Barely two weeks before the election, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz is still holding on to a lead among likely voters in Texas.
A just-completed Quinnipiac poll showed Cruz, who was just the beneficiary of a campaign appearance by President Donald Trump, leading Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke by 51 to 46 percent.
Two weeks ago, Quinnipiac showed Cruz leading O’Rourke by a more comfortable 54 to 45 percent. The margin of error was +/- 3.5 percentage points.
The Cruz-O’Rourke contest is expected to be close in part because the Democratic hopeful has run a campaign that even opponents say is extremely appealing and highly-organized.
In addition, Democrats point out that O’Rourke has consistently outraised the incumbent senator. Two weeks ago, O’Rourke received national attention when he reported raising $38 million for the quarterly period — or about three times of what has been raised by Cruz.
Austin attorney Howard Hickman, an activist among Texas conservatives since Ronald Reagan’s winning 1976 primary, told us flatly: “O'Rourke could fool rich left wingers to give him $380 million and he will still lose.
"Fear of O'Rourke is a good thing that will get conservatives out to vote. Spending the left wing money in Texas is a mistake that will make it easier to win in other states. Given the differences between Republican and Democrat voting numbers in the primary, where are the Democrats going to get the votes?"
John Gizzi is chief political columnist and White House correspondent for Newsmax. For more of his reports, Go Here Now.
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