"Ken Cuccinelli avoided being photographed with Ted Cruz"

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RICHMOND, Va.— That was awkward.

In the clearest sign yet of the potent effect of the government shutdown on the Virginia governor’s race, Republican Ken Cuccinelli avoided being photographed with Ted Cruz at a gala they headlined here Saturday night—even leaving before the Texas senator rose to speak.

Backstage, a source said, Cuccinelli urged Cruz to work with Democrats to end the federal shutdown. But he did not make that point, or even acknowledge Cruz, in short public comments to some 1,100 social conservatives.

Cruz has become the face of GOP intransigence, and the conservative attorney general’s effort to distance himself from congressional Republicans reflects how damaging Cuccinelli realizes a prolonged shutdown may be for his campaign.

For his part, Cruz heaped praise on his “friend” Cuccinelli and argued passionately in a 54-minute speech that their party can still win the messaging fight over the shutdown if the people just speak out loudly enough.

--James Hohmann, Politico, "Cuccinelli avoids Cruz limelight"

Cowardlynelli.

[Chipper Chat]

1. Two rats

They just want to sink on two different ships.

[targetpractice]

2. A hallmark of malignant narcissists is they think that everything will be okay if...

...they could just get the opportunity to explain things or "set the story straight". Then everyone will fall in line, of course.

Ted Cruz exhibits many signs that he is a narcissist. I'm terrified of them.

Narcissists really have a fundamentally disordered way of thinking about the world and how fellow humans work.

[Heather MC]

3. 54 Mins Good Grief this Idiot loves to hear himself talk

[Cali_Democrat]

4. Cruz is poison in state like Virginia. n/t

[arely staircase]

5. who

wouldn't?