Beto O’Rourke’s NFL-protests answer
Moment · 2018 · Notable
MSNBC reported over 50 million views for O’Rourke’s answer on NFL protests.
NowThis Impact
@nowthisimpact · Aug 21, 2018
‘I can think of nothing more American.’ — Beto O'Rourke — the man taking on Ted Cruz — brilliantly explains why NFL players kneeling during the anthem is not disrespectful
Ted Cruz
@tedcruz · Aug 23, 2018
Most Texans stand for the flag, but Hollywood liberals are so excited that Beto is siding with NFL players protesting the national anthem that Kevin Bacon just retweeted it. That means all of us us can now win Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon!
Kevin Bacon@kevinbacon
Thanks For sharing this!
The Ellen Show
@TheEllenShow · Aug 22, 2018
I would like to meet you, @BetoORourke.
NowThis Impact@nowthisimpact
‘I can think of nothing more American.’ — Beto O'Rourke — the man taking on Ted Cruz — brilliantly explains why NFL players kneeling during the anthem is not disrespectful
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How it worksNumbers
- NowThis Twitter video: February 2019 reported views
- 19.9M
- As of Feb 14, 2019 · X · Self-reported · The Guardian
- Peak proxy date
- Week of Aug 28, 2018
- Aug 21 ’18 to Week of Aug 28, 2018
- Platforms
- 5
- Started on X
- Origin
- Mixed
- Politics & civic
How it spread
Trace the originNowThis posted an edited town-hall answer. Athletes shared it, national outlets covered its circulation, and the campaign ran Facebook ads. Okung proposed screening it for NFL officials, and Ellen invited O’Rourke onto her show.
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