Michael Avenatti is the new Beto O’Rourke

Published October 25, 2018 11:36pm ET



Democratic Senate candidate Rep. Beto O’Rourke is going to lose his bid this November to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, taking with him the recent avalanche of glowing media profiles that have cluttered the pages of so many newspapers and magazines.

But luckily for those who are thirsting hard for puff-pieces profiling supposed anti-President Trump saviors, another character is stepping up to fill the void that will undoubtedly be left behind when O’Rourke loses to Cruz. Enter celebrity porn lawyer Michael Avenatti, the latest target of the press’ urge to write overly long, overly friendly profiles on supposed political stars.

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