Watch: Ted Cruz Radio Ad Slams Democrat Challenger Beto O'Rourke

HOUSTON, TX — The ink hadn't dried on the election results in Tuesday's Texas Primary when the gloves came off for the U.S. Senate race. Incumbent Ted Cruz, after crushing his Republican opponents Tuesday, launched a radio campaign ad that's aimed at bashing Beto O'Rourke, who easily won the Democrat nod. The two will meet in the November General Election.

Cruz channeled his inner Weird Al Yankovic to write a parody song of country group Alabama's "If You're Gonna Play in Texas."

If you're gonna run in Texas,
You can't be a liberal man
Cause Liberal thought is not the spirit
Of a Lone Star man,
You gotta be tough as Texas
And honest about your plans
If you're gonna run in Texas,
You can't be a liberal man

Cruz pokes fun at O'Rourke changing his name from Robert to Beto, and how O'Rourke wants "to take our guns." Cruz said part of the reason behind the parody song is to have fun.

Cruz appeared on CNN this morning and was pressed by news anchor Chris Cuomo on his name change. Cruz's real name is Rafael Edward Cruz, but goes by Ted.

Cruz said despite having a good night at the polls on Tuesday, he's running a hard campaign for reelection, and that O'Rourke "is running hard to the left" and embracing positions like: open borders, amnesty, aggressive advocacy of gun control and "undermining our Second Amendment," Cruz said.

"Those are wonderfully popular positions if you're running for the Senate in New York or Massachusetts or California, but this is Texas, and those are not the views of the vast majority of Texans," Cruz said on the CNN interview.

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