Back in 2012, Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, Joe Moody, was running for reelection when he got a little advice from then Congressman and (possibly) future presidential candidate, Beto O’Rouke.
At the time, O’Rouke jotted down three points of advice that work well as New Year’s resolutions.
They are:
- Don’t take any shit
- Be clear. Be concise
- Be bold, even at the expense of being controversial.
Sounds pretty good to us and turns out the tips sounded pretty good to Moody. He shared a photo of the original note to Twitter with the following caption:
“In 2012, I was running to return to the #txlege. That same year, @BetoORourke was working tirelessly to be the next Congressman from #ElPaso. Late in the campaign he sent me some advice. Tried to follow it since that day.”
“List also makes for great #Resolutions for the #NewYear.”
In 2012, I was running to return to the #txlege. That same year, @BetoORourke was working tirelessly to be the next Congressman from #ElPaso. Late in the campaign he sent me some advice. Tried to follow it since that day.
List also makes for great #Resolutions for the #NewYear. pic.twitter.com/FMF1KMkfDh
— Joe Moody (@moodyforelpaso) December 31, 2018
Twitter agreed it was sound advice and great resolutions.
He’s a smart man.
— AB Bond (@Blondiegrrl) December 31, 2018
Good resolution for me too!
— D. Alexander (@darealist1113) December 31, 2018
save that one! It will be a collector's item some day!
— hmmmm (@nothankyou01) December 31, 2018
Thank you for sharing that. I needed to narrow down my resolutions list and that is perfect
— carol morehart (@newcarol52) December 31, 2018
This is great life advice!
— Camille (@_camilletweets) December 31, 2018
Strong, proud, truthful statement from a young man who knows who he is.
— Progressive Dog Mom (@mochimomsc) December 31, 2018
That list would look awesome on the front of a t-shirt.
— Russ Morris (@russmorris) January 3, 2019
Some folks are gearing up for O’Rouke to run for president in 2020.
That right there is why he'll have my full support should he run for president. While I HATED that he didn't win his seat in Texas, I LOVE that he's free to be the Dem's 2020 nominee. (The fact he made Ted Cruz actually "work" for his job was a bonus!) #BetoForAmerica
— Jacqui Garcia (@jacquiwrites) December 31, 2018
Love @BetoORourke ,he is inspiration. & not condescending to people he disagree.I think he can win Independents,Never Trumpers Republicans & Obama-Trump voters.He has a good shot at the electoral college.
— Joe (@Joesphjoejoe) December 31, 2018
Great advice. It's why he'll make a great candidate
— Sean Schofield (@uberzealot) December 31, 2018
#Beto2020 pic.twitter.com/lNha0vnPBv
— Beto For POTUS 2020 (@Audiomuse) January 1, 2019
save that one! It will be a collector's item some day!
— hmmmm (@nothankyou01) December 31, 2018
That right there is why he'll have my full support should he run for president. While I HATED that he didn't win his seat in Texas, I LOVE that he's free to be the Dem's 2020 nominee. (The fact he made Ted Cruz actually "work" for his job was a bonus!) #BetoForAmerica
— Jacqui Garcia (@jacquiwrites) December 31, 2018
Of course there was this one disturbing element.
Oh no. Now I see he writes in all caps and I have fears
— CeeGee (@butchcjg) December 31, 2018
Well maybe we can look past that, this one time.
