On this week’s TribCast, Ross talks with Evan, Matthew and Patrick about Gov. Greg Abbott’s fake Winston Churchill quote, the U.S. Senate race, the chancellor-to-be at the University of Texas System and guns.
2018 Texas U.S. Senate Election
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Analysis: The most important 2018 candidate isn’t on the ballot
The president might be the most important candidate in Texas in November — and he’s not even on this year’s ballot.
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Texas Elections 2018
Win or lose, Beto O’Rourke’s campaign against Ted Cruz could shape Texas politics for years
Despite the excitement he’s generated among Democrats, U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is still widely viewed as a long shot. Yet the El Paso congressman’s campaign could still help rebuild his party and make a difference in races lower on the ballot.
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Analysis: Pleased to meet you, you wonderful/terrible candidate
The political advertisements are starting, and candidates are racing to introduce themselves (positively) and their opponents (negatively) to Texas voters.
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Texas Elections 2018
With O’Rourke gaining momentum, Cruz’s November alarm hits new volume
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, hit the campaign trail Saturday with amped-up warnings that his re-election is anything but a sure thing in November. The incumbent’s comments came a day after Republican Gov. Greg Abbott brushed off assertions of a “blue wave.”
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Texas Elections 2018
Ted Cruz releases first TV ads of 2018, including 3 attacking Beto O’Rourke
One of Cruz’s ads tells viewers O’Rourke is “more extreme than he wants you to know.” Another highlights Cruz’s work on the state’s recovery from Hurricane Harvey.
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Texas Elections 2018
Ted Cruz leads Beto O’Rourke 49-43 in Quinnipiac poll
A poll from Quinnipiac University released Wednesday gives U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz a 6-point lead over his Democratic challenger, Beto O’Rourke.
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Texas Elections 2018
O’Rourke agrees to debate Cruz five times, but has some suggestions
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke is accepting a proposal by GOP incumbent Ted Cruz to debate five times over the next three months, though O’Rourke would like to add a sixth debate in El Paso.
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Analysis: In the dance over Texas debates, some would rather be wallflowers
The debate over Texas political debates, which blossoms every two years, is now fully underway. Some of it’s going just as you might expect. But there are some surprises this season.
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Texas Elections 2018
Ted Cruz proposes 5 debates with Beto O’Rourke in U.S. Senate race
In a letter to O’Rourke, Cruz’s campaign proposed debates to be held on five Friday evenings, each focused on a different set of topics.
