Democrats are very happy with a new poll that shows nation anthem hater “Beto” O’Rourke is within four points of the TedNado.
NBC News/Marist poll in Texas:
— Michael Del Moro (@MikeDelMoro) August 22, 2018
O'Rourke 45%
Cruz 49%
undecided 6%
Cruz by only 4 in this poll https://t.co/NYjUit5Hv8 and it is high quality... So on the same day we had the Dem up only 2 in Wisconsin. We have the GOPer only 4 in Texas. Weird day.
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) August 22, 2018
From NBC News:
As Texas Democrats attempt to win a major statewide contest for the first time in almost three decades, a new NBC News/Marist poll finds Democrat Beto O’Rourke trailing Republican Sen. Ted Cruz by just 4 percentage points.
O’Rourke, a congressman from El Paso who has ignited Democratic hopes with his impressive fundraising, has 45 percent support among registered voters compared with Cruz’s 49 percent. Six percent of voters remain undecided.
While both candidates have largely consolidated their bases — with O’Rourke capturing the support of 90 percent of Democrats and Cruz securing 91 percent of Republicans — independents in the state are equally split: Forty-six percent of them back O’Rourke, while 45 percent support Cruz.
It seems like a high quality poll, so there’s little reason to doubt it. But Cruz is still ahead. If the election were held today he would win. Maybe not comfortably, but a win is a win. AND, as you peal off more points, you start getting to the real bedrock of support, where it’s going to be harder to persuade them against the CruzNado. We shall see how this plays out…
Here’s what polls were saying three weeks ago.