Ordinarily we wouldn’t consider video of Beto O’Rourke changing a tire news, but the image is just the perfect analogy for his presidential campaign; he started out riding high, but somewhere along the way, someone let the air out of his tires, and now he’s trying to build that momentum again.

He’s already re-launched his campaign once, on “The View,” but the debates didn’t do him any favors, so here he is changing a flat and trying to get back on the road to 2020.

The man really does own only one blue shirt, doesn’t he?

This video is an unintentional metaphor for his candidacy. — Francis Weldon (@CountWeldon) August 12, 2019

We get to watch millionaires eat corn dogs, flip pork chops, do shots in a gay bar and change tires. I have to pinch myself. I just can’t believe how lucky we are. https://t.co/v6VCHN8Ca3 — While Supplies Last (@corrcomm) August 12, 2019

So what did he actually do? Loosen and re-tighten the lugs on his car. The tire wasn't even flat. — Tommy Thunder (@TommyThunder1) August 12, 2019

But.. the tire on that gas guzzler isn't even flat. ?#GreenNewDeal — DeplorableRosie??? (@ItsJustR0sie) August 12, 2019

This probably made him late for his dental appointment. — Santo10 (@trp1908_tim) August 12, 2019

What does this have to do with anything? This man is in desperate need of help. — MRO (@MichaelOlden4) August 12, 2019

Trying to show his masculinity which he clearly lacks ?? — Matt Casdorph (@MattCasdorph) August 12, 2019

Doesn’t he have an intern or staffer to do stuff like this for him? We’d bet Amy Klobuchar with a tire iron in her hand could get some assistance fast.

This actually depicts what he really does. A)Let air out of tire B) Get someone to film him C) pretend to fix problem while showing how incompetent Francis is. — SeeBeyondTheIllusion (@Taffi801) August 12, 2019

Well said.

Can you say staged , looks like the Lugnuts are all ready loose , just like his presidential run??‍♂️ — MJ (@buddy31114) August 12, 2019

? Pretty soon we'll be watching this guy get a colonoscopy — Mike Commisso (@CommissoMike) August 12, 2019

He's just like us! — Sometimes gets it right (@Iampersonhuman1) August 12, 2019

Correction: watch @BetoORourke demonstrate he has no freaking clue how to change a tire. — Francis Weldon (@CountWeldon) August 12, 2019

No @BetoORourke , you dont put the jack under the running board. Geez. — Nick (@smokintiger) August 12, 2019

This is ALMOST as thrilling/exciting/etc as when he got his hair cut…. — Janet Sullivan (@JanCatt35) August 12, 2019

Looks same as his campaign STRUGGLING — norman laflash (@nikkisoxx72) August 12, 2019

Weird propaganda — Republic of Truth (@RepOfTruth) August 12, 2019

??? let me guess the person filming just happened to catch him doing this. — John Paxton (@John071010) August 12, 2019

Just like the reporter assigned to cover Elizabeth Warren on the campaign trail “just happened to come across” Warren⁩ buying lemonade from some girls with a sidewalk stand. And the format of the screen makes this look like yet another Periscope broadcast, so we’re guessing he had a staffer live-stream this for his fans.

he asked if they were broadcasting live and was it worth getting their hands dirty? — Marcinho Meio (@MarcinhoMeio) August 12, 2019

If I described what this looks like, I would be thrown off Twitter again. — DucDave (@DucDaveAl) August 12, 2019

I didn’t know a furry could change a tire — Attila (@TheScourge0fGod) August 12, 2019

Glad to see he doesn’t suffer from any of that masculinity people keep fretting about. — #WhatsYourName (@Wally389) August 12, 2019

No toxic masculinity to be found here.

Painful to watch how bad he is at manual labor. — Michael Rice ? (@MikeRice74) August 12, 2019

Reminds me of Obama riding a bike — Jason Colbert (@therealjcc) August 12, 2019

I can honestly say I’ve changed flat tires a dozen or more times in my life and have never had the need to have it recorded to show that I’m a regular guy. — AGerhardM (@tonymatt9) August 12, 2019

Just how he is standing you can tell this was just for show. I bet this was his 1st time. Also he is to clean to actually have changed tire himself. A real man isnt afraid to knee down instead of standing os squatting awkwardly. — Jason Downey (@jasondowney1981) August 12, 2019

Should I consider him more authentic today? — Ryan Bass ?? (@ryanwbass) August 12, 2019

Good to know he has a fallback gig. — Gail (@SisterGail) August 12, 2019

Newsworthy? No. But is it fun to make fun of Beto O’Rourke? Always.

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