A Race for Texas : Beto O'Rourke vs. Ted Cruz In the hundreds of races happening in the US at the moment, few really appeal to the public. The Senate election for Texas is undoubtedly one of them. Republican and current Senator Ted Cruz was elected back in 2013 and thus became the first Hispanic American U.S Senator for Texas. His name probably looks familiar to you, and indeed, he became quite known back in 2016 when he almost won the Republican Party's presidential nomination. However, he is said to not be “likable” enough to win –or at least to easily win- against the Democratic Party according to Mick Mulvaney, the Office of Management and Budget chief. He is considered as rather conservative as he is anti-abortion, a gun-right supporter, believes that homosexuality is “a choice” and opposes same sex marriage etc. Elected to the House of Representatives in 2012, Democrat Beto O’Rourke is the nominee of his party to run against Ted Cruz. Texas being a fiercely Red State –no democrats have been elected to statewide office since 1994- the task seems rather daunting. However, the man has gained quite the followers thanks to his « compassionate » campaign. He wish to ban assault rifles, the legalization of marijuana, an access for everyone to medical care, an increase of the federal minimum wage etc. As in every campaign, controversies were highlighted in the past weeks. Mostly from Cruz’s side to belittle Rourke’s image. Cruz and his associates are putting Rourke under attack for using a hispanic-sounding nickname, his real name being Robert, and thus using it to win supports. He defended himself by saying that “Beto” is a childhood nickname, while his supporters are bringing attention to the fact that Ted Cruz is himself using one instead of his real name “Rafael”. They also point out that Beto O’Rourke wished for a debate in Spanish, being fluent himself, to what Ted Cruz –himself a Second Generation Immigrant from a Cuban father- refused, not being efficient enough in the language. As polls show Cruz as leading with a small 6 on average, even if O’Rourke doesn’t win, his strong opposition will most likely stay in Texas’ history, some even put the state in the toss-up category, an unexpected turn of events in such a traditional Red State. AuteurMina Haki
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