Newt Gingrich Complains That Beto O’Rourke Has Brought ‘Kardashian Era of Politics’

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is ripping into Beto O’Rourke by accusing the 2020 presidential candidate of heralding “the Kardashian Era of Politics.”

In an opinion piece Gingrich wrote for Newsweek, he remarks on “the me-centered nature of O’Rourke’s existence” and the fact that his public profile has grown since Ted Cruz defeated him in the 2018 senate election. He went on to say that O’Rourke has failed to “define a moral cause large enough to justify” his presidential candidacy, even though his campaign is being propped up by the media and the “liberal establishment.”

From the piece:

O’Rourke may be the most charismatically empty candidate since Robert Redford played “The Candidate” in the 1972 movie of that name. Like Redford, O’Rourke has lanky good looks, is pleasing to watch for a lot of people, and has a “Kennedy-esque” feel.

In the age of the Kardashians, O’Rourke may be the perfect candidate. He is in because he is in. He should lead because he likes to lead. We should applaud and watch in awe because that is our role.

Somehow, I doubt if this will work.

Quick question: who was the reality TV star who became president again? Also, who is it that boasts about having Kim Kardashian in his corner?

By the way, this isn’t the first time Gingrich has tried to make “Kardashian politics” fly as a catchy attack line. Here’s how that worked out in a previous attempt:

I pointed this out when Gingrich tried the "Kardashian politics" line on me last year, but he owned me with this response: https://t.co/YNHI4PVZ4x pic.twitter.com/pOWTkzShl7

— McKay Coppins (@mckaycoppins) March 20, 2019

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