One thing that has always worried me about O'Rourke (and why I thought Joaquin Castro would have been the stronger candidate)... is the degree to which Cruz will be able to (unfairly) define O'Rourke by his youthful run-ins with the law.
For those in Texas or those know more about Texas politics than I do... Will Cruz be able to make O'Rourke past much of a liability or not? (20 years ago... a couple of arrest (although no convictions) in his mid-20s for burglary & drunk driving )
Bush drove drunk and his wife killed her ex-boyfriend. O'Rourke can spin it and be fine.
You can get away with a lot more when you're a Republican.
You mean if
Alan Lowenthal pulls a Gianforte days before the runoff, he would lose to
David Clifford or
John Briscoe; but if
Andy Biggs did that, he would still be reelected?