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The media turn on their former darling Beto O’Rourke

By Becket Adams
Published May 10, 2019 5:16pm ET
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The media turn on their former darling Beto O’Rourke
Democratic presidential candidate and former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke pauses to watch the scenery Monday, April 29, 2019, in Yosemite National Park, Calif. | (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

The press has a message for 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke: The thrill is gone.

Newsrooms loved the former Democratic Texas congressman when he ran (and lost) against Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, in 2018. Let’s be real: They slobbered all over the guy.

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