Cruz campaign slams Beto O’Rourke for not being Whataburger spicy ketchup

On Thursday, Ted Cruz's campaign issued a statement to the Star-Telegram concerning the likeness of Beto O'Rourke's campaign logo and Whataburger's spicy ketchup. On Thursday, Ted Cruz's campaign issued a statement to the Star-Telegram concerning the likeness of Beto O'Rourke's campaign logo and Whataburger's spicy ketchup. Photo: Ronald Cortes, Photo Correspondent/Whataburger Photo: Ronald Cortes, Photo Correspondent/Whataburger Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Cruz campaign slams Beto O’Rourke for not being Whataburger spicy ketchup 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

Whataburger seems to inject itself into just about any conversation about Texas, so it was only a matter of time before the fast-food chain was dragged into the state's politics.

Ted Cruz's campaign issued a statement to the Star-Telegram on Thursday concerning the likeness of Beto O'Rourke's campaign logo and Whataburger's spicy ketchup.

As many social media users have pointed out, both black and white designs share some similarities.

Beto O’Rourke’s campaign signs look like the spicy ketchup from whataburger and you can’t change my mind pic.twitter.com/VoPTgLL10L — cln (@charlienesser) July 30, 2018

Beto is the spicy ketchup of Texas pic.twitter.com/p0VjuKqmTw — Amber Aldaco (@ambersita17) July 17, 2018

Yet, if Texas' obsession with the ketchup is any indication (the condiment recently began selling in "Texas-sized" 40-ounce bottles), then it's potential political real estate might be too valuable to cede over to O'Rourke.

Which is why Ted Cruz fired back in good fun:

"Unlike the spicy ketchup, when Texans unwrap the O'Rourke packaging, they are definitely not going to like what they see underneath," a Cruz campaign spokesperson told the Star-Telegram. "He's like a Triple Meat Whataburger liberal who is out of touch with Texas values."

Outside of burger talk, the race between the two Senate candidates has been heating up.

This week, Cruz asked Donald Trump to campaign for him in Texas, a possible sign of the senator's tough bid for re-election. Similarly, two new polls last week showed the race between Cruz and O'Rourke tightened to single digits, possibly even in dead heat.

Fernando Ramirez covers Texas news and politics. Read him on our breaking news site and on our subscriber site. | Fernando.ramirez@chron.com | @fernramirez93



