Polls and history continue to point to a Ted Cruz victory in Texas

A new Quinnipiac University poll finds that Republican Sen. Ted Cruz holds a 49% to 43% lead over Democrat Beto O’Rourke in the Texas US Senate race.

Cruz has led in every poll of the race taken in the last year. The average poll over the last two months has him ahead by 6 percentage points. …

Just how much of a favorite is Cruz? We can get at this problem in two different ways. Both suggest that Democrats should keep their expectations in check. CONT.

Harry Enten, CNN