Beto supporters urged to ‘upgrade’ campaign signs for 2020 run

The Travis County Democratic Party is encouraging supporters of Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke to hold on to their campaign signs in hopes of a 2020 presidential run from the Democrat, who last week lost his bid to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz (R).

The party is selling stickers to change the outdated campaign signs from “Beto for Senate” to “Beto for 2020.”

O’Rourke lost a close race to Cruz and since has generated buzz about future plans, including a possible challenge to President Trump in 2020.

{mosads}O’Rourke finished within 3 percentage points of Cruz, a solid performance compared to past Democrats in recent Senate races in deep-red Texas.

“#Beto2020” was trending on Twitter immediately following the El Paso congressman’s defeat last week.

“Upgrade your Beto sign and let him know we’re ready for his next campaign –whatever it is!” the Travis County party said on its Facebook page. “RESIST. REUSE. RECLAIM AMERICA!”

O’Rourke has consistently denied presidential aspirations for 2020.

“I will not be a candidate for president in 2020,” O’Rourke said on MSNBC. “That’s, I think, as definitive as those sentences get.”