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Episode 8: A Eulogy for Beto 2018 & 2020, financial disasters in politics, is Quid Pro Quo the right goal?

Politics Politics Politics

Justin Robert Young

History, News

4.6870 Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2019

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

We review the magical and calamitous ride of Beto O'Rourke from 2018 to his exit from the presidential race. Donald Jr. unmasks the whistleblower while selling books. What does Kentucky going blue mean for Trump and Mitch? Is Quid Pro Quo the right goal for Dems? Andrew Heaton joins the show to talk the rise and fall of Betomania and we make some guesses on his future and FINALLY we break down the biggest financial disasters in 2016.



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0:00.0

Sunrise on November 6th, 2018.

0:05.0

The Cowboys lost last night, but Texas is gonna win tonight.

0:10.0

It's election day, and history is about to be made.

0:14.0

Betu O'Rourke is going to be the star of the midterm elections.

0:18.0

He's going to beat Ted Cruz.

0:22.0

You know momentum when it's real. You can see the signs, things that wouldn't otherwise be possible, just happen.

0:31.0

Massive crowds, bumper stickers, national profiles, and then this, an election day surprise.

0:40.0

A blessing from a Texan who ascended to the heavens,

0:45.0

Beyoncé endorses Beto on Instagram.

0:52.0

Some things are just meant to happen. I know I know I know I know I'll be honest I've been pessimistic about I've been pessimistic

1:08.9

about Beto since the final phase of that campaign but this is not the time for that. This is the time

1:15.5

for us to remember what was achieved so let's remember the big number shall we?

1:23.6

Beto raised $78 million to run against Ted Cruz.

1:30.3

For a Senate seat, that my friends is a record no one has ever raised that amount of money before for a Senate seat

1:39.8

To give you a little context right right now, the candidate who has raised the most money through

1:46.0

this 2020 campaign cycle is Bernie Sanders.

1:51.9

Any guesses on how much he's raised collectively?

1:55.0

I'll tell you, $73 million.

1:58.0

Less than what Beto raised in a similar amount of time to run for Senate. Beto at this moment, quite simply, is a

2:09.4

unicorn. And like most things that shouldn't exist, people have a hard time explaining why it's there.

2:18.0

He's young. He lives streams a lot. he skateboards, he curses. No one knows exactly why they just know it's happening.

2:33.0

Until it doesn't.

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