Second Beto O'Rourke-Ted Cruz debate postponed

[Gothmog]

There are ten Democratic Senators in red states up for re-election. McConnell kept these senators in Washington for most of August so that they could not campaign for re-election. This is a shitty trick but is consistent with normal GOP tactics. Now the House has recessed until after midterms but the Senate is still in session. Again McConnell is trying to screw Democratic Senators in red states. McConnell is also screwing one GOP senator in a competitive race. Carnival Cruz was stuck in Washington during August and now Carnival Cruz had to cancel his debate with Beto.

Link to tweet

An attempt to reschedule will be somewhat complicated by the fact that Cruz will be casting votes in the U.S. Senate for much of October. The U.S. House is set to adjourn until the midterms on Friday.

I wonder if McConnell is happy with screwing Carnival Cruz. Most Republicans hate Carnival Cruz and so sacrificing Carnival Cruz may be acceptable if it helps the GOP be competitive in the races for the ten Democratic Senators who up for re-election and who live in red states

[Tiggeroshii]

1. Lovin the nickname!

Accurate!

[Gothmog]

4. I stole it from Juanita Jean

[rurallib]

2. Betchya it could be arranged for Carnival to make it if he really wanted to

[Wounded Bear]

3. It's not just red states, either...

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/after-fits-and-starts-cantwell-agrees-to-debate-hutchison-or-did-she/

First she was, then she wasn’t. Then she was pursuing alternatives, and now she is again.

Confused? You’re not alone about the tortured journey Sen. Maria Cantwell has taken in getting to “yes” on accepting an invitation from the Washington Debate Coalition to square off with her challenger, Susan Hutchison.


Or has she?

Late Tuesday, Cantwell campaign spokesman Michael Meehan said the incumbent Democrat had accepted “the Oct. 8 debate” against her Republican opponent that he said was scheduled for 12:30 p.m. at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma. Word that the senator would, indeed, debate Hutchison was reinforced by a late night campaign news release issued after the debate coalition and Cantwell’s campaign each had said earlier Tuesday that the senator had declined to participate in debates set for Oct. 6 and Oct. 30.

They're trying to blame Dems for "missing" debates while, like you say, McConnel is screwing with the Senate schedule.