Betomania has befallen Washington elites: Democratic pundits, political operatives and influencers are having a collective swoon over Democratic representative Beto O’Rourke. Beto O’Rourke frequently voted for Republican legislation, analysis reveals Read morePerhaps the fuzziness around O’Rourke’s political positions isn’t a mistake. Meanwhile, despite the imminent climate catastrophe facing our planet, O’Rourke has often taken the side of carbon polluters. Why another Obama would be a tragedyReplicating an Obama presidency would be better than what we have now. His telegenic brand seems to offer the same blank screen as Obama – and his record offers the same third-way ideology.

Source: The Guardian December 22, 2018 11:01 UTC