O'Rourke takes a position hostile to most Texans

Erick Erickson:
His campaign was doomed from the start, even changing his name from 'Rob' to 'Beto.' Now he is acknowledging it.

Well that didn't take long. Ted Cruz got more votes in the Texas primaries than all the Democrats combined and Beto O'Rourke lost a string of counties that echo Wendy Davis's defeat. If that was not enough to recognize Beto O'Rourke's coming return to being referred to as 'Rob,' O'Rourke himself acknowledged his pending defeat at SXSW in Austin, TX this way:
At SXSW, Beto O'Rourke says there's no reason an AR-15 should be sold to civilians. “I have no idea how that polls and I should give a shit what the NRA” thinks about it.
In other words, O'Rourke is running as the candidate the secularly religious can use as an indulgence to get out of the repercussions of the sin they don't believe in, but behave like they do believe in them. No viable candidate would take to such a large stage in Texas and make such an argument. It just wouldn't happen. He might privately support this position, but a viable candidate would be far more diplomatic on stage. Only a candidate who already knows he is going to lose would be so bold.
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O'Rourke has made himself a further long shot in the Senate race.  This creates a real question about his ability to attract serious support from donors.

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