Last updated on September 13th, 2018 at 11:32 am
Former Ted Cruz strategist Rick Tyler burst into laughter on Monday after MSNBC’s Chris Matthews pointed out how Cruz has gone from a Donald Trump critic to now begging the president to save his Senate campaign.
As Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke continues to ride a wave of momentum toward the November election, the Cruz campaign has gone into a full panic mode.
As Matthews noted on Monday, the incumbent Texas senator is now shamelessly begging the man who insulted his wife and father to save his Senate seat.
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Chris Matthews and Rick Tyler joke about Ted Cruz begging Trump to save his campaign. #ctl #p2 #hardball pic.twitter.com/1Zwt00WbNz
— PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) September 10, 2018
Trump has promised to hold a Texas rally in October to help Cruz, saying he’ll find the “biggest stadium” in the state.
I will be doing a major rally for Senator Ted Cruz in October. I’m picking the biggest stadium in Texas we can find. As you know, Ted has my complete and total Endorsement. His opponent is a disaster for Texas – weak on Second Amendment, Crime, Borders, Military, and Vets!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 31, 2018
The Republican Party is terrified that Texas may fall to the Democrats
As Rick Tyler pointed out on Monday, the closeness of the race between Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke is evidence of just how much damage Trump has done to the GOP brand – even in deep red states.
Recent polling shows that O’Rourke has pulled to a virtual tie with Cruz, though RealClearPolitics still gives the Republican senator a slight lead in the polling average.
Even if Cruz holds on, though, it’s only a matter of time before the state tilts toward the Democrats. Trump‘s denigration of the Hispanic population – a growing demographic in the state – has likely expedited that process.
While Ted Cruz is banking on the president to save his campaign, it is Trump who has put Republican candidates all across the country at risk of losing their jobs.
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Sean Colarossi currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and was an organizing fellow for both of President Obama’s presidential campaigns. He also worked with Planned Parenthood as an Affordable Care Act Outreach Organizer in 2014, helping northeast Ohio residents obtain health insurance coverage.
