He is in because he is in. He should lead because he likes to lead. Somehow, I doubt if this will work.
Robert Francis O’Rourke’s first few days as a presidential candidate reminded me how much we miss the great talent of Tom Wolfe.
I must confess the evolution of O’Rourke since losing the Senate race to Ted Cruz has surprised me. It was clear he was a champion of the Left. Like the narrowly defeated Democrats in Georgia and Florida, he seemed to have gained more stature from defeat than the vast number of Democrats who actually won in 2018.
I assumed O’Rourke would recognize that his donor base and name identification were only a springboard—that he would have to define a moral cause large enough to justify an outsider nomination and election to be president. I was wrong. This all out media launch set the stage for O’Rourke’s modest announcement to Vanity Fair that “Man, I’m just born to be in it.” He later clarified that it was the presidential race and not the presidency, but it was still a telling comment.
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