Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke face off in first debate

[Donkees]

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Watch live coverage of Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke meeting for the first time to debate in the Texas Senate race.

[rurallib]

1. christ almighty Cruz is a total asshole

I am thinking I can only take a little bit of him.

[PatSeg]

8. He is so smug and arrogant

not to mention, ugly as sin.

There is a reason why Ted Cruz is the most hated man in the senate.

[rurallib]

9. no wonder his own kids don't like him

[PatSeg]

10. Yes

He cracked me up when he talked about how much his kids cried because he had to be away from home so often. Yeah right.

[Gumboot]

2. Beto even has a look of Bobby about him.

Unless that's just me getting old and misty-eyed.

I like this young fella a lot.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. I also see the resemblance - and his real name is Robert Francis!

I learned that when he was on with Stephen Colbert last week!

Stephen Colbert - Guest Beto O'Rourke: We Don't Need A Wall
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017510552

[iluvtennis]

3. Bookmarked - watching sometime this weekend. Can't wait.

[LudwigPastorius]

4. Cruz is like some sort of insectoid life form wearing...

a human flesh suit.

[jimmil]

5. I watched the whole thing...

Cruz hit every hot button issue the right has. Second amendment, Hillary Clinton, tax cuts, God, socialism, Bernie Sanders, respect the flag or disrespect veterans (kneeling at football games naturally), brown people coming into the country, on the ground at the school shooting in Texas, etc, etc. Never mind if the question did not pertain to any of those issues. It was red meat for the masses. In other words, he was a complete douchebag. The perfect candidate for the mindless hordes.

[PatSeg]

11. Ted Cruz

is a very accomplished debater and his supporters in the audience loved him, because he hit all those hot button issues. He really should have been a preacher.

[JonLP24]

7. 10 minutes in I'm ready to back him for President