In the first test of Beto O'Rourke's appeal outside of Texas, O’Rourke chewed through the news cycle, attracting crowds and media attention that followed him from coffee shops to town halls to sidewalks in southeastern Iowa
BURLINGTON, Iowa — Beto O’Rourke muscled into Iowa on Thursday, climbed onto a café counter amid a crush of supporters and declared that in the teeming crowd, “I see the future of America, right now, right here.”O’Rourke chewed through the news cycle, attracting crowds and a deluge of media attention that followed him from coffee shops to town halls to sidewalks in southeastern Iowa.The scene delivered a sense of his potential, but also signaled the dangers ahead for his campaign.
Inside the Beancounter Coffeehouse & Drinkery in Burlington, supporters of the former congressman posed for selfies and solicited autographs from O’Rourke. And like a jack-in-the-box — his long arms and elastic legs perpetually in motion — the former congressman labored to pry open a place for himself in the crowded Democratic primary field. The crowd grew to more than 120 people, and when Fox News set up a live shot during O’Rourke’s speech, attendees shushed the reporter from a stairway.
In Iowa, O’Rourke was met by receptive crowds Thursday. But he was also confronted quickly by the difficulty he will have distinguishing himself in the campaign. Julián Castro, O’Rourke’s fellow Texan and the former mayor of San Antonio, chose O’Rourke’s announcement day to announce endorsements from 30 elected and appointed Democrats in Texas. And Sen.
Beto O'Rourke speaks to local residents during a meet and greet at the Beancounter Coffeehouse & Drinkery, Thursday, March 14, in Burlington, Iowa. | Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo
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