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Ted Cruz Poll Raises Alarm Bells in Texas Election
« on: January 19, 2024, 10:38:01 pm »
Ted Cruz Poll Raises Alarm Bells in Texas Election

A new poll on the Texas Senate race shows incumbent Ted Cruz tied with his two most formidable Democratic challengers, raising alarm bells for the two-term Republican.

The survey, released Thursday by Emerson College, found Cruz polling at 42 percent among likely voters in a hypothetical matchup with U.S. Representative Colin Allred, who had 40 percent support. In a matchup with Texas state Senator Roland Gutierrez, 41 percent said they would vote for Cruz and 40 percent said Gutierrez.

The numbers echo the difficult reelection effort Cruz faced in 2018 when he faced off against Democrat Beto O'Rourke in one of the closest Senate contests in Texas in decades. Ultimately, Republicans held on to the seat after Cruz narrowly defeated O'Rourke by 219,000 votes. The last Democrat to represent Texas in the Senate was Bob Kruger in 1993. Kruger was appointed to finish Lloyd Bentsen's fourth term after Bentsen became President Bill Clinton's treasury secretary...............

This year, three Democrats are gunning for the party's nomination in Texas. Nueces County District Attorney Mark Gonzalez is also running. The Thursday poll found Allred to be the most popular candidate among Democratic primary voters, with 29 percent support, followed by Gutierrez at 7 percent and Gonzalez at 6 percent. However, 37 percent said they are undecided ahead of the March 5 primary.

Newsweek reached out to Cruz, Allred and Gutierrez via email for comment.

The hypothetical matchup between Allred and Cruz showed that the Democrat held a significant advantage among Hispanic voters, young voters and women—three critical voting blocs in the nation's second-largest state.

Latinos make up the biggest ethnic group in Texas, accounting for 40.2 percent of the population, according to 2021 data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Non-Hispanic whites represent 39.8 percent. The poll showed Allred leading Cruz among Hispanic voters by 24 percentage points. Cruz performed better among white voters, by 23 points......

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Re: Ted Cruz Poll Raises Alarm Bells in Texas Election
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2024, 10:44:10 pm »
   Can you win a Texas election pissing off the Trumpers AND the Conservatives?  Stay Tuned.
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Re: Ted Cruz Poll Raises Alarm Bells in Texas Election
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2024, 10:52:27 pm »
Texas... is "turning".

How many more years will it remain a red state?
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Re: Ted Cruz Poll Raises Alarm Bells in Texas Election
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2024, 02:20:28 am »
Quote from: corbe on January 19, 2024, 10:44:10 pm
   Can you win a Texas election pissing off the Trumpers AND the Conservatives?  Stay Tuned.

Doubtful.
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Re: Ted Cruz Poll Raises Alarm Bells in Texas Election
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2024, 02:23:58 am »
Quote from: Fishrrman on January 19, 2024, 10:52:27 pm
Texas... is "turning".

How many more years will it remain a red state?

Take a look at the demographics reported in the article.  The Hispanic/Latino population is the largest population in TX and those stats are from 2021, so I would expect that that percentage has increased. Combine that with an ILLEGAL population that has skyrocketed and you have the recipe to turn TX blue.  Once Texas goes, so goes the country. 

With that being said, I believe TX will turn blue in 2024.  It is unfortunate.  FL will go next after DeSantis finishes up his governorship.   Then it's curtains for the rest of the country.  TX and FL have been the lifelines for the GOP.    Just my opinion.
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Re: Ted Cruz Poll Raises Alarm Bells in Texas Election
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2024, 02:34:05 am »
Dems have an unlimited amount of Fraudulent votes available in Dallas,Harris, Bexar, Travis and Hildalgo counties.
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Re: Ted Cruz Poll Raises Alarm Bells in Texas Election
« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2024, 04:49:03 am »
The fruits of Trumpism...

Populism and conservatism don't mix.
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Re: Ted Cruz Poll Raises Alarm Bells in Texas Election
« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2024, 05:52:21 pm »
Quote from: MajorClay on January 20, 2024, 02:34:05 am
Dems have an unlimited amount of Fraudulent votes available in Dallas,Harris, Bexar, Travis and Hildalgo counties.

Well, that doesn't surprise me but it is very concerning and disheartening.
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Re: Ted Cruz Poll Raises Alarm Bells in Texas Election
« Reply #8 on: January 20, 2024, 05:52:40 pm »
Quote from: DB on January 20, 2024, 04:49:03 am
The fruits of Trumpism...

Populism and conservatism don't mix.

Nope.
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Re: Ted Cruz Poll Raises Alarm Bells in Texas Election
« Reply #9 on: January 20, 2024, 07:31:16 pm »
The last time Texas voted for a Democrat president was Carter in 1976

Texas will go Trump and Cruz may likely survive, also
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Re: Ted Cruz Poll Raises Alarm Bells in Texas Election
« Reply #10 on: January 20, 2024, 07:40:53 pm »
Quote from: LMAO on January 20, 2024, 07:31:16 pm
The last time Texas voted for a Democrat president was Carter in 1976

Texas will go Trump and Cruz may likely survive, also

That may be, but the demographics in TX have changed drastically which any way you slice it, is going to make a difference.

This data is several years old and with the millions of ILLEGALS crossing, I am confident that the Latino population has increased. 

Latinos make up the biggest ethnic group in Texas, accounting for 40.2 percent of the population, according to 2021 data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Also, keep in mind that Cruz only won over Beto by a very thin margin.  I believe Cruz is going to lose his seat and I won't at all be surprised if TX turns blue this year. 

Just my opinion based on the very definite change in demographics.
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Re: Ted Cruz Poll Raises Alarm Bells in Texas Election
« Reply #11 on: January 20, 2024, 07:44:16 pm »
Maybe Cruz needs to be more like John Cornyn in order to keep his seat safe?  That's what Trump would do.
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Re: Ted Cruz Poll Raises Alarm Bells in Texas Election
« Reply #12 on: January 20, 2024, 07:52:01 pm »
Quote from: libertybele on January 20, 2024, 07:40:53 pm
That may be, but the demographics in TX have changed drastically which any way you slice it, is going to make a difference.

This data is several years old and with the millions of ILLEGALS crossing, I am confident that the Latino population has increased. 

Latinos make up the biggest ethnic group in Texas, accounting for 40.2 percent of the population, according to 2021 data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Also, keep in mind that Cruz only won over Beto by a very thin margin.  I believe Cruz is going to lose his seat and I won't at all be surprised if TX turns blue this year. 

Just my opinion based on the very definite change in demographics.

If Texas flipped and voted Democrat in the presidential election, it would be a Jimmy Carter or even Bill Clinton type

Biden is not going to flip Texas or any other current Democrat
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Re: Ted Cruz Poll Raises Alarm Bells in Texas Election
« Reply #13 on: January 20, 2024, 11:30:52 pm »
Anyone who thinks Ted Cruz is in ANY danger of losing his senate seat in the near future has a screw, or several, very loose!
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Re: Ted Cruz Poll Raises Alarm Bells in Texas Election
« Reply #14 on: January 20, 2024, 11:55:56 pm »
Quote from: Bigun on January 20, 2024, 11:30:52 pm
Anyone who thinks Ted Cruz is in ANY danger of losing his senate seat in the near future has a screw, or several, very loose!

Ok, thank you for that comment.  You must be very confident that Cruz isn't going to lose his seat.  I'll take it!  :beer:
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Re: Ted Cruz Poll Raises Alarm Bells in Texas Election
« Reply #15 on: January 21, 2024, 01:24:43 am »
Quote from: libertybele on January 20, 2024, 05:52:40 pm
Nope.


You can blame voter fraud all you want ( it's getting old by the way ) it could be tired of his antics. He barkey beat Beto!
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Re: Ted Cruz Poll Raises Alarm Bells in Texas Election
« Reply #16 on: January 21, 2024, 07:27:50 pm »
Quote from: kevindavis007 on January 21, 2024, 01:24:43 am

You can blame voter fraud all you want ( it's getting old by the way ) it could be tired of his antics. He barkey beat Beto!

Thanks to Trump and his supporters pushing the patently false "Lyin' Ted" propaganda and the personal attacks on his character and family, not to mention Trump's GOPe delegates booing him at the RNC Convention.  Trump and his supporters basically destroyed Cruz' political career just because he dared to uphold and defend Conservatism in the Republican Party. 
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Re: Ted Cruz Poll Raises Alarm Bells in Texas Election
« Reply #17 on: January 21, 2024, 07:50:54 pm »
Quote from: Hoodat on January 21, 2024, 07:27:50 pm
Thanks to Trump and his supporters pushing the patently false "Lyin' Ted" propaganda and the personal attacks on his character and family, not to mention Trump's GOPe delegates booing him at the RNC Convention.  Trump and his supporters basically destroyed Cruz' political career just because he dared to uphold and defend Conservatism in the Republican Party.

All that is very true, yet Cruz is endorsing Trump. He had a chance to endorse DeSantis a true conservative and didn't. Sorry, I was a huge Cruz fan until now.
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Re: Ted Cruz Poll Raises Alarm Bells in Texas Election
« Reply #18 on: January 21, 2024, 08:02:53 pm »
DeSantis is going to drop out and endorse Trump.
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Re: Ted Cruz Poll Raises Alarm Bells in Texas Election
« Reply #19 on: January 21, 2024, 08:17:56 pm »
   I believe that to be true also @bigheadfred I don't expect him to make it to May 3 like Cruz did.
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