Beto O'Rourke hammered 'Lyin' Ted Cruz' and his 'partisan circus' in Texas Senate debate
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There’s a lot of competition for Sen. Ted Cruz’s most dishonest moment during his second debate with Rep. Beto O’Rourke Tuesday night, but one of the strong contenders had the Republican attacking his Democratic challenger because O’Rourke might dBeto O'Rourke hammered 'Lyin' Ted Cruz' and his 'partisan circus' in Texas Senate debate
There’s a lot of competition for Sen. Ted Cruz’s most dishonest moment during his second debate with Rep. Beto O’Rourke Tuesday night, but one of the strong contenders had the Republican attacking his Democratic challenger because O’Rourke might do the very thing Cruz himself did in 2013. And it gave O’Rourke the opening for one of his most memorable responses of the night: Cruz: With Congressman O’Rourke leading the way, two years of a partisan circus, shutting down the federal government in a witch hunt on the president, that’s not good for the state of Texas, it’s not good for our country. O’Rourke: Really interesting to hear you talk about a partisan circus, after your last six years in the U.S. Senate. [audience laughter] Yes, Ted Cruz, who shut down the government—as O’Rourke observed in a different response during the debate—“for 16 days perhaps because he thought too many people had too much health care” is attacking O’Rourke because he might shut down the government. That kind of projection of your own weaknesses is such a classic sleazy political debating tactic that it should be disqualified for sheer obvious hackery. Throughout, Ted Cruz was … Ted Cruz, self-assured in his oily dishonesty and breaking out his signature smarmy chuckle to show that he wasn’t at all disturbed by anything O’Rourke had to say about his record. For his part, O’Rourke arrived ready to go on the offensive against Cruz, sharply highlighting his opposition to the Violence Against Women Act and his vote “against safeguarding the integrity of our ballot box” because “Our junior senator won’t stand up to President Trump.” GET OUT THE VOTE for Democrats. Just click here, enter your zip code, choose the event that works best for you, and RSVP to attend. Don't let up the pressure. Can you give $1 to Beto O’Rourke and other Daily Kos-endorsed candidates for Senate and House? Read more