Ted Cruz Attempted To Smear Beto O’Rourke With A Video Of Him Cursing, And It Really Backfired

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Incumbent Texas Senator Ted Cruz is currently neck-and-neck in the polls with his challenger in the November midterms, Democrat Beto O’Rourke, and it’s safe to say he must be feeling the pressure. And why wouldn’t he? At 45-years-old (just an astounding-seeming two years younger than Cruz himself), O’Rourke is hip, cool, and charismatic as all get out. He skateboards! He used to be in a punk band!

And so far, Cruz’s best efforts to smear his opponent only seem to remind people how cool he is.

Maybe Beto can’t debate Ted Cruz because he already had plans… pic.twitter.com/LdqKTh3yK4

— Texas GOP (@TexasGOP) August 28, 2018

Meanwhile, Ted Cruz really likes … soup?

At any rate, over the holiday weekend, Cruz’s campaign tweeted out the following video intended serve as a “lighthearted reminder” that sometimes O’Rourke says bad words.

A lighthearted reminder: A #LaborDay picnic is a great place to bring the kids. A Beto O’Rourke rally? Not so much… #TXSen

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) September 3, 2018

Hell yeah Beto is showing the f*ck up!

Except for the fact that, once again, this video was intended to trash O’Rouke by making Texans clutch their pearls, but that’s not exactly the way it comes off. As such, The Ratio was in full effect as people mocked Cruz’s video and turned it against him.

Ted Cruz and the Texas GOP have now warned voters that @BetoORourke likes to (1) eat Whataburgers, (2) drink beer, (3) play in a rock band and (4) occasionally curse.

I’m sure this will all repel Texans, who are famously dainty. https://t.co/4kmuPIYrVb

— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) September 3, 2018

In Ted Cruz’s greatest attack ad yet, he reveals that Beto O’Rourke says…“fuck” every now and again. https://t.co/revcPVuEks

— Sarah Lerner (@SarahLerner) September 3, 2018

This is coming from the guy who liked a porn tweet. https://t.co/XR7aPiv182

— Andrew Damitio (@andrewdamitio) September 3, 2018

pic.twitter.com/KL1zjQZMZy

— (@Alchemy363) September 4, 2018

Others were quick to remind Cruz that he’s not exactly helping his case by having President Trump campaign for him at an October rally.

A lighthearted reminder: when a man insults your wife in front of a country of 320 million people, you don't hold a rally with him

Not in Texas, not anywhere

How any Texan could vote for a man who won't stand up for his wife is beyond me https://t.co/6XfLNCcJch

— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) September 4, 2018

Which picnic are you at Ted? The one where a guy who brags about grabbing pussy without consent calls your wife ugly and then doesn’t apologize and you end up making phone calls to support him?

That fucking picnic?

— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) September 3, 2018

A lighthearted reminder: You’re holding a rally with a guy who called you a pussy on national television: https://t.co/6TxcdlBGj3 https://t.co/I04O5lxnnQ

— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) September 3, 2018

Trump called your wife ugly and your father an assassin. Let's hope he never starts talking about your kids.

— John Iadarola (@johniadarola) September 4, 2018

Ted Cruz, who will speak at a Trump rally in October, is running an attack ad about how his opponent uses foul language: https://t.co/kshwFYUssE

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) September 3, 2018

Sounds like Beto O’Rourke supporters just got themselves a new rallying call. Oh Teddy, will you ever win?

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