TX-SEN: True to Form

[kyc0705]

The ball is now in Beto's court. He has to like better porn.

[kyc0705]

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/375407-democrat-outraises-ted-cruz-in-texas-senate-race-so-far-in-2018

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At this point, Ted Cruz has Mark Warner 2014 written all over him.

More like George Allen 2006.

Also possible, but Allen saw a competitive-ish race coming and the outcome hinged heavily on a single campaign gaffe.  I don't see Cruz making a mistake that severe.

You don't?

[kyc0705]

Congressman Joaquin Castro said on the Daily Show yesterday that he believes Beto will win. Source.

I mean what else would he say

CANDIDATE: "I believe!"

CROWD: "I believe!"

CANDIDATE: "I believe that!"

CROWD: "I believe that!"

CANDIDATE: "I believe that we will lose!"

CROWD: "I believe that we will lose! I BELIEVE THAT WE WILL LOSE! I BELIEVE THAT WE WILL LOSE!"

[kyc0705]

No one knows who Beto is.  From a media stand point.  Mike Espy and David Baria are much better known. But, in this environment, neither are flipping, though

I'm not exaggerating when I say that this post is the very first time I've ever encountered the name "David Baria."

[kyc0705]

 Beto released his first ad today: Showing Up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZUFA67aS1Q

When Beto said that his campaign was just about "human beings," I was instantly reminded of this: https://www.tedcruzforhumanpresident.com/

[kyc0705]

king of eating

https://twitter.com/GideonResnick/status/1027620265600212995

[kyc0705]

I know the whole tweet's bad, but I'm really irked by how much of a reach that Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon reference is. He just wanted to throw that in there, and it's so low-effort and pandering. So it fits him perfectly is what I'm saying:
https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1032614754668486656

[kyc0705]

I know the whole tweet's bad, but I'm really irked by how much of a reach that Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon reference is. He just wanted to throw that in there, and it's so low-effort and pandering. So it fits him perfectly is what I'm saying:
https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1032614754668486656

It's such a forced attempt at having a sense of humor.

SOMEBODY MAKE IT STOP
https://twitter.com/TexasGOP/status/1034843827088093184

[kyc0705]

SOMEBODY MAKE IT STOP
https://twitter.com/TexasGOP/status/1034843827088093184

God, Beto even looks good in his mugshot:
https://twitter.com/TexasGOP/status/1034591481892405249

[kyc0705]

It seems crazy to me that Beto is only 2 years younger than Cruz.

Ted Cruz gives the illusion of a spectral figure who has silently presided over every conflict since the start of humanity and urged for the most destructive response. He floats from century to century, his plastered smile and grating voice at the corner of every room. And though he is in everyone's peripheral vision, when they turn their heads in his direction, he is gone, and only his creepy aura remains.

[kyc0705]

Beto's shift to the left isn't gonna win him swing voters, Cruz will win by 6 points.

This notion that swing voters are wise and thoughtful centrists is one that needs to be dispelled. 

When somebody equates undecided voters with smart, critical thinkers, I always think of this SNL sketch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAG37Kw1-aw