in 2018," the El Paso Democrat added.

In a previous interview with the Tribune, O'Rourke kept the door open to a run in 2018 or 2020. O'Rourke just began his third term in the U.S. House and has promised to term-limit himself in that chamber.

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2017/01/06/orourke-very-likely-challenge-cruz-2018/

[oasis]

1. By 2018, even voters in Redstates will realize the urgency

of flipping congress. When they see GOP assholes like Cruz have done nothing to protect them or the U.S. Constitution, they'll toss them to the side. Remember, Cruz abandoned his principals when he publicly went phone banking for Benedict Donald.

[Vogon_Glory]

3. From your keyboard to G*d's monitor, Amen n/t

Ted Cruz has done just about zilch that would benefit anyone netting under $300, 000 a year.

There is nothing Latino about Ted except his surname. The Religious Right activists that back him are pastors who have knowingly let in the financial wolves to prey on their flocks.

[Gothmog]

2. Beto is a good Democrat