--- ---  # Beto O'Rourke's Charismatic Dog Is Stealing All His Thunder  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Mar 14, 2019 4:53 PM UTC  AUSTIN, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 04: U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) addresses a campaign rally at the Pan American Neighborhood Park November 04, 2018 in Austin, Texas. As Election Day approaches polls have shown the gap narrow between O'Rourke his opponent, incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) AUSTIN, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 04: U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) addresses a campaign rally at the Pan American Neighborhood Park November 04, 2018 in Austin, Texas. As Election Day approaches polls have shown the gap narrow between O'Rourke his opponent, incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Mar 14, 2019 4:53 PM UTC Texas politician [Beto O’Rourke](http://time.com/5541574/beto-orourke-running-president-2020/) announced his intention to run for president in the 2020 election on Thursday morning, the roll-out of which included a very in-depth [_Vanity Fair_](https://twitter.com/VanityFair/status/1105936915621183493) cover story. However, his big news may have been overshadowed by the true star of the O’Rourke household: his dog, Artemis. In the Annie Leibovitz-lensed shots of O’Rourke and his family, Artemis steals the show, showing herself to be an elegant and self-actualized pooch who might be the charismatic running partner that O’Rourke will need to give him an edge over the [many, many other Democrats who have thrown their hats in the ring](http://time.com/longform/2020-democratic-primary/) for the 2020 presidential election so far. Artemis’ _Vanity Fair_ debut was widely lauded on the Internet, where she was declared not only a very good girl, but the true star of the cover shoot, which honestly, is not far from the truth. Artemis became the talk of Twitter, where many widely wondered what she thought of O’Rourke’s decision to run. See the best responses to Artemis online, below. > [](https://twitter.com/MicahGrimes/status/1105943721223380994) > [](https://twitter.com/danieltaroy/status/1105941613690478598) > [](https://twitter.com/DavidLarter/status/1105962519364026369) > [](https://twitter.com/thecultureofme/status/1105943290686382083) Beto O'Rourke's Dog Is Stealing 2020 Presidential Spotlight ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5551703/beto-orourke-dog/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5551703/beto-orourke-dog/"},"headline":"Beto O'Rourke's Charismatic Dog Is Stealing All His Thunder","datePublished":"2019-03-14T16:53:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:58:05.292Z","description":"Meet Artemis","url":"https://time.com/5551703/beto-orourke-dog/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt667ee21ed40cf5e2/698946b497cdff64f06b77da/beto-orourke-dog.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt667ee21ed40cf5e2/698946b497cdff64f06b77da/beto-orourke-dog.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Polls Tighten In Texas Senate Race Between Beto O'Rourke And Ted Cruz","caption":"Polls Tighten In Texas Senate Race Between Beto O'Rourke And Ted Cruz","creditText":"Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5551703/beto-orourke-dog/","name":"Beto O'Rourke's Charismatic Dog Is Stealing All His Thunder"}}]}] ```