and his attacks. what you saw from beto o rourke was a different candidate, someone not only forcefully pushing back, some of it with being in a debate setting the first time, but also went out of his way to play offense on a few key issues. cruz you saw what you have seen through the campaign so far, saw him double down on what you ve seen through the campaign so far, him talking relentlessly, almost exclusively to the republican base or what he believes is the republican base in texas. rick, who won. you are watching the polls. reuters poll has o rourke ahead by two points and the cook political report, saying it is a toss up. what do you think, rick? hard to say who s the winner. the expectation is ted cruz was a championship debater in college would do very well, his expectations are high. beto o rourke did i thought remarkably well. great debate. what i liked about it, it mostly