"Texasdemokraten and former u.s. representative Beto O'rourke will try to become the Democratic candidate in next year's presidential elections."
"A formal announcement is expected on Thursday morning local time. 46-year-old O'rourke sat in the past in the house of representatives for Texas. He lost senatsvalet in november against Ted Cruz, but received a lot of attention in the media during the campaign."
"Early polls before the election in 2020 has ranked O'rourke in third among possible democratic presidential candidates – after former vice-president, Joe Biden, who has not yet indicated if he set it up, and senator Bernie Sanders."