Beto raised all that cash w/o any PAC money. That’s impressive. And pretty unheard of in this era of super pacs. Contrast that with Rafael Cruz, who has a couple big money donors floating his campaign.
In the San Antonio market, the Beto commercials feature... Beto. Talking to voters. The Cruz commercials feature... Beto. But they’re from outside groups that are attacking him. One campaign has largely tried to stay out of the mudslinging (O’Rourke). The other has lived in the mud (Cruz).
And the dem party is pretty far from being unhappy about Beto. That’s laughable. The Dems have outraised the pubs across the board this time around- and a lot of that comes from small contributions from individual donors.
Also, what’s wrong with Beto going to all TX counties? Isn’t talking to constituents what being a politician is all about? I don’t understand any criticism with going out to really red districts. Beto did all of that within a few years. Cruz still hasn’t done it- more than 6 years later.
The tribalism is strong in this thread. I guess talking to voters in person is now a bad thing somehow. Wow.
