Beto raises $38.1 million in three months. From 802,836 contributions.

[Gothmog]

This is three times what Carnival Cruz raised

Link to tweet

[Gothmog]

1. Some perspective on these fundraising numbers

Link to tweet

[PearliePoo2]

2. I want him to win so bad! But the latest poll has him behind. It's Texas after all.

But a lot can change in 3 weeks!

Spend that money effectively Beto!

Go kick some Cruz ass!

[DownriverDem]

22. What's going on?

Beto is 10 points behind.

[PearliePoo2]

24. I don't know!! WTF?

Read post #18. I hope he/she is right!

[AlexSFCA]

31. don't trust the polls

there is a record number of voter registrations and new registrations in Texas this year. Turnout will decide the outcome. To me, this is the most exciting race, it’s not just that people all over the country like Beto but people truly hate cruz, he deserves the worst of karma and must be destroyed. There is a surprising silver lining in this race - the gop is now the party of white nationalists and it’s the alt right that decides the fate of republicans. Guess what, alt right is not at all excited about cruz due to the fact that he is of a cuban heritage whereas Beto happened to be white. This goes back to the gop primaries in 2016.

[PearliePoo2]

33. Oh WOW, what an interesting twist!

Are you saying the alt-right is so racist, they would rather vote for a white Democrat instead of a Cuban?

Good to hear about all the new registrations! Yeah baby!

Ted Cruz is about the most creepy guy on the entire planet. Seriously.

[AlexSFCA]

36. not exactly

they just won’t be energized for cruz and spread endlesss online propaganda for him so the enthusiasm gap is significant which may help Beto. I just donated to Beto, first time I’ve never donated out of state. I would just be so happy if Cruz is defeated knowing I did my little part.

[PearliePoo2]

37. OK gotcha! And if some of the alt-right stays home, that works too!

I hear ya.

I live in Washington State and I've been donating to Andrew Janz in California hoping he can kick some Devin Nunes ass.

[Funtatlaguy]

3. The money is great but the voters just may not be there.

Every pundit and forecast has Cruz winning.....anywhere from 3-9 per cent.
I love Beto, but I almost wish we could spread that money around where we have better chances in closer Senate races like AZ NV IND FLA

[NewJeffCT]

7. see post 5 below

he is sending money all around the state for GOTV - it will help Beto, of course, but will help also with Democrats running for House seats and state level seats and local seats

[George II]

13. Exactly. He's not running alone, there are probably hundreds of Democratic candidates in Texas....

....that he's helping.

[INdemo]

15. This is what the Right Wing Corporate Mafia Media

would have voters believe..

[MagickMuffin]

28. He should keep the money in Texas, period!

AZ, NV, IND, and FL can find their own resources.

But there is nothing stopping you from contributing to any of those campaigns.

GO BETO GO!!!

[brooklynite]

4. And THIS is why I tell people not to contribute to him...

More cash is not what Beto needs; your money is better spent turning out votes for competitive TX House races, which will generate up-ticket votes.

[Gothmog]

5. I disagree

Beto is giving my county coordinated campaign committee $50,000 to GOTV. This will help Beto and the down ballot candidates in my county

[brooklynite]

6. Yes, because he can afford to...

AT THIS POINT he doesn't need more contributions.

[Gothmog]

8. He made this committment over a month ago

We need a strong candidate at the top of the ticket. This is the last year that Texas has straight ticket voting and Beto is helping

Texas is a very expensive state to campaign in statewide

[Dem_4_Life]

9. Beto is doing a massive GOTV phase right now.

This money will help him gain more momentum and in return help down ticket ballots.

[brooklynite]

10. You miss the point...he ALREADY has all the cash he needs

[Gothmog]

29. You do know that Texas is a large state that is very expensive to campaign in?

Beto's GOTV operations is massive and will help down ballot candidates.

[George II]

35. That's what some candidates do. I get emails several times a week from a candidate....

....that has over $8M vs. his opponent who had $6,000. The most recent was yesterday afternoon, less than four weeks before the election.

[Gothmog]

56. Beto has given my county cooridnated campaign $50,000 for GOTV

[George II]

57. I like to see that he's keeping his contributions INSIDE the state in which he's running.

[Gothmog]

58. Beto will win the big city counties and if he can flip some suburban counties, he has a chance

The Texas Democratic Party is putting some resources into flipping my county and Beto is helping

[George II]

12. O'Rourke is using the money to promote other Texas candidates and GOTV efforts within Texas.

He's not using it all to run ads, print signs, etc.

The CNN "debate" next week will be interesting. Cruz has refused to appear, but CNN is going to air the event anyway. One hour of O'Rourke.

[LanternWaste]

16. Seeds must be watered. Ignoring them simply maintains the desert as is.

Additionally, he is spreading to money to more localized races as well which will generate down-ticket votes.

But I get it... we many of us pretend absolute knowledge to the point we instruct others who to give money to and withhold it from. Televangelists do that as well.




"And THIS is why I find your instructions too often inaccurate, too often incorrect and too often without merit..."

[dalton99a]

21. Beto is massively helping the D brand, and he is spreading the wealth

to get more D's elected in Texas

[Pepsidog]

11. Good work. Kick Trd's ass

[BeckyDem]

14. My daughter lives in Austin and the excitement to get rid of Cruz is

huge.

[brer cat]

17. Great news!

Go Beto and pull all the Democratic candidates along with you.

[JCMach1]

18. Ignore the polls... They are based on past turnout models

30% turnout, yeah Beto loses. If he executes his gamplan, we win. It's all about the turnout...

[Butterflylady]

27. Thank you

Polls now are not reliable, been saying that now for weeks. They're not getting the younger voters. Yes they will turnout despite some nay sayers here.

[BannonsLiver]

47. Yep, doom and gloom seems to be today's meme

Lots of pushing that narrative today in OPs. I prefer the rah rah posts. Not because I think we are sure bets to get the senate. Far from it. I prefer them because I know the motivation behind them. The motivation behind the doom and gloom posts is less clear, if you catch my drift.

[JCMach1]

52. I just know how much even Republicans hate Cruz here...

Few of them will vote Beto, but I just wonder how many are going to show for Gov. Abbott who is popular at least with Republicans. Indy's and non-voters will swing this election... or, just people staying home. Dems don't show at the polls, we are always going to lose, anyway.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

19. Wow, Texas has some big money races. n/t

[LAS14]

20. This is very cheery!!! Glad to know my donations are in good company!!!! nt

[bucolic_frolic]

23. It will be a cryin' shame if Beto is not elected to the Senate

Cruz was out of ideas a long time ago.

[usaf-vet]

25. Well at least we know 802,836 people HATE Ted Cruz.

I wonder how many were U.S. Congress members who have had enough of Cruz.

My math tells me that was an average donation of $48.00 per donor.

The right candidate with the right message can raise money.

[awesomerwb1]

26. Beto is awesome

He's such a likeable guy, he's genuine. Cruz is the complete opposite and more. Despicable piece of trash.

[They_Live]

30. Beto should run a variety of TV ads

he's been running the same one over and over (well-I've two different ones). Production costs for his videos are not very expensive, its buying the airtime.

[Gothmog]

32. There are some new ones coming out

[They_Live]

34. Hooray! nt

[Gothmog]

59. Here are some of the new ads

Link to tweet

[Gothmog]

60. New ads

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[Garrett78]

38. It's pretty damn disturbing that so much money is needed to win a $174,000 job.

[PearliePoo2]

39. How cool is Beto O'Rourke? THIS COOL!

Man, I never get tired of watching this!

Beto going through a 'What-A-Burger' drive-thru after his first debate against Ted Cruz and air-drumming to 'The Who'

[sheshe2]

40. I just saw an ad for the debate on CNN.

I will be watching!

[PearliePoo2]

41. Did I hear that Cruz isn't going to show up so...

CNN is going to just give the entire hour to Beto?

Can that be real? So awesome, if so!!

[sheshe2]

42. All true.

Go Beto!

[PearliePoo2]

43. Oh man, I'm pumped now! All that prime time exposure just for him! Yeah baby!

I wonder what the format will be? Different moderators asking him questions?

Day and time please? Thanks so much!

[sheshe2]

44. Here is the link!!!!!

http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2018/10/09/cnn-to-host-prime-time-political-events-ahead-of-midterm-elections/

[PearliePoo2]

45. Thanks! Here's what it says: It's a Town Hall with just Beto! Perfect! He will be awesome!

CNN Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash will moderate a live Senate town hall with Representative Beto O’Rourke (D) from the U.S.-Mexico border. The one-hour event on Thursday, Oct. 18 event will take place at the McAllen Performing Arts Center and will air live at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT. Senator Ted Cruz (R) declined CNN’s invitation to participate in the town hall.

Why would Cruz turn this down? I can't figure this out. This HAS to hurt him, don't you think?

[sheshe2]

46. I am assuming he is chicken.

He didn't do well on the first one. Maybe he thought the debate would be cancelled if he did not go. Huge mistake! Huge!

I am so glad CNN will devote the hour to Beto.

[PearliePoo2]

48. "Maybe he thought the debate would be cancelled if he did not go"

Huge mistake is RIGHT!

I hope Beto is grinning as much as we are!

Cruz would look like a real dork (which he is, of course) if he now said, "I've changed my mind, can I come now?"

Nice chatting with you!

[sheshe2]

49. Lol

Nice chatting with you as well, PearliePoo.

[Demovictory9]

50. O'Rourke has crushed fundraising records

(NEWSER) – Small-dollar donations have been the hallmark of the campaign of US Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke, who hasn't accepted PAC money in his attempt to grab Ted Cruz's Texas Senate seat. But like snowflakes that form an avalanche, all those more modest donations have converged to become what the Dallas Morning News says may be an "insurmountable" financial line for Cruz to reach. O'Rourke has crushed fundraising records and brought in $38.1 million from July through September, more than three times the $12 million raised by Cruz during the same three months. It's the country's most expensive midterms race, with the Morning News noting not even presidential campaigns typically bring in that much cash that quickly.

In total, O'Rourke has raised $61.2 million in 2018 to Cruz's $24.9 million. "No one could predict or expect it," GOP consultant Bill Miller tells the Morning News, calling it "beyond surprising." Two recent polls, however, show Cruz with a single-digit lead, though the Cook Political Report still says the race could go either way. "You could argue that at least some of that money would be more useful going to fellow Democratic candidates in red-leaning states ... [that] have a much better chance of winning than O'Rourke does," Amber Phillips writes for the Washington Post. A Democratic strategist shrugs that off, noting other Democratic challengers are still raising good money. "Obviously, money doesn't win elections," he tells the Morning News. "But being broke sure loses a bunch of them."
http://www.newser.com/story/265866/beto-brings-in-major-bank-381m-in-just-3-months.html?utm_source=part&utm_medium=uol&utm_campaign=rss_top

[northoftheborder]

51. What's happening in a red district:

Beto's signs are stolen almost as soon as they are put up (especially the large ones in public places); mine at my house have been taken once; the Democrats in my town and county are REALLY engaged and working, more than I've ever seen. He won't win in this county, but if we have a huge turnout it could combine with other huge turnouts for a win. Fingers crossed! It's going to be tough, and close!

[hurl]

53. Same here

In my mostly rural, very red district, we are seeing a surprising demand for Beto signs, and our party office has had to get help from a neighboring county to keep up. Many are replacements for signs taken or destroyed.

If nothing else, Beto has made people more willing to show support for Democrats again. It's a good time to be us!

[Cha]

54. Let's HOPE this translates into More VOTES

FOR BETO than his opponent!

[Gothmog]

55. Beto is using the money for massive grassroots GOTV operation

I gave money to Beto and I am on his and every other Texas Democratic candidate mailing list. This is from an e-mail that I just received from the Beto campaign

We have a massive goal of knocking on 102,733 doors and making 102,733 calls this weekend -- but we’re just short of enough volunteers to pull it off. So far, thousands of people have signed up to join across the state -- everywhere from Grand Prairie to Galveston, Laredo to El Paso to Amarillo, Houston, Dallas and everywhere in between. Supporters living in cities across the country are gathering for hundreds of phone banks.