GOP Group Aims New Ad at Beto O'Rourke

[applegrove]

GOP Group Aims New Ad at Beto O’Rourke

March 10, 2019 at 6:56 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 62 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2019/03/10/gop-group-aims-new-ad-at-beto-orourke/

"SNIP....

“A prominent conservative group is thrusting itself into the Democratic primary with a TV ad assailing Beto O’Rourke — a move that comes as Republicans consider a broader campaign to meddle in the opposing party’s contest to take on President Trump,” Politico reports.

“The anti-tax Club for Growth is expected to begin airing a two-minute commercial in Iowa this week aimed at dampening liberal support for O’Rourke, who’s expected to enter the race any day. The spot paints the former Texas congressman as a politician dripping with ‘white male privilege’ who’s undeserving of the comparisons he’s drawing to Barack Obama.”

....SNIP"

[applegrove]

1. So Beto is a real threat to them. Good on Beto.

[peggysue2]

8. Means they've also noted that 'it' factor surrounding . . .

Beto O'Rourke. You can't buy that quality, so the GOP hopes to ding it. Just in case.

And yes, good one on Beto O'Rourke. He's making them sweat.

[Cha]

10. And, know too well what Beto

almost achieved in Texas and how he did it!

[Doreen]

2. Am I missing something?

Did Beto officially announce he is running? If he has not then why are they bothering attacking him.

[TwilightZone]

3. They're either assuming he's running or hedging their bets.

Probably the latter.

[Doreen]

5. What a waste of time and money.

Well, if they waste their money and then he does not run then we can be happy that they wasted what they think is more important than anything. That much less to attack those who are running.

[applegrove]

9. He's running. He looking into hiring campaign people from around the country.

GOP group will get more bang for their buck if they label him before Beto announces with his usual wise words.This is to label Beto in the GOP bases mind as much as anything.

[BannonsLiver]

4. I bet we'll soon start hearing the bullshit regurgitated in posts here

You can practically set your watch to it.

[workinclasszero]

6. It's called vetting when Bernie is attacked here

So Beto will get vetted as well.

[David__77]

7. Sometimes even heavy vetting or something like that.

I like Sanders and O’Rourke both.

[BannonsLiver]

11. I'm sure he will be.

He’s already been on the business end of the Sirota treatment. I assume there will be other attempts to slur him and I’m sure there will be people gullible enough to believe them.

Bernie brings the criticism on himself by not releasing his tax returns and refusing to sanction Russia on more than one occasion, along with his opaque views on guns.

[dalton99a]

12. Very telling