Posted on 11/06/2018 7:36:57 PM PST by Morgana
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas outperformed pro-abortion Democratic challenger Rep. Beto O’Rourke and won a Senate victory despite O’Rourke raking in unprecedented campaign contributions and a love-affair from the mainstream media.
The abortion activist had raised nearly $40 million in the third quarter of 2018, smashing the all-time record for most raised in one quarter, previously set at $22 million. Comparatively, Cruz raised roughly $12 over the same period. After O’Rourke revealed he wouldn’t be sharing any of the war chest he amassed with the other Democrats in tight races, Cruz took a jestful shot at the congressman, saying that if Democrats want to “embrace the principles of socialism” they should just take the money
O’Rourke is a three-term pro-abortion Representative from Texas, who has a long pro-abortion record. He lost despite massive help from the former president of Planned Parenthood — who urged Texans to help raise for a money to unseat Republican Sen. Ted Cruz.
“For many years I served as the president of Planned Parenthood … and I saw first hand what happens when politicians put their own ideological agenda ahead of the health and wellbeing of women and young people,” Cecile Richards said in video. “Frankly, that’s what Ted Cruz has done his entire political career.”
Cruz has been a staunch supporter of the unborns’ right to life and vehemently opposed to organizations that perform abortions while receiving federal funding.
Earlier this year, Cruz wrote a powerful column for Fox News calling out the Democratic Party’s extremism on abortion.
The Texas Republican and former presidential candidate slammed Democrat lawmakers who rejected the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, a bill that would have prohibited abortions after 20 weeks when unborn babies are capable of feeling pain.
Cruz said the bill was “reasonable legislation” that would have put American laws in line with the rest of the world. The United States is one of only seven countries in the world that permits elective abortions past 20 weeks — a fact confirmed by the Washington Post fact checker.
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The bill failed to pass the U.S. Senate Monday because there were not enough votes to overcome pro-abortion Democrats’ filibuster.
Expressing his disappointment, Cruz wrote:
… for the most part it eliminated as a category a procedure that not only ended an innocent life but ended it in such a way as to constitute torture.
I had hoped that my Democratic colleagues could see the merits of such legislation. I had hoped that they could recognize the barbarity of ripping apart a suffering child and put in place at least some limit of what we as a nation are willing to carry out in the aftermath of Roe v. Wade.
The radicalization of the Democratic Party on abortion in recent years, however, means that most cannot countenance even the slightest restriction; or the slightest acknowledgement that “abortion on demand, without apology” has its downsides. Instead, virtually every Democrat filibustered this commonsense legislation.
The vote exposed just how radical the Democratic Party has become. Polls consistently show strong public support for a 20-week abortion ban, including a majority of Democrats and women. However, just three Democrats in the Senate supported the bill. Two Republicans also opposed it.
Cruz criticized pro-abortion Democrats for ignoring how many women feel pressured to abort their unborn babies.
“What is more, for all the rhetoric about ‘choice,’ the evidence paints a more grisly picture,” he wrote. “A recent report published in the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons reveals that out of nearly 1,000 women surveyed, 74 percent felt that their decision was pressured by others.”
When women are struggling with poverty or abuse or simply a lack of support, Cruz said there always is a better solution than to kill an unborn child.
“We understand that a woman can feel trapped by an abortion, and that the proper response to unplanned pregnancy is not coercion; nor is it the cold, harsh hallways of an abortion clinic. The proper response is a helping hand,” he continued. “The proper response is love.”
Cruz said he was proud to support the legislation, and he looks forward to a day when every unborn baby’s life is protected.
“I hope and pray that one day, all unborn children will be awarded the most basic of all human rights – the right to life,” he concluded.
WTH did Warren need all that money for? Was this the “start buying you off now in case you become President” fund?
Good news!
Overall I think the Democrats had the better showing. The GOP mostly won back some weakly held seats that the Dems got hold of on Obama’s coattails. The GOP needs to be thankful the entire map of 100 Senate seats wasn’t up for grabs.
The Rick Scott pick-up was impressive, but he was a very strong candidate, a 2-term governor who probably could’ve won a 3rd term there. Overall it looks like the GOP candidate recruitment was weak. And those rust belt states that Trump flipped switched back to standard blue states again.
Don’t blame me for the FACT that Cruz SICKENED many (if not most) of his supporters and let a PATHETIC drunk nearly beat him.
You may not like it, but go look at the results yourself (he’s up by 2.6%), versus the Republican governor, who’s running away with it.
And those rust belt states that Trump flipped switched back to standard blue states again.
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its in their blood to vote socialist. scary to think that this country is heading the way if EU soon with the mass of uncheck illegal AND legal immigration that come now, unlike the “good old days” for nothing but a free ride. US is a huge welfare state to them.
I suspect that they will leave the signs up as a sign of protest/displeasure.
Welcome to the state, enjoy the barbecue!
I looked at the Texas races tonight and while we still had “straight party voting” as an option this year, it didn’t seem to go “down ballot”.
The governor came out strongest
(Abbott-Valdez 55.9-42.5)
Abbott got 4,614,079 votes
Lt. Governor (Patrick-Collier , 51.3-46.4)
Patrick 4,225,359 votes
AttGen (Paxton-Nelson, 50.6-47.0)
Paxton 4,156,847 votes
US-Senator (Cruz-O’Rourke, 50.9-48.3).
Cruz 4,221,738 votes
Even land commissioner P-Bush got more votes than any of the other Republicans who weren’t the Governor
George P. Bush 4,397,621 votes, 53.7%
And that was with some Republicans withholding a vote, choosing the Libertarian, or writing in a name.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/06/us/elections/results-texas-elections.html
Then again, things didn’t go “so well” for Democrats either, O’Rourke’s presence didn’t raise up all Democrats. He got nearly 4,000,000 votes (3,999,742) and no other Democrat in the state approached that threshold (candidates Valdez (Gov) 3.5M, Collier (LT) 3.8M, Nelson (AG) 3.86M...
Not really but keep cutting your own throat because you are still butt hurt
blah blah blah.
None of the GOP candidates carried the votes that Abbott got.
To flip that coin, none of the DNC candidates carried the votes that O’Dork got.
I looked at the Texas races tonight and while we still had “straight party voting” as an option this year, it didn’t seem to go “down ballot”.
The governor came out strongest
(Abbott-Valdez 55.9-42.5)
Abbott got 4,614,079 votes
Lt. Governor (Patrick-Collier , 51.3-46.4)
Patrick 4,225,359 votes
AttGen (Paxton-Nelson, 50.6-47.0)
Paxton 4,156,847 votes
US-Senator (Cruz-O’Rourke, 50.9-48.3).
Cruz 4,221,738 votes
Even land commissioner P-Bush got more votes than any of the other Republicans who weren’t the Governor
George P. Bush 4,397,621 votes, 53.7%
And that was with some Republicans withholding a vote, choosing the Libertarian, or writing in a name.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/06/us/elections/results-texas-elections.html
Then again, things didn’t go “so well” for Democrats either, O’Rourke’s presence didn’t raise up all Democrats. He got nearly 4,000,000 votes (3,999,742) and no other Democrat in the state approached that threshold
Valdez (Gov) 3.5M
Collier (LT) 3.8M
Nelson (AG) 3.86M
It should not be close but IMHO, all the bashing of Cruz during the Presidential election of 16 did not help. There are still people on this sight that they are happy he beat Beno but have to get one more bash in. Check up a few post from yours and you will see what I mean
Gov.Abbot didn’t have 100 million spent against him!!!
Thanks,Elsie——very interesting.
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