U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Democratic opponent Beto O’Rourke have reached an agreement in their long-running negotiations over a debate schedule.
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Analysis: The swoon for Beto O’Rourke doesn’t mean Ted Cruz will lose
The rise of Beto O’Rourke is one of the hottest stories in U.S. politics — enough to put incumbent U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in a defensive posture. But Cruz still holds the advantage.
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Texas Elections 2018
At a Texas State town hall, college enthusiasm for O’Rourke was on display
Texas State students who went to O’Rourke’s town hall said they are fired up about a candidate who takes the time to speak and listen to them.
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Texas Elections 2018
Cruz, O’Rourke rev up post-Labor Day campaigns in battleground Harris County
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and his Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke of El Paso, campaigned Saturday in battleground Harris County, holding their first rallies in Texas since the traditional political turning point of Labor Day.
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Texas Elections 2018
Report: Trump official says U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz could lose to U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke
At a closed-door meeting with Republican donors, President Donald Trump’s budget chief said likability “still counts,” The New York Times reported Saturday.
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Texas Elections 2018
Ted Cruz campaign criticizes Beto O’Rourke for co-hosting fundraiser with PAC
O’Rourke’s campaign held a fundraiser this week co-hosted by a political action committee, prompting charges of hypocrisy from Cruz’s camp. O’Rourke’s camp insist the El Paso congressman has not broken his pledge to not take any PAC money in his bid to unseat Cruz.
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Texas Elections 2018
O’Rourke campaign: “Impostor” responsible for texts about helping undocumented immigrants vote
The campaign of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke says some eyebrow-raising texts that surfaced Wednesday were not “approved” by the campaign.
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TribCast
TribCast: Trump vows to stump for Cruz in Texas
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Donald Trump’s vow to stump for Ted Cruz, the Cruz campaign’s attacks on Beto O’Rourke and the most competitive congressional races in November.
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Texas Elections 2018
Full video rebuts Ted Cruz claim that Beto O’Rourke praised flag burning
The ad released online by the Cruz campaign Tuesday uses portions of an exchange O’Rourke had with an attendee of a town hall. A closer look at the context shows that O’Rourke’s statements were not specifically about “flag burning.”
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Analysis: Some voters want candidates who watch what they say. Some don’t.
What a politician says can divide the electorate, for better or worse. And sometimes, two politicians can say the same things and send their partisans scurrying in opposite directions.