O'Rourke, Sanders vie for same young voters in 2020 campaign

[TexasTowelie]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — In the growing Democratic presidential field, they seem like a study in opposites.

One's 77, a democratic socialist from the U.S.-Canada border state of Vermont, who exudes a curmudgeonly grumpiness and bursts with detailed policy proposals. The other's a boyish 46-year-old native of the U.S.-Mexico border city of El Paso, Texas, who livestreams his skateboarding prowess and offers hopeful but vague paeans to tolerance and cooperation.

Bernie Sanders and Beto O'Rourke may represent different poles among the dozen-plus Democrats vying for the White House, but they have key commonalities that now inject special tension into their rivalry as they ramp up their campaigns.

Both lead the pack in fundraising and have built substantial campaign treasuries on thousands of small donors nationwide rather than using the more traditional model of a small core of major financial backers.

Read more: https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/texas/article/In-2020-race-Sanders-and-O-Rourke-vie-for-same-13740271.php

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

1. It's no contest, as Bernie connects with young people like no other candidate has since JFK.

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[TexasTowelie]

2. You obviously are unaware of how well Beto connected with young people in Texas

during his Senate campaign. He had great crowds at his rallies, including at my own alma mater. He even remembered the names of students that he met at different events months later. People are comparing Beto to RFK for a reason.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

3. I do wish Beto luck... may the best candidate win!!

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[Amimnoch]

4. Hmm, this may be bad news for Beto.

Someone may suddenly remember a way in which he made them feel uncomfortable.