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Ted Cruz leads Beto O'Rourke in new poll by nine points
« on: October 11, 2018, 06:36:39 pm »
Ted Cruz leads Beto O'Rourke in new poll by nine points
https://www.texastribune.org/2018/10/11/cruz-orourke-poll-senate-texas/

A new poll released Thursday morning showed Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has stabilized his lead over his Democrat challenger, U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke of El Paso.

Fifty-four percent of Texans backed Cruz, while 45 percent backed O'Rourke in the latest Quinnipiac University poll.

As for each candidate's images, 52 percent of Texans surveyed had a favorable view of Cruz, with 44 percent viewing him unfavorably. O'Rourke, however, was slightly under water in how Texans viewed him: 45 percent of respondents had a favorable view of O'Rourke, compared to 47 percent who view him unfavorably....

...The poll also took a snapshot of Texas' gubernatorial race, showing Republican Gov. Greg Abbott with a prohibitive lead over his Democratic rival, former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez, 58 percent to 38 percent.

Strikingly, while Valdez and O'Rourke have consolidated support among African Americans, Abbott and Cruz garnered sizable Hispanic support. Cruz had the backing of 37 percent of Hispanic respondents while nearly half of Hispanics surveyed — 46 percent — supported Abbott....
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Re: Ted Cruz leads Beto O'Rourke in new poll by nine points
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2018, 07:01:26 pm »
So, Texas Hispanics CAN discern between a real hispanic and a fake one.
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Re: Ted Cruz leads Beto O'Rourke in new poll by nine points
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2018, 07:07:22 pm »
   What is disconcerting is the 10% difference in poll numbers between Abbott and Cruz, Is this the AT'er effect we are seeing?
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Re: Ted Cruz leads Beto O'Rourke in new poll by nine points
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2018, 07:13:46 pm »
   What is disconcerting is the 10% difference in poll numbers between Abbott and Cruz, Is this the AT'er effect we are seeing?

Or it could be that Cruz is running one of the worst reelection operations I have seen since Rick Santorum.

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Re: Ted Cruz leads Beto O'Rourke in new poll by nine points
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2018, 07:22:22 pm »
Or it could be that Cruz is running one of the worst reelection operations I have seen since Rick Santorum.

Says the expert.   *****rollingeyes*****

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Re: Ted Cruz leads Beto O'Rourke in new poll by nine points
« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2018, 07:22:33 pm »
   What is disconcerting is the 10% difference in poll numbers between Abbott and Cruz, Is this the AT'er effect we are seeing?

I think so.  I have one rabid Trump fanatic friend who still calls him Lyin' Ted, and swears he is voting Libertarian this time.
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Re: Ted Cruz leads Beto O'Rourke in new poll by nine points
« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2018, 07:35:47 pm »
   What is disconcerting is the 10% difference in poll numbers between Abbott and Cruz, Is this the AT'er effect we are seeing?

The dems selected Beto as their attempt to win a statewide election in Texas.  They went all in for him.

Beto has raised $23,332,950.00 while Abbott's opponent, Lupe Valdez, has raised $475,575.54

Beto O'Rourke's Campaign Finances
https://votesmart.org/candidate/campaign-finance/78533/beto-orourke#.W7-aFGhKg2w

Lupe Valdez's Campaign Finances
https://votesmart.org/candidate/campaign-finance/177262/lupe-valdez#
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Re: Ted Cruz leads Beto O'Rourke in new poll by nine points
« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2018, 07:43:22 pm »
The dems selected Beto as their attempt to win a statewide election in Texas.  They went all in for him.



Also got to admit....   Abbott's done a fine job.
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Re: Ted Cruz leads Beto O'Rourke in new poll by nine points
« Reply #8 on: October 11, 2018, 07:45:24 pm »
Also got to admit....   Abbott's done a fine job.

From my point of view, they both have.
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Re: Ted Cruz leads Beto O'Rourke in new poll by nine points
« Reply #9 on: October 11, 2018, 08:19:46 pm »
Says the expert.   *****rollingeyes*****

I am. Running a Quixotic Presidential run in your first term as Senator and then having pick up basketball games with Marxist talk show hosts isn't going to endear you with voters in your home state.

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Re: Ted Cruz leads Beto O'Rourke in new poll by nine points
« Reply #10 on: October 11, 2018, 08:56:01 pm »
The dems selected Beto as their attempt to win a statewide election in Texas.  They went all in for him.

Beto has raised $23,332,950.00 while Abbott's opponent, Lupe Valdez, has raised $475,575.54

Beto O'Rourke's Campaign Finances
https://votesmart.org/candidate/campaign-finance/78533/beto-orourke#.W7-aFGhKg2w

Lupe Valdez's Campaign Finances
https://votesmart.org/candidate/campaign-finance/177262/lupe-valdez#


Robert Francis has all the wrong positions and wrong supporters. I didn't see a mention of the foreign campaign contributions. :shrug: The Iranians like him real well.
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Re: Ted Cruz leads Beto O'Rourke in new poll by nine points
« Reply #11 on: October 11, 2018, 08:59:12 pm »
Running a Quixotic Presidential run


   Nothing, absolutely nothing, applies to that more than a reality TV star running for President, at least Ted has.....oh forget it, it's Frank.
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Re: Ted Cruz leads Beto O'Rourke in new poll by nine points
« Reply #12 on: October 11, 2018, 09:15:58 pm »
I am. Running a Quixotic Presidential run in your first term as Senator and then having pick up basketball games with Marxist talk show hosts isn't going to endear you with voters in your home state.

We'll see about that, hotshot.   :tongue2:

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Re: Ted Cruz leads Beto O'Rourke in new poll by nine points
« Reply #13 on: October 11, 2018, 09:45:58 pm »

Robert Francis has all the wrong positions and wrong supporters. I didn't see a mention of the foreign campaign contributions. :shrug: The Iranians like him real well.
It isn't making the news (imagine that), but he is in hot water for foreign donations.

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Re: Ted Cruz leads Beto O'Rourke in new poll by nine points
« Reply #14 on: October 11, 2018, 10:41:04 pm »
It isn't making the news (imagine that), but he is in hot water for foreign donations.

Yep.

FOREIGN MEDDLING? Beto O’Rourke busted taking contributions from out of country
http://www.theamericanmirror.com/foreign-meddling-beto-orourke-busted-taking-contributions-from-out-of-country/
OCTOBER 4, 2018
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Re: Ted Cruz leads Beto O'Rourke in new poll by nine points
« Reply #15 on: October 12, 2018, 01:54:00 pm »
I found out something interesting this morning.
O'Rourke's net worth is 9 million dollars, twice that of Cruz.

Not that I hold it against him, but we know O'Rourke will play the us against them, rich vs. poor, pay your fair share, card.

Good for him for having the money, but I hope if he says in the next debate, we need to redistribute the wealth, Cruz will respond, "You can redistribute around 2.5 million to me and you and I will be on a fairer, more level playing field".

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Re: Ted Cruz leads Beto O'Rourke in new poll by nine points
« Reply #16 on: October 12, 2018, 02:06:03 pm »
Fingers crossed for Sen Cruz.
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