{"id":110511,"date":"2018-12-11T15:44:43","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T19:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=110511"},"modified":"2018-12-11T15:44:43","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T19:44:43","slug":"democrats-cant-resist-running-a-obama-2-0-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=110511","title":{"rendered":"Democrats can&#8217;t resist running a Obama 2.0 in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><div id=\"attachment_72440\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/themillenniumreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/beto-orourke-barack-obama-getty.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72440\" class=\"wp-image-72440 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/themillenniumreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/beto-orourke-barack-obama-getty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-72440\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>The Democrats are stuck on POTUS candidates with big toothy smiles&#8230;likes that&#8217;s all they&#8217;ve gotta do, even after they&#8217;re elected.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<h1>They used Beto&#8217;s humble loss to Cruz in Texas to set him up as the next Obama.<\/h1>\n<h3>MSM running puff pieces all over the place on golden boy O&#8217;Rourke for 2020 run<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/themillenniumreport.com\/2018\/12\/the-used-betos-humble-loss-to-cruz-in-texas-to-set-him-up-as-the-next-obama\/\">TMR<\/a> Editor&#8217;s Note<\/strong>: The &#8220;Obama formula&#8221; of 2008 worked so well the Democrats and Globalists are using it again in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>How they found a white Obama clone\u00a0 in El Paso is anyone&#8217;s guess.\u00a0 Perhaps the DNC was set on a Mexican wannabe who loves to drop F-bombs to endear himself to the common folk. See:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=110509\">Here\u2019s the Soros-anointed stooge for 2020\u2014a white Obama whose billionaire father-in-law is a hardcore globalist (Video)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>How they will con the men (and women) in the middle remains to be seen in 2020?\u00a0 The Democrats may be able to fake it with their base like they did with Clinton, but beyond that ultra-liberal demographic they are hemorrhaging voters faster than a hole in Dutch dike.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the DEMs seem set on the Beto-man.\u00a0 He&#8217;s been packaged with extraordinary precision as a result of myriad focus groups and survey research.\u00a0 Yes, he&#8217;s their man for 2020 but one wonders why they have set themselves up for abject failure so early in the election cycle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/themillenniumreport.com\/2018\/12\/the-used-betos-humble-loss-to-cruz-in-texas-to-set-him-up-as-the-next-obama\/\">The Millennium Report<\/a><br \/>\nDecember 11, 2020<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Amy Sanders O\u2019Rourke, Beto O\u2019Rourke\u2019s Wife: 5 Fast Facts You Need to\u00a0Know<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/news\/2018\/03\/beto-orourke-senate-bio-family-band-campaign\/\">Beto O\u2019Rourke<\/a>\u00a0and his wife, Amy Hoover Sanders O\u2019Rourke, are incredibly close. In fact, Amy is frequently seen on the campaign trail with her husband, as they seek to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz in Texas. Beto O\u2019Rourke often posts live streams from the campaign trail, including trips to Whataburger, visits with constituents, posts on the road, and more. Amy is by his side in all of them, providing commentary and fun quips that Beto\u2019s supporters have loved seeing.<\/p>\n<p>Beto won the Texas Democratic primary on Tuesday, March 6. Now he and Cruz are facing off for the Texas Senate today and the race is incredibly close. Results keep bouncing back and forth between showing Cruz in the lead and O\u2019Rourke in the lead.<\/p>\n<p>Amy is dedicated to supporting her husband\u2019s campaign, raising their three young children, and also working with nonprofits and advancing children\u2019s education. Here\u2019s everything you need to know about Amy Sanders O\u2019Rourke.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>1. Amy O\u2019Rourke\u2019s Grandfather Received a Bronze Star and Purple Heart in World War II<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1668001\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-inline wp-image-1668001 visible\" src=\"https:\/\/heavyeditorial.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/03\/gettyimages-663507500.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782&amp;strip=all\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavyeditorial.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/03\/gettyimages-663507500.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/heavyeditorial.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/03\/gettyimages-663507500.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"782\" height=\"521\" data-lazy-load=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/heavyeditorial.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/03\/gettyimages-663507500.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782&amp;strip=all\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/heavyeditorial.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/03\/gettyimages-663507500.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/heavyeditorial.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/03\/gettyimages-663507500.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>Rep. Beto O\u2019Rourke (D-TX), with wife Amy Hoover Sanders<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Amy is the daughter of Louann and William Sanders of El Paso, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legacy.com\/obituaries\/elpasotimes\/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&amp;pid=167677010\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">she has four siblings<\/a>: Richard, Pablo, Marianna, and Christina. Her maternal grandfather,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legacy.com\/obituaries\/elpasotimes\/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&amp;pid=167677010\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richard \u201cRickie\u201d Harlan Feuille<\/a>, was born in Mexico City in 1920. After his father died when he was six, his mother returned to El Paso to teach. Rickie was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart during World War II, and was a practicing lawyer in El Paso, including serving as the president of the El Paso Bar Association. Amy\u2019s paternal grandfather was an advertising agency owner.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>2. Her Father Sold a Real Estate Business to GE for at Least $2 Billion<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1668011\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-inline wp-image-1668011 visible\" src=\"https:\/\/heavyeditorial.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/03\/gettyimages-663507614.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782&amp;strip=all\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavyeditorial.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/03\/gettyimages-663507614.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/heavyeditorial.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/03\/gettyimages-663507614.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"782\" height=\"521\" data-lazy-load=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/heavyeditorial.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/03\/gettyimages-663507614.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782&amp;strip=all\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/heavyeditorial.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/03\/gettyimages-663507614.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/heavyeditorial.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/03\/gettyimages-663507614.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>Rep. Beto O\u2019Rourke (D-TX), with wife Amy Hoover Sanders by his side, holds a fundraiser at the Austin Motel on April 1, 2017.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Amy\u2019s father, William \u201cBill\u201d Sanders, is known as a real estate mogul,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.elpasoinc.com\/news\/q_and_a\/u-s-rep-beto-o-rourke\/article_6e0e1228-1e23-11e3-8b96-0019bb30f31a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to El Paso Inc<\/a>. He owns Verde Realty and has been highly successful in all his businesses.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=0TyhKdf1LqIC&amp;pg=PT51&amp;lpg=PT51&amp;dq=William+D.+Sanders#v=snippet&amp;q=Sanders&amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The book \u201cThe Richest Man in Town\u201d<\/a>\u00a0noted that Bill Sanders began Verde after building a fortune in the real estate investment trust business. He founded LaSalle Partners and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20080305165556\/http:\/\/www.nareit.com\/portfoliomag\/06janfeb\/feat2.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">then Security Capital<\/a>, one of the most successful REITs in the country, and later sold it to GE. (Some sources say he sold it for $2 billion and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20080305165556\/http:\/\/www.nareit.com\/portfoliomag\/06janfeb\/feat2.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">others say<\/a>\u00a0$5.4 billion.) Security Capital was one of the most influential real estate companies in history. Forbes, however, has cautioned against assuming that Amy is a billionaire heiress.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/christopherhelman\/2018\/11\/04\/is-beto-orourkes-wife-really-a-billionaire-heiress-not-likely\/#66ff3cc1387f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forbes noted<\/a>\u00a0that her father\u2019s net worth is likely currently closer to $500 million.<\/p>\n<p>In 2006, while Beto was serving on the El Paso City Council, the Land Grab Opponents of El Paso filed an ethics complaint with the city, alleging Beto had a business relationship with the Paso del Norte Group, developers proposing a downtown revitalization plan. His company was providing Internet services to Paso del Norte, and Amy\u2019s dad was a leader of the Paso del Norte Group. The city\u2019s Ethics Review Commission dismissed the complaint in 2006.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>3. Her Career Is Dedicated to Helping &amp; Teaching Children<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1668387\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-inline wp-image-1668387 visible\" src=\"https:\/\/heavyeditorial.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/03\/screen-shot-2018-03-05-at-5-10-05-pm.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=713&amp;strip=all\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavyeditorial.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/03\/screen-shot-2018-03-05-at-5-10-05-pm.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/heavyeditorial.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/03\/screen-shot-2018-03-05-at-5-10-05-pm.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w\" alt=\"Amy and Beto O'Rourke\" width=\"713\" height=\"531\" data-lazy-load=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/heavyeditorial.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/03\/screen-shot-2018-03-05-at-5-10-05-pm.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=713&amp;strip=all\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/heavyeditorial.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/03\/screen-shot-2018-03-05-at-5-10-05-pm.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/heavyeditorial.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/03\/screen-shot-2018-03-05-at-5-10-05-pm.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Twitter\/Beto O\\\u2019Rourke<\/span>Amy and Beto O\u2019Rourke<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Amy\u2019s the director of education development for La Fe Community Development Corporation. She\u2019s also the executive director of the La Fe Preparatory charter school, which she helped start. In fact, Amy has always had a passion for teaching and helping children.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1846389\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/heavyeditorial.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/11\/beto-and-amy-and-children.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;strip=all\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1846389 visible\" src=\"https:\/\/heavyeditorial.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/11\/beto-and-amy-and-children.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"\" data-lazy-load=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/heavyeditorial.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/11\/beto-and-amy-and-children.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Twitter<\/span>Beto and his wife Amy and his three children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stantonstreet.com\/blog\/join-us-in-welcoming-stanton-streets-newest-addition-amy-orourke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amy majored<\/a>\u00a0in psychology at Williams College in Massachusetts and received a certificate in Spanish before moving to Guatemala City for a year. While there, she taught kindergarten at Colegio Americano de Guatemala. She left Guatemala in 2004, returning to El Paso to teach first and second grade. She also worked with the nonprofit, Centro de Salu Familiar La Fe in south El Paso for seven years.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>4. She\u2019s Nine Years Younger than Beto, and They Met After She Lived in Guatemala for a Year<\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"0\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--cta EmbeddedTweet--mediaForward media-forward js-clickToOpenTarget js-tweetIdInfo tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BetoORourke\/status\/963777402735243264\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"963777402735243264\" data-twitter-event-id=\"1\">\n<article class=\"MediaCard MediaCard--mediaForward customisable-border\" dir=\"ltr\" data-scribe=\"component:card\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-mediaContainer js-cspForcedStyle\" data-scribe=\"element:photo_grid\" data-style=\"padding-bottom: 50%\"><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy Valentine&#39;s Day, Amy! Wish I were with you. We&#39;ll celebrate together in 2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wU2tGcroWb\">pic.twitter.com\/wU2tGcroWb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Beto O&#39;Rourke (@BetoORourke) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BetoORourke\/status\/963777402735243264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Amy and Beto met when she returned to El Paso in 2004 after living in Guatemala for a year.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasmonthly.com\/articles\/makes-beto-orourke-run\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">He took her<\/a>\u00a0on their first date to the Kentucky Club, a bar in Ciudad Juarez that may have invented the first margarita.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasmonthly.com\/articles\/makes-beto-orourke-run\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">She\u2019s nine years younger<\/a>\u00a0than Beto. They\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/projects.wsj.com\/campaign2012\/candidates\/view\/beto-o'rourke--TX-H\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">were married<\/a>\u00a0in September 2005 and have three young children: Ulysses, Molly, and Henry, 7.<\/p>\n<p>In 1999 Beto co-founded\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stantonstreet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stanton Street<\/a>\u00a0Technology, an Internet services company that develops websites and software. Amy\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stantonstreet.com\/blog\/join-us-in-welcoming-stanton-streets-newest-addition-amy-orourke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">took over as president and owner<\/a>\u00a0in 2013 and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/politics\/2017\/03\/31\/beto-orourke-launches-2018-senate-campaign-underdog-bid-challenge-ted-cruz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was still running the business<\/a>\u00a0in March 2017. In May 2017,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.elpasoinc.com\/columns\/whispers\/article_5db55f08-43c2-11e7-a45c-1b1fc48a97a9.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El Paso Inc. shared a story<\/a>\u00a0that Amy might have left Stanton so she could spend more time with Beto on the campaign trail.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/amy-o-rourke-06617b70\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amy\u2019s LinkedIn page<\/a>\u00a0still lists her as President of Stanton Street.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>5. She Wasn\u2019t Thrilled About His House Run at First, But She\u2019s the One Who Suggested He Run for Senate<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1668382\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-inline wp-image-1668382 visible\" src=\"https:\/\/heavyeditorial.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/03\/11063770_10153285205454433_2747636810132892864_n.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=531&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"\" width=\"531\" height=\"531\" data-lazy-load=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/heavyeditorial.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/03\/11063770_10153285205454433_2747636810132892864_n.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=531&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Facebook<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Although Amy is a huge supporter of Beto\u2019s political life, she wasn\u2019t too keen on his work in D.C. at first. In 2010, Beto began considering a run against Reyes for Representative. When he first told Amy about his idea, she started crying and felt hurt by the idea,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasmonthly.com\/articles\/makes-beto-orourke-run\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas Monthly reported<\/a>. But two years later, she came around to the idea. However, Beto says his Senate race is the \u201cfirst one where I felt like we both made the decision together.\u201d In fact, after Donald Trump won the Presidency, it was Amy who first suggested Beto\u2019s Senate run,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kvue.com\/article\/news\/politics\/to-beat-ted-cruz-beto-orourke-plans-to-throw-out-the-democratic-playbook\/269-427255348\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KVUE reported<\/a>. She told Beto: \u201cI think you should go see if you can\u2019t do something that\u2019s more effective than what you\u2019re doing now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/news\/2018\/11\/amy-sanders-orourke-beto-wife-bio-photos\/\">https:\/\/heavy.com\/news\/2018\/11\/amy-sanders-orourke-beto-wife-bio-photos\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-110511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=110511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110511\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=110511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=110511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=110511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}