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Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, left, and Democratic U.S. Representative Beto O'Rourke, right, take part in their first debate for the Texas U.S. Senate in Dallas, Friday, Sept. 21, 2018.
Democratic Congressman Beto O'Rourke has parlayed positive press into a $10 million fundraising advantage over Sen. Ted Cruz; Peter Doocy reports from Houston, Texas. U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, the Texas Democrat vying to replace U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, contradicted police reports Friday by denying he tried to flee the scene of a 1998 drunken car crash.
SEPTEMBER 21: Rep. Beto O'Rourke makes a point as Sen. Ted Cruz waits his turn during a debate at McFarlin Auditorium at SMU on September 21, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. AUSTIN, TEXAS - Locals jammed into a packed bar in East Austin wasted no time in their reactions during the first senate debate between Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke on Friday night.
Republican Ted Cruz and Democrat Beto O'Rourke repeatedly traded barbs during a testy first debate Friday night, underscoring how a Texas Senate race that long looked like a cakewalk for the conservative incumbent now appears to be anything but one. Cruz went on the attack moments after stepping on the stage, charging that his opponent suggested that police officers embodied "modern-day Jim Crow" laws in response to a question about a Dallas policewoman who shot and killed her unarmed, black neighbor after saying she mistakenly entered his apartment, thinking it was her own.
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and his Democratic challenger, Rep. Beto O'Rourke, were asked Friday night -- in what moderators intended to be a polite end to their first debate -- to say something nice about each other. O'Rourke began by praising Cruz's work ethic and his family's sacrifice.
During a debate Friday evening, Sen. Ted Cruz attempted to attack his challenger Beto O'Rourke by claiming he wants to see the Dallas officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man in his own apartment lose her job.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke will have their first meeting on the debate stage Friday evening in Dallas. The debate begins at 6 p.m. at Southern Methodist University in Dallas and is the first of three hour-long debates between the two Texas candidates.
Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, left, and Democratic U.S. Representative Beto O'Rourke, right, take part in their first debate for the Texas U.S. Senate in Dallas, Friday, Sept.
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Sen. Ted Cruz faced off against Rep. Beto O'Rourke , the El Paso Democrat running a spirited campaign against him, in their first of three debates on Friday. The moment arrived as recent polls have shown a too-close-for-comfort contest and Republicans in Washington D.C. have been concerned that O'Rourke's massive fundraising prowess and personal appeal could lead to an upset.
Democrat Beto O'Rourke is hoping to end a 24-year Republican streak in the state. He will meet Friday night for the first of three debates against Republican Sen. Ted Cruz.
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, leads his Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke by 9 percentage points among likely voters, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University. Released Tuesday, the survey found Cruz with 54 percent support and O'Rourke, an El Paso congressman, with 45 percent.
U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke , D-El Paso, leads Republican incumbent Ted Cruz by 2 percentage points among likely voters, according to an Ipsos online poll released Wednesday in conjunction with Reuters and the University of Virginia. O'Rourke has been closing the gap over the last several months, but this is the first poll that puts him ahead of Cruz.
A new Quinnipiac poll in Texas finds Sen. Ted Cruz leading Beto O'Rourke by nine points among likely voters, 54% to 45%. Said pollster Peter Brown: "The Texas U.S. Senate race between Cruz and O'Rourke, and Democratic hopes for an upset win there, have boosted talk of a Senate takeover.