His critics call him "Barack Obama, but white". His supporters think he is the best hope to take on Donald Trump in the next US presidential election.
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00:00I'm not going to work on it again!
00:19Amy and I are happy to share with you that I'm running to serve you
00:22as the next President of the United States of America.
00:25This is a defining moment of truth for this country.
00:28We can begin by fixing our democracy
00:31and ensuring that our government works for everyone
00:33and not just for corporations.
00:46Um, kind of a shaky camera tonight.
00:59We decided to jump into a rental car together.
01:02We're both trying to get back to work in Washington, D.C.
01:05I hope that more of our colleagues take this lead.
01:08I think Congressman O'Rourke is out of step with Texas on that.
01:29Only one of us has been to each county in Texas
01:32and would have an idea of what Texas values and interests are.
01:38Peaceful, non-violent protests, including taking a knee
01:52at a football game to point out that black men unarmed,
01:57black teenagers unarmed, and black children unarmed
02:01are being killed at a frightening level right now,
02:05including by members of law enforcement.
02:17Beto O'Rourke's image crafters say he's Barack Obama, but white.
02:22He sure does act like it.
02:24Born with a blue blood pedigree, the scion of a prominent family.
02:29His father-in-law, a billionaire real estate developer.
02:36This is going to be a positive campaign that seeks to bring out
02:46the very best from every single one of us,
02:49that seeks to unite a very divided country.
02:52At this moment of maximum peril and maximum potential,
02:56let's show ourselves and those who will succeed us in this great country
03:00just who we are and what we can do.