In announcing his candidacy for the 2020 Democratic party nomination for president in March 2019, O'Rourke boasteed of his [[white privilege]]: "I was born to do this."<ref>https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/03/beto-orourke-cover-story?verso=true</ref>
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In announcing his candidacy for the 2020 Democratic party nomination for president in March 2019, O'Rourke boasteed of his [[white privilege]]: "I was born to do this."<ref>https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/03/beto-orourke-cover-story?verso=true</ref> Despite the high-profile liberal/communist media roll out of his campaign, Beto's run fizzled immediately with the rise of [[gay rights]] [[activist]] [[Pete Buttigieg]].