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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 won’t get to see incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic challenger U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke of El Paso face off in this series.

“Sen. Ted Cruz (R) declined CNN’s invitation to participate in the town hall,” a CNN statement noted.

So O’Rourke 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.

(Excerpt) Read more at star-telegram.com ...


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.
1 posted on 10/09/2018 3:56:08 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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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.


2 posted on 10/09/2018 3:58:45 PM PDT by RooRoobird20 ("Democrats haven't been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves.")
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

A CNN “Town Hall”?

He made the right decision.


3 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.)
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To: RooRoobird20

Sick minds think alike.


4 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.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Well, it is CNN, so few will see it.


5 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)
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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.


6 posted on 10/09/2018 4:00:51 PM PDT by LiberalismDestroys
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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.


7 posted on 10/09/2018 4:01:16 PM PDT by freedom1st (Beware the Beto.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

CNN is ISIS.


8 posted on 10/09/2018 4:01:26 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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To: RooRoobird20

Agreed 100%. For years, I have wondered why conservative candidates even agree to these things, which are just Leftist ambushes.


9 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.)
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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.
10 posted on 10/09/2018 4:05:19 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: fieldmarshaldj

With very low ratings.


11 posted on 10/09/2018 4:06:56 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

CNN is irrelevant. Good decision.


12 posted on 10/09/2018 4:07:14 PM PDT by Lent
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

He agreed to it originally.


13 posted on 10/09/2018 4:17:47 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Boring.

5.56mm


14 posted on 10/09/2018 4:19:05 PM PDT by M Kehoe (DRAIN THE SWAMP!)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Only one left.

Oct. 16 in San Antonio.


15 posted on 10/09/2018 4:20:45 PM PDT by deport
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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.


16 posted on 10/09/2018 4:21:53 PM PDT by CARTOUCHE (The Deep State has a tap root.)
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Good call stay away from the CNN freak show.


17 posted on 10/09/2018 4:28:41 PM PDT by gibsonguy
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Isn't this political donation by CNN!
Where are IRS and FEC ?

Is this legal ?

18 posted on 10/09/2018 4:29:13 PM PDT by ncalburt (Gop DC Globalists out themselve)
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Could be a donation on CNN’s part, then again, who’ll be watching?


19 posted on 10/09/2018 4:30:28 PM PDT by CARTOUCHE (The Deep State has a tap root.)
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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.


20 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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