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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCruz hammers Brennan for endorsing Beto O'Rourke
By REBECCA MORIN 11/02/2018 09:41 AM EDT
Sen. Ted Cruz slammed John Brennan after the former CIA director endorsed Democrat Rep. Beto O'Rourke in Texas' highly watched Senate race.
"John Brennan who publicly admitted voting for the Communist Party candidate for President in 1976 has now endorsed Beto. Brennan led the CIA while we undermined and weakened Israel, strengthened North Korea, ignored ISIS, and gave billions to Iran. Birds of a feather...." Cruz wrote in a tweet.
Brennan in the past has acknowledged that he voted for Gus Hall, who was the leader of the Communist Party USA, during the 1976 presidential election. Hall won 58,992 votes in 1976, which was more support than he earned in his other three presidential campaigns.
In addition, Brennan has maintained that he is not a member of any political party.
Cruz has consistently led O'Rourke in polling in recent weeks. In an Emerson poll released Thursday, Cruz was at 50 percent compared to O'Rourke at 47 percent among likely voters. O'Rourke has made national headlines and has out-fundraised Cruz on just individual donations.
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Cruz hammers Brennan for endorsing Beto O'Rourke (Original Post)
DonViejo
Nov 2018
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JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,375 posts)1. I hope this doesn't negatively impact Cruz' "likeability index".
Wasn't he voted "most congenial" among senators?
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)2. Why does Cruz care?
If Brennan's endorsement is ballot box poison, why is Cruz so pissed about it going to Handsome Beto O'Rourke?
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)3. That's really going to hurt Brennan's feelings.
Stallion
(6,476 posts)4. Does Not Take Rejection Well...
duforsure
(11,885 posts)5. Maybe Brennan knows
Something illegal cruz is involved in , and cruz is doing like trump, pre-attacking him.
Roland99
(53,342 posts)6. Heh. McCarthy regurgitating communist party crap
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,335 posts)7. So says the son of a Castro supporter.
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)8. I'm sure Brennan is worried sick
Ted Cruz's approval means so much to him.