Wanna hear something hilarious? Most people know that I have been working to elect Beto O’Rourke for United States Senator from Texas. My activity has apparently gotten me on several donor and campaign lists. The title of this post is the word for word subject line of an email I just got. It’s typical for Beto’s campaign to write emails with such optimistic headers. He is, after all, running an extremely competitive race against the mostly reviled Ted Cruz. Kinda keeps the morale of the grassroots up to put a positive spin on things.
The email doesn’t link to the poll it is citing as “closer than it’s ever been” but a bit of googling shows the race unexpectedly close. This Quninnipiac poll has the race within 3 points and RealClearPolitics is calling the state as “Leans GOP” which is a far cry from the “solid GOP” that it was a few months ago. As far as I can tell the middle of April is the most recent poll of this race that I can find but I thought that maybe Beto had a newer poll put that I haven’t yet seen. I know that some polls have shown Cruz further ahead than that Q poll in April but they’ve all been within single digits for months. I usually kick in 20 bucks when a get a fundraising letter from Beto’s campaign so before I read the body of the email, I checked my debit card to ready my donation to Mr. O’Rourke’s long shot campaign. Imagine my growing surprise as I learned…..well, why don’t you read it for yourself:
The most recent poll surveying Texas voters has the race closer than it's ever been!
It's no doubt because our opponent is raising more money than ever. If we don't step up, we could see Texas go BLUE.
Step up right now with your donation of $20, $50, $100 or whatever you can afford to make sure we #KEEP TEXAS RED.
Liberals all over the country will be eyeing this race as the most important race in the country. We need to make sure that we keep Ted in Washington.
Ted is a fighter and he continually fights for our shared conservative values. There is still a lot to accomplish to deliver the promises we made to voters.
>>>CLICK HERE TO DONATE RIGHT NOW TO KEEP TED IN WASHINGTON<<<
Our opponent is a far-left liberal who doesn't represent Texas values on immigration, Second Amendment rights, taxes, or just about anything else.
The media is working overtime to help him get elected, and it's starting to work.
Now is the time to turn the tide of the so-called "blue wave" and make sure that Texas stays RED.
Thank you for all you have done for liberty.
Team Cruz
P.S. Don’t wait.Your IMMEDIATE donation will get the momentum back on our side and keep Ted’s voice in Washington.
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edited by author of this diary to remove all donation links to Ted Cruz. The rest of the email is just a copy and paste.
Wait… That’s not from Beto O’Rourke, it’s from Ted Cruz! In it he admits that he is being out raised and out performed by his worthy opponent and good old Calgary Cruz has gotten so worried and desperate that he thinks he can raise money from a fat, old liberal lady like myself. I liked the bit about “Texas values” like he understands what those are better than Native Texan Beto O’Rourke. Though Cruz has been in Texas since 1974 (off and on), that doesn’t make him an expert when it comes to “Texas values”. Most Texans I know think that he’s a bully and a fake and they sure as hell don’t revere those values. Screw “keeping Texas red”, blue is my favorite color.
It seems that Cruz is so desperate that he’s now trolling for money so far afield from his base that he just emailed the biggest liberal within a ten mile radius. Why don’t we reward him for his efforts and chip in some cheddar for Beto O’Rourke? Heck, I’m doubling my usual donation now! We can help out Cruz by giving him an early retirement. If right wing RCP is classifying the race as “leans Republican” and Ted Cruz is blasting out panicky pleas for money to the least likely people to ever donate to him, it’s hard to be pessimistic about this race. We can do it in November!
P.S. I’ve unsubscribed to that particular mailing list!
P.P.S. Today is the last day for early voting in Texas primary run off elections. So if your Congressional District has a run off, (like mine in TX-23) get off your patooties and go vote!