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RandySF

(76,018 posts) Mon Jul 21, 2025, 03:28 AM Monday

TX-SEN: O'Rourke undecided on 2026 Senate run

Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) said on Sunday that he has not yet decided whether to run for U.S. Senate in Texas in 2026.

“I don’t know,” O’Rourke said in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” when asked if he plans to run for Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-Texas) seat, which is up for reelection next year.

“Right now, I’m holding these town halls all over the state of Texas, across the country to listen to people, to bring them together and to channel our anger into action, registering people to vote, organizing with voters right now,” he continued.

O’Rourke — who ran unsuccessful bids for senator in 2018, president in 2020, and Texas governor in 2022 — said he’s optimistic about Democrats’ chances next year.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5410614-orourke-undecided-senate-2026/

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TX-SEN: O'Rourke undecided on 2026 Senate run (Original Post) RandySF Monday OP

He's already lost 3 elections, time to move on Deminpenn Monday #1

I'll donate if Beto does run again. He is good. Frasier Balzov Monday #2

just no Celerity Monday #3

Love Beto, but should really run for a US House seat in Texas. Ars Longa Monday #4

He was a U.S. House representative dalton99a Monday #8

Was. It's been a while. tinrobot Monday #9

Yeah I knew that but forgot to put that in my post, Ars Longa Monday #10

That quixotic presidential campaign sealed his fate, he just isn't viable. tritsofme Monday #5

Beto's run for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination hurt him LetMyPeopleVote Monday #6

No thanks, he failed his state and this nation three times newdeal2 Monday #7

I would like a competitive Democratic primary. blogslug Monday #11

Deminpenn

(16,920 posts)

1. He's already lost 3 elections, time to move on

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Mon Jul 21, 2025, 04:10 AM

Monday

Frasier Balzov

(4,465 posts)

2. I'll donate if Beto does run again. He is good.

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Mon Jul 21, 2025, 04:18 AM

Monday

And repeatedly running demonstrates to me a true calling to serve.

Just find a position on guns which panders a little more. It's Texas after all.

"We should be able to trust our fellow Texans not to shoot us" sounds about right.