SAN ANTONIO (AP) — U.S. Senate candidate and Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has made a hard appeal to veterans by suggesting his opponent can't claim to be a fighter because he has never served in the military. Speaking with Gov. Rick Perry Monday at a Veterans of Foreign Wars post in San Antonio, Dewhurst said of former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz, "the louder you speak, probably, the less of a fighter you are." Dewhurst served in the U.S. Air Force and in CIA and calls himself a fighter. Cruz is backed by the tea party and describes himself as a fighter for conservative values. Dewhurst and Cruz square off Tuesday in a runoff election for the Republican nomination to replacing retiring Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. The race appears too close to call.
Dewhurst, Cruz appeal to bases on Texas runoff eve
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Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst visited a Chick-fil-A in Austin, Texas, as he began campaigning on the day before the runoff election. Dewhurst also met with his supporters and spoke with local media before heading to the airport on Monday, morning July 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Ricardo Brazziell) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; INTERNET AND TV MUST CREDIT PHOTOGRAPHER AND STATESMAN.COM
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Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst begins his day by visiting a Chick-fil-A in Austin, Texas, on Monday, morning July 30, 2012. Dewhurst also met with his supporters and spoke with local media before heading to the airport. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Ricardo Brazziell) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; INTERNET AND TV MUST CREDIT PHOTOGRAPHER AND STATESMAN.COM
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FILE - In this June 22, 2012 file photo, Texas Senate Candidates Ted Cruz, left, and Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst , right, are seen after their televised debate in Dallas, Texas. Democrats have their thumbs heavily on Republican scales in Senate primaries in Missouri and Wisconsin this summer, hoping to tip the balance and improve their own chances of maintaining a majority in November. The idea isn't as far-fetched as it might sound. ( AP Photo/Pool/LM Otero, File)
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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, left, visits with Key Hungate, a retired teacher, while making a stop in Amarillo, Texas, Saturday, July 28, 2012. U.S. Senate hopefuls Dewhurst and Ted Cruz are crisscrossing the state three days before a runoff election for the Republican nomination. (AP Photo/Amarillo Globe-News, Michael Norris)
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