TX-SEN: Dem challenger: I dont think that Ted Cruz is an a--hole

[RandySF]

Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) Democratic challenger says in a new interview that he doesn't "publicly" believe Cruz is an "asshole," apparently walking back the sentiment from a recent appearance on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher."

Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) told The New York Times's Frank Bruni he was just "moving the conversation along" when he replied "that's true" after Maher told him, “don’t forget, [Cruz is] a giant asshole.”

“I think I was just moving the conversation along,” O'Rourke said in the interview published Saturday. “Anyhow, I don’t think that Ted Cruz is an asshole.”

“I certainly don’t think that publicly,” he added, when pressed.

O'Rourke is trying to unseat Cruz in a state that hasn't elected a Democratic senator in decades. He outraised the fiery Texas Republican in the first months of 2018.



http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/382108-dem-challenger-i-dont-think-that-ted-cruz-is-an-a-hole

[bluecollar2]

1. It's OK

I do think Cruz is an asshole.

[vi5]

2. Clever...

...good for him for not backing off on it, or at least doing so with some snark and adding "I certainly don't think that publicly."

This is what we need from Democrats. Stop apologizing. Republicans rarely do.