Yesterday Stephen King was encouraging Texans to not vote for Ted Cruz in November while disparaging his looks all the while:

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







Ted Cruz just responded to King’s remarks with a jab of his own:

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

OUCH! I think.

To be honest, I don’t get it completely. It might help if I’d watched more Stephen King movies growing up. But I do get the general gist of what he’s saying.

So what do you think? Is this a top-notch burn or did Cruz get a little too clever with his comeback?