About 120 people showed up for Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s recent town hall, his first since losing his U.S. Senate race. The Texas Democrat then went home to live-stream himself cooking a chicken dinner with his wife, daughter and their pet snake Monty. “Democrats should look at social media as their way of telling their own story, not a means of competing for attention for Trump. Another round of book releases is being planned for early next year, with accompanying multicity tours that could be used to build presidential campaign buzz. Steve Bullock, who is also considering a presidential campaign, despite no announced plans for a book or a podcast.

Source: Washington Post December 10, 2018 10:52 UTC