Quick Roundup on Yesterday’s Cruz—Dewhurst Debate

My non-political life is amazingly busy this week, but here’s a roundup of reactions to yesterdays debate between Ted Cruz and David Dewhurst:

  • Though she bashes both candidates, Patricia Kilday Hart does note that “Throughout his tenure as lieutenant governor, Dewhurst has displayed a maddening tendency to deny inconvenient facts.”
  • Joe Holley says that the race has gotten personal. Also noted that most of the audience favored Cruz, including “a stay-at-home mom, said she supports Cruz because he will keep the nation from going the way of Europe, ‘where liberties are being stripped away every day. If we don’t elect strong, principled leaders, we’re going to suffer the same fate.’”
  • Robert T. Garrett’s piece on tyhe debate itself is behind the DSM paywall, but his followup isn’t.
  • Paul Burka said of Dewhurst that “It’s almost painful to watch him struggle to achieve fluency.” Also said of the Tea Party members watching Cruz debate: “’He’s one of us, and Dewhurst isn’t.’ And it’s true. He’s not.” Also: “If Cruz wins the race, the Dewhurst campaign will go down in Texas political history as one of the worst that has ever been run.”
  • The lefty Houston Press calls Dewhurst the “Worst. Campaigner. Ever.”
    After the usual Perry and Tea Party bashing.

  • Texas Tribune coverage, including a new low in pro-Dewhurst ads.
  • And not so much on the debate, but if you’re following the Senate race, you need to be reading Rick Perry vs. the World, since Evan has been on fire the last couple of weeks. Just keep scrolling.

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