WATCH the Moment MSNBC ‘Absorbs’ Ted Cruz Has Won

Scott Whitlock | November 6, 2018
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[See NewsBusters for more.] Ted Cruz has been reelected. The moment was greeted on MSNBC with a somber tone, extended moments of silence and a bizarre analogy from liberal host Chris Hayes. Reporting live from the Beto O’Rouke “victory” party, Hayes repeated this ugly comparison: “Someone earlier tonight, a Texas Democrat who is elected, described the math in Texas like being in a prison and trying to get over a wall.” Continuing the prison break imagery, he added, “It's a tall wall and it’s really hard. And Beto has done a lot to get up over that wall. It looks like he's going to fall short.” Offering the old Texas Democrat excuse of moral victories, Hayes spun, “I also just talked to a Texas source who said already it's the best night, to put this in perspective, for Texas Democrats in a generation.”