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The campaign of Sen. [[Gary Hart]] in 1984 was deemed by Democratic strategists to have failed due to lack of appeal among "the Bubba vote." The "Bubba vote" was defined as "guys with a gun rack in the pick-up truck." In 1992 Bill Clinton was molded to appeal to the "Bubba vote," and even garnered the nickname "Bubba Clinton" among some supporters.  The Clintons however passed several measures aimed at [[Second Amendment]] rights, such as background checks, child safety locks etc..  Many communist supporters of the Clintons felt gun  restrictions did not go far enough, and [[Al Gore]] promised to finish the job.  The [[National Rifle Association]], more than any other organized group, defeated Al Gore in 2000. [[John Kerry]], a gun-toting Ivy League rich kid and [[Swift Boat Veterans for Truth|alleged war hero]] hardly fit the bill as an advocate for "Bubbas."<ref>[https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse2.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.Uv4Uc1akSdvco23GjVaLmQHaE7%26pid%3DApi&f=1]</ref>  By 2008, no "Bubbas" even entered the Democratic field. Beto, an effeminate soyboy, was the Democrat's first 21st century attempt to re-create "the Bubba vote."

The campaign of Sen. [[Gary Hart]] in 1984 was deemed by Democratic strategists to have failed due to lack of appeal among "the Bubba vote." The "Bubba vote" was defined as "guys with a gun rack in the pick-up truck." In 1992 Bill Clinton was molded to appeal to the "Bubba vote," and even garnered the nickname "Bubba Clinton" among some supporters.  The Clintons however passed several measures aimed at [[Second Amendment]] rights, such as background checks, child safety locks etc..  Many communist supporters of the Clintons felt gun  restrictions did not go far enough, and [[Al Gore]] promised to finish the job.  The [[National Rifle Association]], more than any other organized group, defeated Al Gore in 2000. [[John Kerry]], a gun-toting Ivy League rich kid and [[Swift Boat Veterans for Truth|alleged war hero]] hardly fit the bill as an advocate for "Bubbas."<ref>[https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse2.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.Uv4Uc1akSdvco23GjVaLmQHaE7%26pid%3DApi&f=1]</ref>  By 2008, no "Bubbas" even entered the Democratic field. Beto, an effeminate soyboy, was the Democrat's first 21st century attempt to re-create "the Bubba vote."

O’Rourke’s remarkable plunge in popularity on the national stage could threaten his future viability as a statewide candidate in Texas.

More than anything, his obsessive, ridiculous, and over the top rhetoric on gun control sealed Beto's fate, and killed his campaign. O’Rourke’s remarkable plunge in popularity on the national stage threatened his future viability as a statewide candidate in Texas.

==Life and career==

==Life and career==