Beto ORourke: A Hopeful Voice

Published: Feb. 27, 2019, 6 a.m.

Oprah sits down with political hopeful\xa0Beto\xa0O\u2019Rourke, who many say has emerged as a fresh voice for Americans who feel detached, divided and disillusioned in today\u2019s political climate.\xa0Beto, who\u2019s known for his successful grassroots\xa0political campaigns, became one of the youngest city council members to ever serve in El Paso, Texas. In 2012, he pulled off a political upset that landed him three terms in Congress. Then,\xa0Beto\xa0created big buzz on social\xa0media, galvanizing support across the country during his 2018 bid to unseat Texas Senator Ted Cruz. Although Beto narrowly lost that race,\xa0enthusiasm for\xa0him to run for President continues to swell.\xa0Beto\xa0says he\u2019s weighing that\xa0decision with his wife, Amy, and their three children. \u201cIf we come to that same decision about this opportunity to serve and to run, then it will be on that we do together,\u201d he says.