Analysis: Cruz v. O'Rourke debate

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Cruz v. O’Rourke debate: Beto took first shot with comments on Trump, Cambridge Analytica

It was Democrat Beto O’Rourke who took the first shot in Tuesday’s debate, when he attacked incumbent U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz for paying more than $5 million for political services from Cambridge Analytica, the data firm that accessed private data from 50 million Facebook users on behalf of its clients in the 2016 presidential election.

“The very company that helped to undermine our democracy,” O’Rourke said.
O’Rourke also blasted Cruz for failing to stand up to President Donald Trump: “He won’t stand up to him, and he won’t stand up for us.”

It was not surprising that the El Paso congressman took the first swipes in the debate, which is a key moment for O’Rourke to make up ground in a race in which public polling shows Cruz with a narrow lead. The last four major public polls in the race have shown Cruz leading the Democratic El Paso congressman by at least 5 percentage points.

https://www.chron.com/news/politics/texas/article/Cruz-v-O-Rourke-debate-Beto-took-first-shot-13312998.php

[ghostsinthemachine]

1. K&R'd

Get em Beto...

[sheshe2]

2. Go Beto.

[grantcart]

3. Are there any undecideds?

[catrose]

4. I'm glad Beto brought up CA

I've no idea why that hasn't been screamed from the rooftops.

A friend just gave me a Beto prayer candle for "Saint Beto, Patron Saint of Hopeful Texans." Proceeds go to the campaign.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/633388801/saint-beto-orourke-texas-senate-prayer?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_d-home_and_living-spirituality_and_religion-religious_candles_and_incense-novena_candles&utm_custom1=2290ecab-4bd8-4ba4-9bc5-bca65d364e67?utm_content=go_270949355_42663651776_194315708554_pla-371216354797_c__633388801&gclid=CjwKCAjwmJbeBRBCEiwAAY4VVVR4zAXWXfvQkKmyTbHtCmQILUJzPotbq4Mop82RlWROnvbhxdATWRoCEBgQAvD_BwE

[LostinRed]

5. He's great wish he'd move to a blue state

As horrible as Ted Cruz is he’ll win. Just watch the focus group on HBOs vice news. The all hate Cruz but will vote for him anyway.

[czarjak]

6. Because...

Stupidity?

[FBaggins]

8. Did you not read what you replied to?

It seems clear that LostinRed is saying that (s)he would like to see him in the Senate... and he would easily make it from a less-red state.

[Gothmog]

7. Lying Ted Cruz

Link to tweet