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Ted Cruz Faces Serious Threat From Rep. Beto O'Rourke in Texas

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By    |   Saturday, 17 March 2018 09:31 AM EDT

When a Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey in January showed Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke within single digits -- 45 to 37 percent -- of Texas’ Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, pundits and pols nationwide were just about speechless.

If PPP was right, not only was Cruz -- the nationally-known conservative lawmaker and 2016 presidential hopeful -- in trouble for re-election this year, but the obscure El Paso lawmaker O’Rourke could be positioned to defy political history in Texas.

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When a Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey in January showed Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke within single digits -- 45 to 37 percent -- of Texas' Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, pundits and pols nationwide were just about speechless.
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