Article snippet: Democrats say former Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s (D-Texas) prime-time fight Monday night with MORE likely gave a boost to the potential presidential candidate, whose stock has fallen in the past six weeks as he has publicly mulled a bid for the White House. Appearing at a rally on his home turf in El Paso, Texas, the ex-lawmaker sounded like someone getting ready for the race as he battled Trump over his signature border security issue — delighting Democrats in the process. O’Rourke got heavy media coverage for his speech, and Trump himself added to the story by attacking the former congressman. “A young man, who has got very little going for himself except he’s got a great first name, he is, he challenged us,” Trump said to his crowd of supporters before claiming that many more people showed up for his address than O’Rourke’s. The attacks helped coverage bleed into Tuesday morning as cable news commentators chattered over the rival rallies. “For Beto, Trump showing up in his backyard was a hanging curveball over the plate that he crushed out of the park,” said Democratic strategist Eddie Vale. He argued that the criticism from the president showed that O’Rourke was “clearly inside Trump’s head” during the president’s rally. O’Rourke needed a rash of good headlines if he wanted to keep his potential candidacy viable, some Democrats said. In December, O’Rourke seemed like a leading contender among Democrats but a soul-searching road trip where he brought his Instagram fo... Link to the full article to read more