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Beto O’Rourke keeps trying to fail upward

By Madeline Fry Schultz

Published November 15, 2021 4:04pm ET

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Beto O’Rourke keeps trying to fail upward — FILE - Democrat Beto O'Rourke listens to a volunteer before a Texas Organizing Project neighborhood walk in West Dallas in this June 9, 2021 file photo. OâRourke is running for governor of Texas. The former El Paso congressman announced his decision Monday, Nov. 15. | (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

There’s nothing like an unsuccessful white man’s confidence in his ability to fail upward.

Case in point: Beto O’Rourke.

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