In Texas, Ted Cruz Has ‘A Dogfight on His Hands,’ Some Republicans Admit

NYT ^ | 9/11/2018 | By Manny Fernandez and Mitchell Ferman

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HOUSTON — Days after a top adviser to President Trump questioned Senator Ted Cruz’s chances of winning re-election, the Texas lawmaker casually stepped into the pinnacle of his hometown’s energy industry on Tuesday — the lobby of the Petroleum Club of Houston, on the 35th floor of a downtown skyscraper.

Mr. Cruz shook hands while holding a cup of McDonald’s coffee. By the end of his remarks to the American Petroleum Institute, the audience rose for two standing ovations. It was not a campaign event, but it might as well have been: Mr. Cruz was relaxed and confident, eager to both attack his Democratic opponent and to poke fun at himself — and his critics.

“When there’s extreme anger and hatred on the other side, don’t respond in kind,” Mr. Cruz told the audience beneath the glittering chandeliers. “Have fun. Be a joyful warrior.” He recalled encountering a Twitter handle, “Ted Cruz ate my son.” “I was really tempted to tweet, ‘He was delicious,’” he said.

[Theodore R.]

Well, let’s hope this is correct, but Beto signs are everywhere; Cruz signs very rare.

[LS]

The Jamaican Bobsled Team will put their flag on Mars before Betamale beats Ted Cruz.