But Cruz's campaign does have the ol' bait-and-switch down pat. Take this stern-looking letter marked as a "summons" from Travis County voting officials shared by a Twitter user in Austin.
It's not the first time the Cruz has used a creative spin to rescue his solicitations from paper shredders. Earlier this summer, the Express-News blasted the "summons" tactic in an editorial.Received this for my 88-year-old grandma. Says it's a summons from Travis County, but is actually asking for money for @tedcruz . Did your campaign authorize this? Is this even legal? Shame on you. That's one more @BetoORourke voter. pic.twitter.com/NcFoOCvjFj
— Sean Owen (@sean_r_owen) September 16, 2018
And prior to the 2016 Iowa caucuses, Cruz sent out mailers with the attention-grabbing words "VOTING VIOLATION" at the top in a red box. Naturally, the letter inside was something less-than-official: a letter attempting to shame voters into getting out to the polls.
Responding to news stories on Iowa the letter, Cruz responded with the humility and charm we've come to expect: "I will apologize to no one for using every tool we can to encourage Iowa voters to come out and vote," he said.
