I don't think i understand the appeal of Beto.

[sfwriter]

Please share a link to his best speeches and you reasons to love him.

[Autumn]

1. He did very good in TX. Not good enough to beat Cruz but still had a decent showing.

He kind of looks like a Kennedy. So there's that.

[SFnomad]

23. If BS ran against Rafael, he wouldn't have been anywhere near as close n/t

[Autumn]

24. Bernie will never have to ever run against Rafael, your point is moot. nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. His attraction is he is an island of hope in a sea of despair.

[lamp_shade]

7. You nailed it.

[sfwriter]

11. Most of them are that. I'd like to see a good speech.

I’m trying to do that for all of them. It has let me remov Delaney, hickenlooper and I sleep from my list. Tulsi gabbard actually sounded better at SXSW than her nutbar positions would suggest. I Valente’s seenanything from Klobachar. Gillibrand leaves me flat.

Like I said, I’m looking for the best stuff. What is inspiring.

[donkeypoofed]

3. Think RFK

He reminds me of Bobby Kennedy, a lot!

He hasn't said alot about his policies yet but they will come out in time.

[JenniferJuniper]

22. Aside from the smile, how so?

[donkeypoofed]

26. His hair, his way, his speech, his passion to make a difference....

[sfwriter]

4. He was a hacker, a plus to me.

He wasn’t a sexist hacker apparently.

[awesomerwb1]

5. Use Google??

[katmondoo]

6. I watched and listened to him and could not get a feeling of what he stands for

[sfwriter]

8. Me either....

Maybe I’m not googling the good stuff.

[Sherman A1]

15. Same here

so you are not alone.

[dalton99a]

9. He has a speaking style that draws crowds and contributions

[sfwriter]

12. Good answer to that question.

It opens up both actions withou condemning. I like that he ties it to the broader civil rights movement.

[mobeau69]

14. He needs to get rid of the piano player.

IMO, it's best to cut the music when a candidate starts talking.

[cwydro]

16. He's got a piano player?

I’ve missed that lol.

[Nanjeanne]

10. Me neither. For a charismatic young man with fascinating background and real grasp of

politicians cry issues and actual accomplishments — Pete is so much more my choice.

[doompatrol39]

13. He's putting a young, hip face on fuzzy centrism.

Not sure what exactly he's offering that any of the other folks are not, except he's adding all that vague "post-partisan", "reaching across the aisle" stuff that anyone with half a brain knows amounts to nothing other than us getting our asses kicked by Republicans when trying to legislate anything.

I don't particularly have a horse in this race yet, but if I'm going to compromise what I believe in and want in a candidate I'm leaning more toward someone like Harris, or Warren or Booker who I have issues with but seem like fighters willing to get their hands dirty going up against Republicans.

I learned the lesson from the Obama years that "post-partisan" and attempting to play nice isn't going to get us anywhere, and especially after the Trump years we will need someone who is going to pull the pendulum hard back in the other direction not settle for 1 step forward after the 20 steps back of the Trump years.

[leftofcool]

17. Did he give a speech at Goldman Sachs?

So far, he has alleged to have been a hacker, a punk rocker, a deadbeat, someone who wants to raise the Social Security age, a loser, someone who is in the pockets of big oil and a few other pieces of claptrap perpetrated by the far right and far left. I suspect he will have an email problem soon. I am going to stick with him until he drops out and then I will decide if there is anyone else worthy of my vote.

[broiles]

27. +1

[sfwriter]

32. He actually was a hacker, and a respected one.

That's a plus to me.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

19. He hops up on surfaces and orates!

[Nanjeanne]

20. It's true! He stands ON things.

[Gothmog]

25. I met Beto at the national convention and heard him in early 2017 in a small setting

Beto is amazing at retail politics. There were less than 50 people in the venue in early 2017 and after 30 minutes, you knew that Beto was a great

This was posted earlier but I really like it

[Nanjeanne]

28. That video got me to donate to his Senate run. Don't support him for President but definitely wanted

him to beat Cruz.

[dalton99a]

31. When I saw him in person, he made a very blunt and forceful attack on Ted Cruz

[Power 2 the People]

29. He brings youth and enthusiasm.

[cilla4progress]

30. Same here but

I can't honestly say I'm completely versed in any of them yet.

I feel like there's another better role he could play in getting a Dem elected Prez, at this point, rather than running himself.

He does seem to inspire people.