WOW! A whopping 67% of Beto's donations thus far have come from Independents.

Get this guy on the ticket! I mean we need Independents, don't we?

x Of the top candidates, Beto O'Rourke had the largest share of money from donors we identified as independents or having no party affiliation.



O'Rourke: 67%

Sanders: 48%

Buttigieg: 45%

Biden: 39%

Warren: 36%

Harris: 30%

Booker: 28% https://t.co/8gPaC51tGT pic.twitter.com/bkco9z5t7c Ã¢ÂÂ Alex Kotch Ã°ÂÂÂ¥ (@alexkotch) August 8, 2019

Registered Democrats are far more reliable than Independents. But this election is bigger than party. It's about winning back America.

We as a Democratic Party seldom have the luxury of relying on votes outside the party. Instead, we are limited to cranking out registered Democrats and crossing over the aisle for unicorn moderate Republicans.

Beto is special, and very much a threat to Trump's 2020 campaign, this past week not withstanding, one where Beto devoted his time to healing the country while kicking up the pressure on Trump and Trump caved with petty attacks, the usual tantrums and just plain weird bragging in the wake of tragedy, in the midst of mourning.

So while every candidate for the Democratic nomination should turn out registered Democrats simply to stop Trump, only Beto can call in the reinforcements.

Get him on the ticket! Don't make me repeat myself! Haha

We must look beyond party boundaries at voters Democratic candidates aren't able to capture by large margins. If we add Independents we could potentially lock in extra votes to pad our totals and win big majorities in House, Senate and Presidential. Or better yet, we could swing a state like Texas and force Fox to hide him from TV cameras the rest of his ugly life.

We need independents and non-voters and new voters for added advantage this time around. It could change the electoral landscape and lead to victories all over the map!

The idea of a donor being an indicator of a voter is based on the premise that a monetary commitment is a precursor to a committed vote. That is to say, if we're willing to donate to a candidate, we're also willing to support that candidate with a vote. A donation is a concrete commitment. Independents are committed to Beto big time compared to the other candidates. That is a whacky number - 67%!

But since it's early in the race and this is a small sample we need more data before we can say with any certainty that Beto attracts hard-to-get votes from Independents/unaffiliated or that we could potentially bank on those votes to expand the party, run up totals and win convincingly in a trouncing of Trump.

So can Beto win Independents? Can he do it in a battleground state? He did it in a red state.

Let's look at Beto's performance against Ted Cruz. First off, Beto convinced 500K Republicans to split their vote for TX Governor and Beto. Beto also claims he won independents vs. Cruz (beats the hell out of me where the Internet is hiding this data).

Our most recent data on Texas is a poll showing Beto beating Trump by 11+ points overall and trouncing him with Independents. Trouncing Trump with Independents!

Independents

Beto - 60.4%

Trump - 11.9%

Former Texas representative and presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke would trounce President Donald Trump in the Lone Star State in 2020, according to a new University of Texas poll. Among registered voters in Texas, the survey found that 49 percent would vote for O'Rourke in next year's general election while only 38 percent would choose Trump. This unusual advantage for a Democrat in Texas is owed to O'Rourke's support in the poll among independents, who break for him by wide margins over Trump. This favorability among independents also provides a critical edge to other Democrats who, the poll found, in hypothetical matchups could best Trump in Texas.

So do you want this guy on the ticket or not?

Donate right now, what are you waiting for?