Cruz Bests Beto on Social Media by Going Live From San Angelo on Facebook Wednesday

 

SAN ANGELO, TX -- U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, the junior Senator from Texas, campaigns in San Angelo Wednesday evening at a sold out venue that only required a free ticket. 

Cruz faces a tough challenge from U.S. Congressman Beto O'Rourke of El Paso who is the media darling and by reports from the national media and pollsters, within striking distance of Cruz. 

O'Rourke's campaign and national media pollsters would have you believe O'Rourke is unstoppable and unbeatable.  

And he is.  For now.  

Beto has campaigned in San Angelo on four separate occasions.  

But there's a chink in the Kennedyesque armor of the far left (literally, He's from El Paso, can't go any farther left on the Texas map than that) savior of the Texas Democrat Party; he supposed to be the social media guru and can take down Ted without Political Action Committee (PAC) money by visiting all 254 counties in Texas and relying solely on money donated from everyday folks like you and me and live posts on Facebook.

Here are the numbers:  "Cruz, however, is an exception to the rule. The Republican often openly banters with other politicians and celebrities on Twitter and interacts with supporters through hashtags like #CruzCrew. His campaign plans to host a Facebook Live from an event Wednesday night in San Angelo. And with his national profile, Cruz eclipses O'Rourke in number of Twitter followers — 3.2 million to the Democrat’s 251,000."

That's according to Dallas Morning News Political Reporter Forest Milburn.  

Cruz has 3.2 million Twitter followers while O'Rourke has 251,000.  Add to that the campaign doesn't begin in earnest until after Labor Day.  Every successful veteran politician and political operative knows that.  

Milburn goes on to say "O’Rourke, who has visited all 254 Texas counties as he barnstorms across the state, is facing what will be an expensive uphill battle to unseat the first-term senator."  

Back in 2012, then Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst was the front runner to replace retiring U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison.  Cruz was the upstart, TEA Party candidate who was well spoken and had rock solid support.  Dewhurst was the establishment candidate for junior Senator from Texas; he'd been a loyal party supporter and promoted all of then Texas Governor Rick Perry's agenda for years.  Dewhurst was next in line to be Governor of Texas, but when Hutchison announced she wouldn't seek reelection, the race was on and everyone in the upper echelon of power in the Republican Party of Texas began jockeying for position to run for her Senate seat. 

Both Cruz and O'Rourke have raised about $24 million each according to opensecrets.org.  With such a disparity in social media followers, the history of pollsters being dead wrong at this point in the campaign, and the fact that every Texas Democratic darling in the past two decades has failed to defeat a Republican incumbent AND media hype hasn't turned into votes for Democrats in Texas, Beto remains the underdog and the next soon-to-be-failed great hope of Texas Democrats while Texas Republicans continue to back their own incumbents and rally to the polls in greater numbers in November.

In the immortal words of Mary Chapin Carpenter, "The stars might lie, but the numbers never do!" 

 

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Success is not measured by "Friends" or "follows". trump has over 50 million. He has failed in NK. He is failing in Iran, Syria, and even here on the home front. The number to be concerned about is 126. That's how many people are being laid off at a South Carolina company because of his "tariff tantrum wars". It's just the beginning.

He is only here because he was called out for not meeting with constituents numbering less than 30. $20 says he goes after his DUI. He will bring up Obama a few times. Close with socialism and the open border. The main catch phrases that get the base in a sustainable froth.

O'Rourke may not make it this time, but the gap is closing. trump and his Nazis will make it close faster than expected.

lying Ted doesn't know what is good for Texas this character ISN'T EVEN from Texas, How can he know whats best for Texas,!?

Pevine, Wed, 08/08/2018 - 16:59

If Joseph Stalin had campaigned in all 254 counties in Texas and was the darling of the media, Texas still wouldn't elect him because of his policies, views and opinions. Robert Francis has views and plans for us that don't match what Texas values. And they won't match Texas values until enough people from states where liberal policies have made it unlivable move in here and recreate the conditions that made them leave those states! That's not to stir up the base, it's just fact!

Texas values? They have been hijacked by the rich and made the poor fight for them. I value education, healthcare, good infrastructure......the right only values guns. The difference is clear.

Do you know who resides in the White House? Now character matters? Chance of snowflakes...100%.

Joe should publish his email daily laying out the costs of demo (Beto)plans. 100% of business income, 100% of income of several income groups, 80% + vat tax , various ways of paying for dem lunatic socialism.

Can you say Venezuela here we come, it is possible here.

Senator Cruz met with the veterans last week and he has truly been there for the veterans with VA issues and has worked to sponsor bills. As for Beto the Ft Bliss has no good opinions of him supporting the Army Post. Besides I had a dog named “Beto” is there coincidences?

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