Comparisons to the 2006 midterms are emerging after two guilty verdicts involving people close to President Donald Trump this week.
Beto O’Rourke
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TribCast
TribCast: Slow family reunifications, Cruz-O’Rourke TV ads
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Marissa and Emma about moldy, rat-infested state office buildings, family reunifications at the border, TV ads in the U.S. Senate race and a Republican state lawmaker’s tough words for the Texas governor.
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Beto O’Rourke’s first TV ad is out today. But he’s quietly been in print and radio for months.
Beto O’Rourke, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, has gotten a lot of attention for his campaign’s drive to reach voters online. But he’s also made an effort to woo them on the radio and in print.
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Texas Elections 2018
Beto O’Rourke says he’ll start airing TV ads with money raised off Ted Cruz’s attack ads
Beto O’Rourke, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, announced Monday he will start airing TV ads in his race against Republican incumbent Ted Cruz.
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Texas Elections 2018
Cruz allies ramp up for November TV battle with O’Rourke
A super PAC supporting U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has placed its first TV ad buy in his re-election race against Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke.
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TribCast: Sir Winston, Cruz’s call to arms, a new UT chancellor
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.
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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.