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Ted Cruz declines, so challenger Beto O’Rourke gets an hour on national TV by himself
Star Telegram ^
| Oct 9, 2018
| Anna Tinsley
Posted on 10/09/2018 3:56:08 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
CNN is shining a light on three of the most consequential races in 2018 including the Texas bid for U.S. Senate through debates or town halls in the coming weeks.
But Texans wont get to see incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic challenger U.S. Rep. Beto ORourke of El Paso face off in this series.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R) declined CNNs invitation to participate in the town hall, a CNN statement noted.
So ORourke will be featured in a live, one-hour town hall with CNN Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash in South Texas on Oct. 18.
The Cruz campaign did not immediately respond Tuesday afternoon to a request on why the senator will not participate.
The solo town hall will air at 9 p.m. central time Oct. 18 and be televised from the McAllen Performing Arts Center.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2018election; 2020election; beto; betoorourke; chicken; clintonnonnews; cnn; cruz; cuckfnn; cucknewsnetwork; danabash; dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; election2018; election2020; givingbetoafreepass; mediawingofthednc; orourke; partisanmediashills; presstitutes; smearmachine; stupid; tedcruz; texas
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Aren't there 2 debates left? Whatever. Texas: please please don't let 'Beto' happen. Thanks.
To: CondoleezzaProtege
A CNN Town Hall would have been a disaster. Cruz is better off in a classic debate format. These Rat Town Halls are a joke.
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posted on
10/09/2018 3:58:45 PM PDT
by
RooRoobird20
("Democrats haven't been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves.")
To: CondoleezzaProtege
A CNN “Town Hall”?
He made the right decision.
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posted on
10/09/2018 3:59:10 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Every time a lefty cries "racism", a Trump voter gets his wings.)
To: RooRoobird20
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posted on
10/09/2018 3:59:34 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Every time a lefty cries "racism", a Trump voter gets his wings.)
To: CondoleezzaProtege
Well, it is CNN, so few will see it.
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posted on
10/09/2018 4:00:26 PM PDT
by
Islander7
(There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda)
To: CondoleezzaProtege
This is a good move... let CNN deliver their lies to an all leftist audience. CNN knows it has absolutely no influence, and it does not matter in the least to most Americans.
To: CondoleezzaProtege
CNN won’t have too many watching. Sounds like a set up to ambush Cruz. There still is one debate left. Cruz wiped the floor with Beto in the first debate.
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posted on
10/09/2018 4:01:16 PM PDT
by
freedom1st
(Beware the Beto.)
To: CondoleezzaProtege
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posted on
10/09/2018 4:01:26 PM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
("It's Slappin' Time !")
To: RooRoobird20
Agreed 100%. For years, I have wondered why conservative candidates even agree to these things, which are just Leftist ambushes.
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posted on
10/09/2018 4:01:58 PM PDT
by
rlmorel
(Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
To: Jeff Chandler
Yup.
Talking about debates/townhalls, under no circumstances should President Trump agree to ANY debate on CNN, MSNBC or even ABC, CBS or NBC come 2020. Waste of time. Trump can just hold his own Townhall on Fox with Tucker, Ingraham or Hannity and will get higher ratings than all the Dem townhalls combined.
To: fieldmarshaldj
To: CondoleezzaProtege
CNN is irrelevant. Good decision.
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posted on
10/09/2018 4:07:14 PM PDT
by
Lent
To: CondoleezzaProtege
He agreed to it originally.
To: CondoleezzaProtege
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posted on
10/09/2018 4:19:05 PM PDT
by
M Kehoe
(DRAIN THE SWAMP!)
To: CondoleezzaProtege
Only one left.
Oct. 16 in San Antonio.
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posted on
10/09/2018 4:20:45 PM PDT
by
deport
To: CondoleezzaProtege
Cruz just got my first donation today. Not to worry. All of the Beto yard signs disappeared from my island neighborhood shortly after they were secretly planted in my neighbor’s yards a few weeks back.
O’Rourke’s support is akin to that of Abortion Barbie’s. All media hyped and not much else.
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posted on
10/09/2018 4:21:53 PM PDT
by
CARTOUCHE
(The Deep State has a tap root.)
To: CARTOUCHE
Good call stay away from the CNN freak show.
To: CondoleezzaProtege
Isn't this political donation by CNN!
Where are IRS and FEC ?
Is this legal ?
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posted on
10/09/2018 4:29:13 PM PDT
by
ncalburt
(Gop DC Globalists out themselve)
To: ncalburt
Could be a donation on CNN’s part, then again, who’ll be watching?
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posted on
10/09/2018 4:30:28 PM PDT
by
CARTOUCHE
(The Deep State has a tap root.)
To: CondoleezzaProtege
Cruz mopped the floor with “Beto” in the first debate.
I suspect Cruz figured that Commie News Network would handpick participants like men with man buns and feminazis with loaded leftist questions. Why bother with another ambush orchestrated by CNN? A waste of time and a good move to skip it.
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posted on
10/09/2018 4:30:35 PM PDT
by
SharpRightTurn
(Chuck Schumer--giving pond scum everywhere a bad name.)
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