Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke addresses the nation in El Paso, Texas, U.S. August 15, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke said on Thursday he was resuming his campaign with a new sense of focus after a mass shooting in his Texas hometown, while rival John Hickenlooper ended his bid to take on President Donald Trump.
Both men have struggled with low opinion poll numbers in the historically large field of candidates running for president in 2020, and both have faced mounting calls to run instead for competitive U.S. Senate seats in their respective states.
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