Cruzin’ for a Bruisin: Can Anyone Defeat Ted?
After 12 years in office, the junior senator podcasts more than he legislates. But history suggests Texans will give him six more years to talk.
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After 12 years in office, the junior senator podcasts more than he legislates. But history suggests Texans will give him six more years to talk.
How comments from Trump, Cruz, and Cornyn inflame deep-seated prejudices against Asian Americans, further alienating them.
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By supporting expanded background checks for private sales between strangers, Patrick has quickly become a conservative non grata.
The senior senator from Texas has mastered the art of political subservience, making him very powerful—and perhaps vulnerable.
These candidates are back in the ring to prove that 2018 wasn’t a singular “year of the woman.”
There’s a robust field of Democrats lining up to take on the state’s senior senator. The last time that happened was in 2002, when Cornyn first won the open seat.
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