Ted Cruz' latest political stunt: Buying a few cold ones



>>> See photos of Trump's rally for Cruz in Houston this week. A video showing Ted Cruz buying Shiner Beer at Buc-ee's made the rounds on social media this week.

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Sen. Ted Cruz is just a regular ol' Texan, or at least that's what his latest shopping stop hopes to convey.

In a video uploaded to Cruz's Twitter feed this week, the Texas Senator strolls through a Buc-ee's carrying a 12-pack of Shiner Bock Beer, and thanks a customer who shouts "Good luck Senator!"

The 12-second video, dubbed as a bus tour resupply mission, blew up on the social media site where his supporters took it as a sign of the Senator's unshakable Texas ethos.

Some even drew comparisons to political stunts performed by his Senate challanger Beto O'Rourke, like skateboarding around a Whataburger parking lot.

Cruz carrying a 12 pack of Shiner through Buccee’s > O’Rourke skateboarding in a Whataburger parking lot. https://t.co/AJYYa9t2Nw — Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) October 24, 2018

Beto: skateboarding at Whataburger

Cruz: buying Shiner Bock at Buc-ee's

Me: chasing teenagers with a chainsaw at HEB — David Burge (@iowahawkblog) October 24, 2018

An edited version of the video making it appear as if Cruz was being heckeled by cursing customers also gained some traction:

I can't believe this is a real ad for Ted Cruz. Is this really the best they could do? pic.twitter.com/xWJJsVfUL4 — Vic Berger IV (@VicBergerIV) October 24, 2018

Cruz's stop at Buc-ee's comes a day after his rally with Donald Trump, where the president attacked O'Rourke and declared himself a nationalist.

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