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#Beto2020: People are already calling for Beto O'Rourke to run for president

Beto isn't going anywhere.

Chloe Bryan

on November 7, 2018

#Beto2020: People are already calling for Beto O'Rourke to run for president

Beto 2020? Credit: Loren Elliott/Getty Images

A mere 0 days after his defeat, there are already calls for Beto O'Rourke to run for president.

The Beto 2020 enthusiasm began, oh, four seconds after the Texas Senate race was called in favor of infamous soup clown Ted Cruz. It confirms what was already evident on Twitter and in our souls -- people are thirsty for Beto and they want to keep seeing him around.

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Were the calls premature? Yes. Were they a coping mechanism? Also yes. But when a man who said he was the Zodiac Killer to seem more relatable wins over the rabbit-petting, f-bomb dropping, no-PAC-money-taking string bean of our dreams, we have to keep ourselves afloat emotionally somehow.

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So will Beto run in 2020? Who knows, but at least we have a political fantasy to focus on until candidates start declaring their presidential intentions ... one week from now.

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Chloe Bryan

Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.