New numbers suggest it may time for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz to start worrying about whether his reelection is sure thing.
Two new polls show Democratic U.S. Rep. Allred, the two-term Texas Republican’s rival this cycle, has moved into the margin of error. One from Emerson College Polling/The Hill has Allred lagging Cruz by just 4 points, while a University of Houston/Texas Southern University survey had the pair just 2 points apart among likely voters.
Other recent polls show Cruz having trouble getting across the 50-percent mark, suggesting he’s having a hard time closing the deal with the Lone Star State’s GOP-leaning voters, according to a roundup by The Hill.
“If you’re Ted Cruz or a Ted Cruz fan, if in the closing months of an election, you’re not at 50 percent and you’re not closing that margin up towards 50 percent, that’s going to be problematic,” pollster Brett Loyd told the publication.
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This article appears in Sep 5-11, 2024.