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With Beto, more so than any other Democratic candidate, I'd be curious how his metrics move within the **first few weeks** after his announcement. Does he surge in the polls? Get a bunch of money? Endorsements? Staff? Media attention?
Obviously, *all* Democrats want that stuff. But I see the attachment to Beto as being more…not quite sure how to put it…momentum-driven and emotional than for most of the other Dems. He's certainly not the most well-credentialed candidate or the deepest thinker about policy.
So if he "clicks" — if he's a top-tier candidate — we'd probably know it sooner rather than later. That's not to say he'd be completely out of the running if he didn't get that initial surge, but it would be as more of a 2nd- or 3rd-tier candidate IMO.
