Beto O'Rourke
Cruz's campaign manager says the Republican offered to appear in a debate, but was "unable to participate" in the town hall.
The Texas senatorial candidate drums up memories of Robert F. Kennedy.
He wrote a scathing review of a Broadway show featuring female actresses with "phenomenally large breasts and tight buttocks."
The country music icon also unveiled the election-themed anthem "Vote 'Em Out" at the Senate hopeful's event.
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“The Cruz family should be treated with respect,” O'Rourke said.
The snapshots, circulated by Politico Playbook, surfaced after the Texas Republican was heckled out of a Washington restaurant.
The Republican senator apparently thinks speaking out against the killings of unarmed black men is a bad thing.
The candidates battled over hot-button issues like immigration, gun rights and trade.
Conservatives slammed the country music legend over a concert in support for the Texas Democratic candidate for Senate.
"I don’t think we should jump to conclusions," the Republican senator said. The officer has been charged in the fatal shooting of her neighbor.