Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) launched a new element of his campaign, Democrats for Cruz, aiming to poach Democrats from his challenger, Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX), and show his bipartisan ability.
Reps. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Veronica Escobar (D-TX) laughed at the idea that Cruz could be bipartisan.
“Honestly, my response would be my laughter,” Escobar said. “That challenge didn’t wake him up to the fact that Texas voters want leadership and governance instead of performance,” she said, adding, “He should be scared, frankly.”
But Cruz disagrees.
“I am a principled conservative, and I am not afraid of a fight. But if you look at my record of authoring and passing bipartisan legislation, it has been tremendously impactful for Texas,” Cruz told NOTUS.
“One can walk and chew gum at the same time,”
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