When Beto O’Rourke stood before a national audience in September’s Democrat debate and blurted ‘Hell yes, we’re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47,” it was intended to solidify his support in the far reaches of the left wing as his poll numbers among moderate Democrats were waning. It was a desperate Hail Mary pass that, should he have become a serious contender, would have come at the cost of his own home state. But for Beto, desperate times, I suppose, called for desperate measures.
