| Lots of people think that, and Senator Cruz is pleased to be thought so by many of them. Something about being known by the enemies one makes... |
[FreeBeacon] Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D., Texas) said in a new interview that only "publicly" he doesn't believe Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) is an "asshole."
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O'Rourke agreed with HBO's Bill Maher in March after the comedian referred to Cruz by the crude term.
"Don’t forget, he’s a giant asshole," Maher said.
"That’s true," O'Rouke said.
However, during a meeting with New York Times columnist Frank Bruni, O'Rourke danced around on his opinion of Cruz.
O'Rourke initially told Bruni he regretted agreeing with Maher.
"I think I was just moving the conversation along," O'Rourke said. "Anyhow, I don’t think that Ted Cruz is an asshole."
"You don't?" Bruni asked.
"I certainly don’t think that publicly," O'Rouke said.
Cruz is seeking a second term against the well-funded O'Rourke, who raised $6.7 million in the first quarter of 2018 and has stoked hopes of Democrats winning a statewide race in Texas for the first time since 1994. 
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