Is Beto fever a thing?

SoxIlliniRob wrote:I don't know whether I buy into this Beto thing or not.  He's a great communicator, but I wonder if he can pull an engaging message together and sell it to the masses.  Granted, anything up to and including a pile of dog crap would be a better option than Trump, so I'd surely vote for the guy in the general election, but I get the feeling this excitement for the guy will heat up and then thin out quickly.  Maybe I'm wrong.  Hopefully I'm wrong.  Just seems to me that his message, whatever it is, might begin to wear thin.  

It's not lost on me that the candidate that's most talking about policy and objective plans is Warren, who I don't see as having the slightest chance of winning anything.  

Would sure be nice if the Sox were good enough for me to want to post about that instead of this.

SoxIlliniRob wrote:I don't view the "born to be in it" thing as a faux pas.  It just seems like folks are looking for something to criticize.  Same as with his comment on occasionally helping his wife at home.  Dumb comment?  Maybe.  Worthy of criticism?  Not really in my world.  Almost seems like they are trying to find something to pick on with the guy.  Maybe after a few years of Trump I'm numb to anything said by anyone unless it's just blatantly racist, sexist or crazy.

blondy28 wrote:

SoxIlliniRob wrote:I don't view the "born to be in it" thing as a faux pas.  It just seems like folks are looking for something to criticize.  Same as with his comment on occasionally helping his wife at home.  Dumb comment?  Maybe.  Worthy of criticism?  Not really in my world.  Almost seems like they are trying to find something to pick on with the guy.  Maybe after a few years of Trump I'm numb to anything said by anyone unless it's just blatantly racist, sexist or crazy.

I think most of the things that people lose their minds over are pretty absurd, but I'd like to see him handle them better...kind of like when he dropped the F-bomb on live TV unapologetically.

sharpy wrote:As I previously said, would make a strong vice president - as would K. Harris ...but Beto couldn't win his home state, would he win any other GOP held states?  Is he experienced enough to run for president? or worse, govern as president? 

blondy28 wrote:

SoxIlliniRob wrote:I don't know whether I buy into this Beto thing or not.  He's a great communicator, but I wonder if he can pull an engaging message together and sell it to the masses.  Granted, anything up to and including a pile of dog crap would be a better option than Trump, so I'd surely vote for the guy in the general election, but I get the feeling this excitement for the guy will heat up and then thin out quickly.  Maybe I'm wrong.  Hopefully I'm wrong.  Just seems to me that his message, whatever it is, might begin to wear thin.  

It's not lost on me that the candidate that's most talking about policy and objective plans is Warren, who I don't see as having the slightest chance of winning anything.  

Would sure be nice if the Sox were good enough for me to want to post about that instead of this.

What has struck me is his faux pas.  The "born to be in it" thing...totally minor, but made me think he's not ready for prime time.  It wasn't until the "clinging to their god and their guns" comment that Obama really had one of those (although if memory serves, that wasn't said in public, but those things get out).  

My husband's best friend texted me a picture of his daughter and some friends posing with Beto Sunday.  She lives in Wisconsin and they were going to see him speak.  I think he definitely appeals to young people, but not so sure he appeals to the super engaged young people like my son and his friends.  Jake is 100% team Bernie, with a secondary nod to Elizabeth Warren.  I asked him who he was voting for in the Chicago Mayoral race, which I admittedly know virtually nothing about since I don't have a vote, but I assumed he'd be pro Lori Lightfoot since he's been so involved in LGBTQ rights, and he HATES Lori Lightfoot because of her positions on building a new police academy.  The hashtag, in case you're wondering, is #NoCopAcademy.  He said that she has proposed to convert the 38 public schools that were shut down on the west and south side into police training facilities.  He said, and I quote, "That shit is dystopian, so I'll be voting for Preckwinkle."