Oprah Winfrey Set to Interview Beto O'Rourke

I sense he will not toss this hat in--maybe VP?? IMHO



Oprah Winfrey Set to Interview Beto O'Rourke



https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oprah-interview-beto-orourke-1182721

9:53 PM PST 2/4/2019 by the Associated Press



The Texas pol's appearance Tuesday on 'Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations from Times Square' comes ahead of a possible presidential campaign.

Beto O'Rourke's weeks of near-silence end on a massive stage when he sits down for an interview with Oprah Winfrey.

The appearance Tuesday on Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations from Times Square comes ahead of a possible presidential campaign and puts O'Rourke's charisma put to the test.

O'Rourke dazzled Democrats last year by nearly defeating Republican Sen. Ted Cruz in the country's largest red state. But his presidential prospects have been overshadowed more recently with the generally well-received 2020 campaign launches of Sens. Kamala Harris of California, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Cory Booker of New Jersey.

After months of on-again off-again flirtation with a campaign, O'Rourke's supporters say they're ready for some clarity.

"A lot of people have been projecting their own desires to see him run and they're hoping that he will announce on Oprah, which would be so fitting," said Nate Lerner, co-founder of Draft Beto, a group of Democratic activists who are raising money and building a potential campaign infrastructure should O'Rourke run. "I'm hoping he at least does give some indication of where he's at."

Lerner may not even get that much, though. O'Rourke's aides say he is still making up his mind on a White House run and isn't expected to announce a decision during Tuesday's taping.........................


Though the taping is Tuesday, the interview won't air on Winfrey's network until Feb. 16. After that, O'Rourke doesn't have another headline-grabbing event on his schedule — at least not yet.







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Oprah Winfrey and Beto O'Rourke