O’Rourke Leaning Towards Running for President

Beto O’Rourke “is leaning toward running for president, according to four people who have spoken with him or his advisers in recent days,” Politico reports.

“But for a presidential contender, his radio silence is becoming increasingly awkward.”

“In Iowa and New Hampshire — where Democrats are accustomed to being courted aggressively by presidential contenders — calls from Democratic Party organizers to O’Rourke’s advisers go unreturned. And a report in the Wall Street Journal on Monday that O’Rourke won’t make any decision before February and is preparing for a solo road trip — but avoiding early nominating states — bewildered even his supporters.”