Democrats may call Tuesday’s election a wave, but look closer and you’ll see the latest evidence of a longer-term shift in the suburban vote away from the Republican Party. This metropolitan realignment was so powerful this year that its impacts were felt in places that until now had largely been […] Read more »
Ted Cruz’s lead over Beto O’Rourke narrows to 3.6, UT-Tyler poll says
Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz leads challenger U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-El Paso, by 3.6 percentage points among likely voters in a new University of Texas at Tyler poll released Wednesday. According to the poll, which is the first one released by the university, 47 percent of the 905 likely […] Read more »
Ted Cruz leads Beto O’Rourke by 6 in Texas Senate race, UT/TT poll finds
Republican Ted Cruz leads Democrat Beto O’Rourke 51 percent to 45 percent in the Texas race for the U.S. Senate, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Libertarian Neal Dikeman was the choice of 2 percent of likely voters and another 2 percent said they would vote for […] Read more »
What happens when you put 16 Beto O’Rourke and Ted Cruz supporters in a room together
The Senate race between Ted Cruz and his challenger, Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke, has become a symbol of the battle over a state that Democrats have long wanted to turn blue. So when 16 Texas voters — half supporters of each candidate — came to face-to-face, it’s no surprise a […] Read more »
CNN poll: Cruz leads O’Rourke with three weeks to go
Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz appears well-positioned for re-election over his Democratic challenger Rep. Beto O’Rourke, topping him 52% to 45% among likely voters, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »
Here’s what should excite and depress Democrats so far in 2018
For two years Democrats have raged over Donald Trump’s presidency, quarreled among themselves over the best strategy for responding to it, and above all, counted the days until next month’s midterm election. The biggest political questions facing Democrats, needless to say, all remain to be decided on election night. But […] Read more »