As He Mulls Presidential Bid, Beto O’Rourke Speaks With Rev. Al Sharpton

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Unsuccessful Texas Senate candidate and outgoing Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) spoke on the phone with Rev. Al Sharpton Friday as O’Rourke mulls a bid for the presidency in 2020, BuzzFeed News reported Monday. O’Rourke recently also met with former President Barack Obama.

A spokesperson for Sharpton told BuzzFeed News: “They spoke and agreed to meet within the next couple of weeks and they had a great conversation.”

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  1. Avatar for toz toz says:

    Why??

    Seriously, my high opinion of Beto just got lowered a bit. How does talking to that old nasty douchebag achieve anything on the path to the presidency? He isn’t even that respected in the black community anyway. Please, find better people to talk to,

  2. I’m a little confused here: Beto didn’t win his home State in a senatorial race; how exactly is going to win the Electoral College nationwide?

  3. Well, he’s looking for work right now. I’m in the let-everybody-run camp. Obviously it’s a long shot but who knows?

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