He's not exactly crowd-sourcing his decision about whether to run for president in 2020, but two days before his self-imposed deadline to decide, Beto O'Rourke sent an online survey Tuesday to supporters asking them to pick their priorities from a list of issues, and then "check which of these you plan to do in the next election." The choices are vote, attend a campaign event, knock on doors, make phone calls, send text messages, share social media posts and/or register new voters.

There are no boxes to check for run for president, run for U.S. Senate, advertise your availability for vice president, or sit the next election out. But then, those would be questions his supporters would be asking him and not the other way around.

.@BetoORourke is surveying his supporters. What issues are most important? Check which of these you plan to do next election? Vote. Knock on doors. Share social media posts, etc. But no box for “run for president.” But then, he’s not taking the survey. https://t.co/TBxk34KKJU

— jonathantilove (@JTiloveTX) February 26, 2019//////

There is a box to "share your thoughts on the most important issues to you," where respondents can deliver a message to O'Rourke.

That's what the comment box is for.

— Zivinilee (@zivinilee) February 26, 2019//////

O'Rourke set the end-of-February deadline in a Feb. 5 interview with Oprah Winfrey that was aired on Feb. 16. But he since qualified that answer to caution that the announcement of his decision might come a little later.

His travels outside the state of Texas have suggested a presidential bid was most likely, but some in the party in Texas and nationally have suggested that his talents could best be put to use challenging U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in 2020, a campaign that, even without his running for president, could help the national Democratic ticket's chances of putting Texas in play.

In either case, the survey answers, including the respondent's name, email address, ZIP code, issue preferences and activism profile, will prove useful.



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