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Following Up on Our Prediction for Beto’s Post-Election Speech

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Last month, we laid out an extremely specific prediction: the exact text Beto O’Rourke would use for his election night speech on November 6th, 2018.

Here’s what we got right:

  • Sadly, it would be a concession speech.
  • He would lose a close race.
  • His speech would make huge headlines.

Here’s what we got wrong:

  • Those headlines mostly focused on his use of the word “fuck”.
  • He did not announce a run for 2020.
  • We did not predict the number of other Texas races he helped to win.

At first, it seemed like a sad night in Texas. Beto had come close, within two and a half percentage points, but he didn’t win. Ted Cruz would be going back to the Senate for six (ugh) years.

But the closer we looked at other races around the state, the more apparent the impact of Beto’s campaign.

It was a huge surge of Democratic turnout, and maybe that wasn’t enough to tip the scales state-wide, but it sure was enough in certain localized areas. For example, look at Collin Allred in Dallas. He’s going to take his seat in the United States House of Representatives.

Allred was a terrific candidate and ran a great campaign. But does he get elected without the Beto-surge? Hard to say. Many people will use the term “coattails” here but that seems too disrespectful to Allred.

There’s also Lizzie Fletcher, soon to the representing parts of Houston in the House. Not to mention all the judges and other legislative seats.

We’re still hoping Beto runs in 2020. Surely an announcement is only moments away!

Until then, we’ll keep designing Beto 2020 hats and t-shirts… and even a few Beto Ugly Christmas Sweaters.

Beto O’Rourke in 2020: A Prediction from October 2018

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It is October 25th, 2018.

Beto O’Rourke is making some incredible progress in Texas. But it’s Texas.

Demographic changes have some people thinking that Texas will eventually turn blue. But is it ready yet? I’m not sure. But I have a prediction.

Mark it down. Come back in two weeks to see if I’m right. Come back in two years to see if I’m really right.


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Here goes:

Late at night on November 6th, Beto O’Rourke will take the stage to make a concession speech.

I hope he wins, but I think Texas is too red still.

Beto’s speech will sound something like this:

Thank you so much for your support. I’m sorry we couldn’t win this race.

In June, we were down 10 points.

In August, we were down 6 points.

In September, we were down just 3 points!

Today we lost by 1 point.

Imagine what we could have done with one more month.

Imagine what we could do with two more years.

**Pause while crowd gasps.**

This campaign is not ending tonight. I want to help Texas. To do that best, I think I need to help America.

This 2018 Senate Campaign is now a 2020 Presidential Campaign.

We’ve come this far. With another month, we would’ve won the senate. With another two years, we’ll win the White House.

Thank you.


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If this happens, I will be thrilled. I’ve already started designing the t-shirts and hats. Beto, feel free to use any of these. We’re keeping it simple right now.

See all of our Beto Shirts, Tanks, and Hats here.

Do you recognize the frame? That’s from Friends, the one that goes around the peephole. Because we’re all friends here. We need to watch out for each other. Look through that peephole of politics, and open that door. The door to progress. Okay, that part is terrible. Beto, don’t use that writing. But do use any of the hypothetical speech above.

One more prediction: Beto wins in 2020.