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Elections
Beto O’Rourke Blew It
BOOM TO BUST
Reacting to losing to Ted Cruz by running for president is like failing to land a role in a community theater production and deciding to take your talents to Broadway.
Margaret Carlson
Published
May 2 2019
5:19AM EDT
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