A promising development for Bob. Let's go to the best Tweets from #TXSEN yesterday, which trended nationally for awhile in the afternoon.
The paid politico POV (not unreasonable for once):
Open this 7-count thread from Gadfly for a snark-laden rundown on the topics the two men will be talking about.
And finally, the wagers are being offered:
As Gadfly and I covered in yesterday's comments, we think the over/under for Cruz's margin of victory is closer to 56-44, so Mackowiak, perpetually the conservative MAGAt, wants slightly more than 53-47 to take half a grand from Demo consultant Joe Householder above. No bet.
What this debate schedule does -- or should do -- is put pressure on Dan Patrick and Sid Miller to get off their high horses. Don't expect anything like sunlight or fair play from Ken Paxton or anybody else down the ballot, however. Should O'Rourke show out well and Cruz falter a bit, especially if our Cuban Canadian representative in the upper federal chamber holds to his 5-appearance commitment, and if the spin doesn't overtake the truth ... O'Rourke's rising tide lifts all Democratic boats.
Most importantly, it's not so much as August yet and everybody is paying attention.
News: @TedCruz challenges @BetoORourke to five debates over the next three months, each on different topics https://t.co/gzNMPzBE02 #txsen— Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) July 25, 2018
New: @tedcruz is challenging Dem @BetoORourke to five one-hour #txsen debates.— Forrest Milburn (@forrestmilburn) July 25, 2018
Each will be on a Friday night, focusing on a policy area:
🔘: Aug.31, Dallas
🔘: Sept. 14, McAllen
🔘: Sept. 21, SA
🔘: Oct. 5, Houston
🔘: Oct. 12, Lubbockhttps://t.co/C4IuKcYLNu via @toddgillman
The paid politico POV (not unreasonable for once):
This is a sign that Ted Cruz's internal numbers are not headed in the right direction https://t.co/UMrxd1THMW— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) July 25, 2018
Open this 7-count thread from Gadfly for a snark-laden rundown on the topics the two men will be talking about.
Well, if .@BetoORourke and .@TedCruz agree to five debates on these themes, here's what will play out 1/: https://t.co/9onrfWnhQU— @realDonaldTrump 🌻 (@SocraticGadfly) July 25, 2018
And finally, the wagers are being offered:
Not at all. I’m telling you what the Cruz campaign thinks.— Matt Mackowiak (@MattMackowiak) July 25, 2018
Let’s wager on the margin of #txsen to benefit @NavySEALfnd.
Over 6 I win. Under 6 you win. $500? https://t.co/5ewD0uJWFl
As Gadfly and I covered in yesterday's comments, we think the over/under for Cruz's margin of victory is closer to 56-44, so Mackowiak, perpetually the conservative MAGAt, wants slightly more than 53-47 to take half a grand from Demo consultant Joe Householder above. No bet.
What this debate schedule does -- or should do -- is put pressure on Dan Patrick and Sid Miller to get off their high horses. Don't expect anything like sunlight or fair play from Ken Paxton or anybody else down the ballot, however. Should O'Rourke show out well and Cruz falter a bit, especially if our Cuban Canadian representative in the upper federal chamber holds to his 5-appearance commitment, and if the spin doesn't overtake the truth ... O'Rourke's rising tide lifts all Democratic boats.
Most importantly, it's not so much as August yet and everybody is paying attention.
