Beyoncé gives a hilariously last-minute endorsement of Beto O'Rourke

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published 6 November 2018

With less than three hours to go until the majority of the polls in Texas close, Beyoncé slipped in a very, very last-minute endorsement of Rep. Beto O'Rourke, the Democrat challenging GOP Sen. Ted Cruz for his seat. "We can't voice our frustrations and complain about what's wrong without voting and exercising our power to make it right," she wrote in her Instagram post, even though more than 4.5 million people have already cast early voting ballots in the Lone Star State.

View this post on InstagramA post shared by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on Nov 6, 2018 at 2:08pm PST

"This would normally be a massive boost to a candidate in Texas," wrote The Texas Tribune's political editor, Aman Batheja, on Twitter, adding: "Genuinely curious: Are there registered voters whose behavior will be influenced by such a late endorsement?"

Many other celebrities offered more timely endorsements of O'Rourke, including LeBron James, Jim Carrey, and Eva Longoria. But better, uh, late than never?

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.