Opinion: The literal losers running for the Democratic nomination
By Marc A. Thiessen Marc A. Thiessen Columnist focusing on foreign and domestic policy Bio Follow Columnist March 19 at 2:03 PM Look at the losers running, or considering a run, for the Democratic presidential nomination.Beto O’Rourke’s presidential candidacy is the ultimate expression of the participation trophy culture on the left. It used to be you had to win on the state level before taking the national stage.
So, if O’Rourke hasn’t accomplished anything, he must at least have some clear ideas of what he wants to accomplish in the Oval Office, right? Nope. The Post reports that “unlike candidates such as Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, who launched their campaigns with clearly articulated policy platforms, O’Rourke focuses more on sweeping calls for unity and pitching himself as the best antidote to the country’s toxic politics.” The motivation for his run, apparently, is him.
Beto O’Rourke speaks to Oprah Winfrey in New York on Feb. 5. Foreign policy experience? She served as minority leader of the state House of Representatives. Her official bio lists her as “former term member of the Council on Foreign Relations” as well as “a Council on Italy Fellow, a British-American Project Fellow, a Salzburg Seminar-Freeman Fellow on U.S.-East Asian Relations, a Salzburg Seminar Fellow on youth and civic engagement and a Yukos Fellow for U.S.-Russian Relations.
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