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What was Ted Cruz like as a debater?

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He was an excellent debater, yes (he & his partner were 2nd in the nation....my partner and I were 1st). He was best at set pieces and laying traps for his opponents. He was most vulnerable to having to adjust on his feet. read more

Ted was more an orator than a debater. Rather than responding point-by-point, he gave emotional speeches. This was effective not only because Ted spoke well, but because it made him seem profound. read more

In the process Mr. Cruz — the high school student who once recited the Constitution from memory and the Princeton debater who dazzled judges with his ability to entrap less shrewd rivals — showed the American public that his surging candidacy is not a fluke. read more

In the society’s debates, Mr. Cruz represented the conservative, or Clio, side with “practical, pragmatic positions,” according to Rob Marks, his Whig counterpart and one of several Princeton liberals who did not remember Mr. Cruz as a firebrand. read more

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