# Beto Sex Tweet Beto Sex Tweet is the nickname online users attached to a November 12, 2018 Twitter post by political analyst Leah McElrath, who ranked three potential 2020 Democratic presidential candidates by sexual analogy and described Beto O'Rourke as the guy who 'makes you cum until your calves cramp.' Within hours the post drew thousands of shocked quote replies and coverage from Vice, Mel Magazine and the Daily Dot. By mid-November 2018 the nickname itself was a Twitter in-joke, used by users who refused to link the original. ## Origin Leah McElrath, a writer and political commentator, posted the three-candidate ranking on November 12, 2018, days after O'Rourke's narrow loss to Ted Cruz in the Texas Senate race[1]. The tweet drew more than 1,600 retweets, 11,000 likes and 1,600 replies[2]. McElrath explicitly meant the comparison as praise for O'Rourke; she described Richard Ojeda and Michael Avenatti as the kind of partner who makes you review your grocery list in your head while waiting for him to finish[2]. - **Platform:** Twitter - **Creator:** Leah McElrath - **Date:** 2018 ## Overview McElrath's post worked by placing Richard Ojeda and Michael Avenatti as the 'grocery list' type lovers and O'Rourke as the 'sweet and nerdy' man who 'holds you down,' using horny praise to argue for one candidate over the others[2]. Reactions split two ways. Many users quote-tweeted in disgust, with some refusing to link the original by handle and calling it only by its new nickname[1]. User @BrandyLJensen joked about joining No Nut November because of it, while Chapo Trap House co-host Will Menaker ran a sarcastic 'I've BEEN saying this!'[4] The calf-cramp detail drew its own thread of commentary, with Mel Magazine publishing a physiology piece arguing that cramping during sex is typically a sign of dehydration, not a great orgasm[3]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Beto Sex Tweet? Beto Sex Tweet is the online nickname for Leah McElrath's November 12, 2018 Twitter post ranking three 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls by sexual analogy, with the 'calves cramp' line about Beto O'Rourke driving the virality[2]. ### Where did Beto Sex Tweet come from? It came from political analyst Leah McElrath, who posted it on Twitter on November 12, 2018, days after Beto O'Rourke lost his Texas Senate race to Ted Cruz[1]. ### What does Beto Sex Tweet mean? In context McElrath meant it as an argument that O'Rourke's low-key, nerdy masculinity made him the superior 2020 candidate; online it became a byword for cringe political horniness, with many users refusing to link the original and citing it only by nickname[1]. ### How do you use Beto Sex Tweet? Users typically reference it as a punchline about politically coded thirst or as a benchmark for an embarrassing online moment, often screenshotting McElrath's post without retyping the 'calves cramp' line directly[3]. ### Is Beto Sex Tweet still popular? Discussion peaked in mid-November 2018 alongside coverage by Vice, Mel Magazine and Daily Dot; the tweet is now cited mainly as a period piece of late-2010s resistance-era Twitter[4]. ## References 1. [https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/gy7gkx/the-beto-sex-tweet-proves-the-internet-was-a-mistake]() 2. [https://twitter.com/leahmcelrath/status/1061864358635077633]() 3. [https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/beto-sex-tweet-cramping]() 4. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/beto-sex-tweet]() 5. [https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/beto-sex-tweet/]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/beto-sex-tweet Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library