Who won the Cruz-Allred debate? In Texas’ Senate race, it’s a wash.
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Who won the Cruz-Allred debate? In Texas’ Senate race, it’s a wash.

Slate  

Six years and several political lifetimes ago, Democrats across the country were under the spell of Betomania. “But the million-dollar question is,” he continued, “is there anything Colin Allred can do to close that gap between now and Nov. 5, when our polling shows that 96 percent of Cruz voters and 97 percent of Allred voters are locked in?” The Cruz team and its outside allies, Jones said, “have been very successful in increasingly tying Colin Allred to Kamala Harris, so the proportion of voters who are casting a ballot for Donald Trump and then for Colin Allred has shrunk,” while Allred’s negatives have risen. The Cruz campaign released an ad last month about how Allred “opposed protecting women’s sports” and—with a superimposed still of Allred looking slightly menacing—“voted to allow boys in girls’ bathrooms.” A more creative one from an outside PAC shows a likeness of Allred in full linebacker gear tackling a girl in what appears to be a powderpuff football game. Allred mentions the Cancun jaunt often as illustrative of Cruz’s time as a senator: that “Ted Cruz only cares about Ted Cruz,” as he concludes in one ad. The debate was Allred’s “last best chance to do something to change the dynamics of the race, and while he had a very strong debate, so did Sen. Cruz,” Jones told me.

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Awkward Ted Cruz video resurfaces showing yet another fraught moment with his daughter
2 months ago

Awkward Ted Cruz video resurfaces showing yet another fraught moment with his daughter

Daily Mail  

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Raw Story  

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Live Mint  

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Ted Cruz evades Democratic efforts to unseat him again as he clings on to Texas Senate seat

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Raw Story  

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Associated Press  

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LA Times  

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Texas Showdown: Cruz and Allred Make Final Pitch to Voters in State Race
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Raw Story  

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China Daily  

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China Daily  

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Slate  

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'Never seen a linebacker punt a senator': Critics agree Cruz lost debate in a 'landslide'
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Raw Story  

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Raw Story  

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LA Times  

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Raw Story  

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Salon  

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Raw Story  

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Raw Story  

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Associated Press  

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Raw Story  

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Raw Story  

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Huff Post  

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Associated Press  

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Raw Story  

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Associated Press  

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10 months ago

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Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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Daily Mail  

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NPR  

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Al Jazeera  

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Associated Press  

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