Beto O'Rourke Announces He's Running for President

Beto O'Rourke, the Texas Democrat who narrowly lost a U.S. Senate election to Ted Cruz in November, announced he was running for President in a video posted online on Thursday.

"I'm running to serve you as the next President of the United States of America," he said. On the same day, O'Rourke embarked on a road trip across Iowa — an early and important caucus state — spanning three days and more than a dozen counties.

Beto O'Rourke, the Texas Democrat who narrowly lost a U.S. Senate election to Ted Cruz in November, announced he was running for President in a video posted online on Thursday. "I'm running to serve you as the next President of the United States of America," he said. On the same day, O'Rourke embarked on a road trip across Iowa — an early and important caucus state — spanning three days and more than a dozen counties.