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TexasTowelie

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Sat Aug 18, 2018, 01:19 AM Aug 2018

O'Rourke seeks debates with Cruz; draws 500 to Temple event

Beto O’Rourke, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, is confident he will debate his opponent, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, the El Paso congressman told the Telegram on Thursday.

The two campaigns have been going back and forth regarding where, when and how many debates in which Cruz and O’Rourke will participate. Most recently, according to the El Paso Times, O’Rourke’s team stressed they want to work with the Cruz camp while the senator’s team claimed they have tried to contact the Democratic campaign.

“The challenge is — and I think we can work through this challenge — Ted Cruz has attempted to dictate the date, the time, the place, the moderator, the topic, the furniture and this has to be a collaborative process. Democracy is a collaborative process,” O’Rourke said, walking to his Toyota Tundra after a town hall event at the Frank W. Mayborn Civic & Convention Center.

O’Rourke’s morning forum marked his fourth visit to Bell County since he announced his Senate campaign. Event organizers said 508 people attended the congressman’s event on Thursday.

Read more: http://www.tdtnews.com/news/article_bb2d4464-a197-11e8-ae83-2bbf9b4ea1f4.html

Another solid crowd in a red county for Beto!

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O'Rourke seeks debates with Cruz; draws 500 to Temple event (Original Post) TexasTowelie Aug 2018 OP
People are running from lying ted cruz now in huge numbers duforsure Aug 2018 #1

duforsure

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1. People are running from lying ted cruz now in huge numbers
Sat Aug 18, 2018, 04:59 AM
Aug 2018

No one lies that much that isn't corrupt . Plus he voted to hurt our health care system, and enriched the wealthiest people in this country to do it. Now the KGOP will destroy Social Security, retirement, and the economy, and do nothing to stop treasonous trump. cruz is in deep , deep trouble , and his desperation is showing.

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