#TedCruz to Daily Beast - Check Your Facts!

by Kim D.

According to the The Daily Beast, Senator Ted Cruz is an addicted, geek gamer who would sometimes rather be playing games on his Iphone than fighting on the Senate floor:

It’s an uncommon lens through which to view Cruz, a controversial conservative figure who is now running for the highest political office in the country. Cruz’s video game habit fits into a largely hidden geek persona that lurks just behind his better-known public reputation as an obstinate Tea Party firebrand.  

At the moment, Cruz is playing “Plants vs. Zombies,” a game where users collect sunlight points to feed plants who fight off waves of zombies; “Candy Crush,” the puzzle game where he claims he’s in the 217th level; and “The Creeps!,” a tower defense game.

The article goes on to claim Cruz is basically a humorless stiff:

Here’s where video games help: Cruz suffers from a perception of rigidity. When asked a question, his responses are always airtight and measured, the mark of a former debate champion. Often these conversations seem stilted and rehearsed. Unlike a more gregarious politician like Senator John McCain, Cruz doesn’t make unscripted jokes or pal around much.  

Really? The Daily Beast should check its facts and perceptions a little better.

.@thedailybeast's article contains a factual error… I’m actually on level 357 in Candy Crush https://t.co/aFs0wiNYXq pic.twitter.com/SyKC2p5kmf

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) May 28, 2015