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Beto-Bros Sulk After ‘Rockstar’ Robert Francis ‘Beto’ O’Rourke Loses In Texas

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Benny Johnson Columnist, Viral Politics
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Texas Senate candidate and media darling Beto O’Rourke lost his race against Sen. Ted Cruz 50.9 percent to 48.2 percent in Tuesday’s election.

O’Rourke became a national media darling in his bid to take out one of the most visible Republicans in the Senate. Nearly $70 million dollars poured into the race and Hollywood celebrity endorsements were commonplace.

During one particularly egregious interview, an ABC reporter called Beto a “rockstar” while breathlessly bouncing alongside him at a campaign rally.

Here is a good compilation by the Free Beacon of the glowing press coverage Beto received:

O’Rourke held a stadium-sized victory party in Texas last night for thousands of his supporters. When the news of the results came in, many of the sad ‘Beto-Bros’ cried real tears of loss for the skateboarding, hip-with-it candidate.

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Triggered O’Rourke supporters were also “literally shaking” all over the internet at their hero’s loss.

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In his concession speech, Beto declared that he is “f***ing proud” of his supporters.

“I want to thank this amazing campaign of people — not a dime from a single PAC. All people, all the time, in every single part of Texas. All of you showing the country how you do this,” O’Rourke said. “I’m so f***ing proud of you guys.”