Ted Cruz Strikes Back at Stephen King

After author Stephen King encouraged Texans to not vote for Ted Cruz in November, the senator struck back at the author, according to The Right Scoop.

Cruz is running to keep his seat against Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke in the upcoming November election.

King tweeted his support for O'Rouke and disdain for Cruz on Tuesday.

Hey, Texas! I suppose you're going to re-elect Ted Cruz, but I hope you don't. Beto O'Rourke is mega-cool. Smart, too. Also, jeez, do we have to look at Ted for another six years? The mind reels.

— Stephen King (@StephenKing) July 10, 2018

Cruz fought back with a tweet of his own on Wednesday.

Limousine liberal @StephenKing preaching socialism (but not his millions!) to Texas is pretty scary, kinda like Carrie riding Cujo, chopping through a door with an ax and saying “heeeeeeeeere's........Johnny!” https://t.co/6iKQ61Fmqd

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) July 11, 2018

According to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, Cruz lead O'Rourke 41 percent to 36 percent.

Libertarian party nominee received 2 percent, while 3 percent said they would vote for someone else. Seventeen percent said that they haven't thought enough about the race to have a preference.

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