You're in the OP claiming Beto's energizing the young progressive base, the other posters here are just posting shyt showing you why Beto isn't energizing shyt past the same liberals that keep falling for the okie doke every single election. Beto never backed the Medicare For All bill in the house, he's just doing these cutesy cooking videos and skateboard flips to try and get support for every reason other than his policies.
He even manages to be too p*ssy to just tell the people what he is, a Clinton-esque centrist hellbent on upholding this sickly neoliberal establishment to the fullest.
Why is he polling so high this early if he is not energizing some progressives? Plus the progressive wing will eventually fall in line because they dont want Trump or whoever for another four years and its not Hillary. They saw and lived the consequences of 2016.
I admit it is a facade, I see through it but the average primary voter probably wont know nor care.
Again, he never said he was a progressive, he is red state democrat with neoliberal tendencies just like Clinton 42 and Obama. With charisma and not being an old ass white man, its a proven winning formula at the national level.
And why should he damage himself now? The primary debates will expose him for it but he will still prevail.
Like I said, the progressive agenda needs the senate to make change happen. You need someone who will win the national election and take the senate back with him. I think that person is Beto.
And what is your alternative to having a centrist democrat lead the 2020 ticket?, you cant go too left because you turn off those independents and those 2016 Obama to Trump Voters in the battleground states. It is divisive times right now, not a good idea to feed it even more.
fukk outta here Rahm.
Look at all the numbers, I wonder which potential non-Republican candidate would be least susceptible to lobbyist influence? 
