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The Democratic Party of Arkansas today announced that former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas will be the keynote speaker at the party’s annual Clinton Dinner this August.

O’Rourke, one of several thousand Democrats running for president, is polling at 2.8 percent in the Real Clear Politics average, putting him well ahead of woo woo guru Marianne Williamson, cardboard cutout Tim Ryan, wealthy bald American John Delaney, and assorted other book-deal seekers and middle-aged men with mid-sized Wikipedia entries.

Democratic Part of Arkansas chairman Micheal John Gray claimed in a statement that O’Rourke’s “passion and energy are undeniable.”


Gray pitched O’Rourke, who nearly pulled off an upset of Sen. Ted Cruz, as a model for Democrats seeking success in a red state:

In 2018, his campaign redefined what’s possible in the South, and he has continued to harness progressive energy in his presidential campaign. We are excited to host him in the Natural State.

The third annual Clinton Dinner will be held August 17, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., at the Wally Allen Ballroom at the Statehouse Convention Center. I’d say O’Rourke will likely still be in the race by then.


Tickets can be purchased here.

O’Rourke is fired up and ready to go: