Beto O'Rourke got battered in his first presidential debate. His poll numbers have sunk to low single digits. O’Rourke is polling at 2 percent nationally in the latest Morning Consult survey. One Iowa poll released this week put him at 1 percent in the state. O’Rourke has dodged questions about his latest performance in the money race. Glowing press coverage has given way to questions about how long he can hang on. Beto O’Rourke’s candidacy is in a downward spiral.