TEXAS CLOSE – AT 2:51 P.M. ET:   It's critical that Senator Ted Cruz win his race for re-election in Texas this November.  He is ahead in the polls right now in what should be an easy election, but the margin is too close for real comfort.  From The Hill:

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) leads his Democratic opponent, Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas), by 5 points in a new poll.

Forty-one percent of registered voters would cast a ballot for Cruz if the election were held today, while 36 percent would support O’Rourke, according to a survey by the University of Texas/Texas Tribune.

O’Rourke, who has represented Texas’ 16th Congressional district since 2013, won the Democratic primary in March. But he faces a tough race against Cruz, who gained national attention during his failed 2016 big for the Republican presidential nomination.

While Cruz is leading O’Rourke in the poll, the Republican senator has a higher unfavorable rating.
Forty-two percent of voters in the survey said they had an unfavorable opinion of Cruz, while 41 percent said they had a favorable view of him. Ten percent of respondents said they were neutral, and 7 percent said they did not know.

For O’Rourke, 37 percent of respondents view him favorably, compared with 24 percent who said they have an unfavorable view of the Democratic lawmaker. Sixteen percent said they were neutral, and 24 percent said they did not know.

The two candidates will face off in the November general election.

COMMENT:  Dangerous situation.  O'Rourke is a true fraud.  His name isn't even Beto.  It's Robert Francis.  He fancies himself another Robert Kennedy, and even combs his hair the same way.  He chose the name Beto, it is reported, because his politician father thought he had to have a name that appealed to Hispanics.  Who, really, is this guy?

He's a left-wing Democrat.  That's who.  And he must be defeated.

June 25, 2018