Beto O’Rourke in Knoxville, Iowa, being introduced by a local Dem who calls him “a blank slate waiting to be filled by our hopes and dreams.” pic.twitter.com/JvZkEwrk1R
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) June 7, 2019
No truer words spoken.
Via Fox News:
Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke found out on Friday that there is truth to the old adage “with friends like these, who needs enemies?” after a supporter introduced him as a “blank slate” at a campaign stop in Iowa.
The remark, flagged first by The Washington Examiner, came in Knoxville, Iowa when a local Democrat who was tasked with introducing the former Texas congressman explained why she was introducing him to the stage.
She noted that he had almost beaten Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, in the 2018 Senate race, and also praised O’Rourke’s charisma: “He has a divining quality, he can command a crowd.”
“The last thing is that Beto is here because he wants to hear what rural Iowa and rural America is standing for. He is going from city to city. He wants to hear what we want,” she said. “He is a blank slate that is waiting to be filled by our hopes and dreams for the United States.”