Kavanaugh fight likely to scuttle second Cruz-O'Rourke debate, for now
The drama surrounding the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court appears likely to scuttle the second debate between U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-El Paso, at the University of Houston Sunday night, though the campaigns may seek to come up with a rain date.
After a long, dramatic day of testimony Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee by Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, who accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they were in high school, a charge he vehemently denied, the committee is set to vote Friday on the nomination followed by a preliminary vote by the full Senate on Saturday and final action next week. Cruz is a member of the committee.
Even before Thursday, Cruz had indicated the Sunday debate was in jeopardy, which O’Rourke confirmed to the Texas Tribune Thursday.
The latest developments seemed likely to seal the fate of Sunday’s event — the second of three scheduled debates — but no formal announcement on the cancellation or postponement of the event has been made. The first Senate debate was at Southern Methodist University last Friday. The third debate is scheduled for San Antonio on Oct. 16.
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The vote on Kavanaugh's nomination and McConnell's plans to keep the Senate in session during October will prevent Cruz from the campaign trail. Let's keep our fingers crossed that it will be enough to oust Cruz from office.