This would also explain much of the actions Cruz has taken this year. He has been treating Beto extremely seriously, attacking him early, and Cruz has asked for help from donors. This is not the act of someone confident in his victory. He also was the only R asking voters to vote for Lipinski over the nazi. Why? Not even moderates had done this. Its because he can use this, it makes him look like someone willing to cross the line of partisanship. Its fuel for his campaign.
It's amazing what a competitive race can do for a person like Cruz. Very humbling.
Those of us who are thinking this race is likely R, or going into the double digits has clearly been smoking that "Ds can never win TX" propaganda.
It's really hard for me to fault anyone for being cautious about any statewide race in Texas. I'm still not sure what to think of it
(and will probably just hold my thoughts), but what I do know is that just because Democrats have had a record drought in statewide TX races does not mean said drought continues forever. I really would not be surprised if Republican presidential candidates never win Texas again by double digits for the next 20-30 years, or indefinitely, particularly given the demographic trajectory of the state. I'd even wager a bet that the foundation for Republican electoral success in Texas has been weakening for some time now, and all it took was Obama to leave office and an unpopular Republican to replace him to take the boot off Democrats' neck. It's like WWCs. These trends didn't just pop into existence out of nowhere. They've been ongoing for a long time, and it just took a particular set of events to make them obvious to everyone.
