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Congressman has become a media sensation. tonight host of media buzz howard kurtz shows us how and why. i m running to serve you as president of the united states of america. beto o rourke is the only presidential candidate to have timed his launch to a vanity fair cover. an upbeat piece in which he talks about the near mystical experience of giving a speech powered by some outside force. but the real force on his side is the media s beto mania led by those who even while he was losing to senator ted cruz were touting him as a white house contender. sat down with oprah and me and the rest of the people in the audience thought wow, this guy has this dynamic positive energy. i think that liveliness that physicality that out doorsiness seems to work with people. conservative hosts also love talking about o rourke in a mocking way. jesse: he has charisma with the kids. the media likes him because they want to be him. former congressman robert francis bozo o rourke. that s wha ....