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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRafael 'Ted' Cruz accuses his Democratic opponent of changing his name to appeal to voters (WP)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/03/07/rafael-ted-cruz-accuses-his-democratic-opponent-of-changing-his-name-to-appeal-to-voters/Rafael Ted Cruz accuses his Democratic opponent of changing his name to appeal to voters
by Avi Selk | March 7 at 2:07 PM
At 7 p.m. Tuesday, the primary polls closed in Texas, and Sen. Ted Cruz's challenger was soon confirmed as Rep. Beto O'Rourke a congressman born and raised in El Paso who had outraised Cruz nearly 3-to-1 in recent weeks and lifted Democratic hopes of finally cracking the Republican monopoly on statewide politics in November.
Less than two hours later on the same evening, Cruz released a radio ad against his Democratic threat on Twitter.
It was a jingle. It went like this:
I remember reading stories liberal Robert wanted to fit in,
So he changed his name to Beto and hid it with a grin.
Beto wants those open borders and he wants to take our guns.
Not a chance on earth he'll get a vote from million of Texans.
If you're going to run in Texas you can't be a liberal man.
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Rafael 'Ted' Cruz accuses his Democratic opponent of changing his name to appeal to voters (WP) (Original Post)
dalton99a
Mar 2018
OP
How stupid and cheap. He's admitting he has nothing real to use against this terrific candidate. n/t
Judi Lynn
Mar 2018
#1
Rafael Cruz isn't very bright, is he? Good lord, that sure was desperate!
AgadorSparticus
Mar 2018
#2
Judi Lynn
(160,598 posts)1. How stupid and cheap. He's admitting he has nothing real to use against this terrific candidate. n/t
AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)2. Rafael Cruz isn't very bright, is he? Good lord, that sure was desperate!
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)3. "If you're going to run in Texas you can't be a liberal man"
But you can be Canadian !
area51
(11,919 posts)4. And I'm sure that
Cruz will next go on the attack against Piyush "Bobby" Jindal.
malaise
(269,157 posts)5. OK Ted
You moron
Gothmog
(145,487 posts)6. Carnival Cruz is an idiot