![]() ![]() A CNN poll released Tuesday shows Cruz with a 7-point advantage with 21 days before Election Day. Yet recent polls show Cruz widening the gap on O’Rourke in the wake of the contentious Senate confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh, which many believe boosted enthusiasm among Republican voters. The fiery follow-up to their September debate in Dallas unfolded days after O’Rourke announced a healthy $38.1 million fundraising feat, more than tripling the $12 million brought in by Cruz in the same three-month period. O’Rourke, 46, and Cruz, 47, are in one of the most closely watched races of the midterm elections, in a Republican stronghold that hasn’t elected a Democrat to statewide office in more than two decades. “If he wants to insult me and call me a liar, that’s fine.” “It’s clear Congressman O’Rourke’s pollsters have told him to come out on the attack,” Cruz said. It’s why the President called him ‘Lyin’ Ted’ and that’s why the nickname stuck, because it’s true.”Ĭruz repeatedly accused O’Rourke of “not answering the question,” frequently linked him with Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders and slammed the El Paso congressman’s voting record as ineffective and “markedly out of step with the people of Texas.” “He’s going to make up positions and votes that I’ve never held or have ever taken. ![]() “Senator Cruz is not going to be honest with you,” O’Rourke said, setting the tone just a few minutes into their second and likely final debate, inside a CBS-affiliated TV station in San Antonio. SAN ANTONIO (CN) - Democratic Congressman Beto O’Rourke came out swinging against Senator Ted Cruz Tuesday night in a feisty debate that veered from hot button foreign and domestic topics to civility in politics. ![]()
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