Beto O’Rourke is teasing another run for Senate in Texas.
O’Rourke was asked at a recent town hall event whether he would consider running in 2026 for the seat currently held by John Cornyn.
“If it comes to pass that this is what the people of Texas want, that it’s the highest and best use of what I can give to you, then yes, I will,” O’Rourke responded.
O’Rourke, whose real first name is Robert but has styled himself as the Hispanic sounding “Beto,” is somewhat of a laughingstock for his numerous failed campaigns.
BETO O’ROURKE considers running for U.S. Senate in Texas in 2026 – Fox
“If it comes to pass that this is what the people of Texas want, that it’s the highest and best use of what I can give to you, then yes I will.” pic.twitter.com/N1J0h0SMZq
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 29, 2025
A former Texas congressman who served from 2013 to 2019, O’Rourke has since embarked on three unsuccessful bids for high office.
During the 2018 midterms, O’Rourke lost by a narrow but decisive margin against Senator Ted Cruz, despite receiving an enormous amount of funding from wealthy Democratic donors.
After that bruising defeat, O’Rourke launched an ambitious bid for the Democratic nomination in 2020. However, he dropped out months before the primaries are failing to poll above a few percentage points.
Undeterred by his past setbacks, O’Rourke then ran for the Texas governorship in 2022, where he was crushed by incumbent Governor Greg Abbott by over 10 percentage points.
FOUR strikes and you’re out?
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— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) April 30, 2025
Whatever O’Rourke decides, the 2026 Texas Senate race is shaping up to be interesting.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced his intention to run against incumbent RINO Senator John Cornyn, with polls suggesting that he has a strong chance of unseating him.
POLL: Texas AG Ken Paxton Would Crush RINO Senator John Cornyn in GOP Primary
Announcing his campaign earlier this month, Paxton said that he would fight for President Trump’s America First agenda.
“John Cornyn has been in Washington for over two decades, and he has turned his back on President Trump and the America First agenda time after time,” Paxton said.
“I’m a battle-tested attorney general and conservative warrior who’s secured major victories against the establishment, the corrupt Biden Administration, and woke corporations,” he continued.
”Now, I’m ready to take that same toughness to the U.S. Senate.”
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