Cornyn sweating

[lfromnj]

https://www.texastribune.org/2019/06/19/john-cornyn-no-ted-cruz-does-he-face-tough-texas-re-election/

[SnowLabrador]

I wouldn't be too worried if I were him. Beto and Castro both aren't running.

[lfromnj]

I wouldn't be too worried if I were him. Beto and Castro both aren't running.

I mean I wouldn't be too worried because Texas still leans red but people forget Rourke was a random congressman from an isolated part of texas.

[DrScholl]

It doesn't always take well known entity to defeat an incumbent. Most of the Democrats who got close in statewide races in Texas last weren't exactly big names.

[MT Treasurer]

He should be. 2018 wasn’t just a one-off, even if that’s what many people like to/want to believe.

[DINGO Joe]

Nobody likes a sweaty Cornyn

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

I wouldn't be too worried if I were him. Beto and Castro both aren't running.

I suspect Beto spent his political capital in Texas by embarking onto an adrenaline run for the Presidency almost immediatelly after losing.

[Ilhan Apologist]

I wouldn't be too worried if I were him. Beto and Castro both aren't running.

MJ Hegar is a perfectly good candidate.

[OneJ]

He’s right to be worried about his race.

[ON Progressive]

I certainly would be too if I were him.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

I wouldn't be too worried if I were him. Beto and Castro both aren't running.

[One Term Floridian]

The fact that Cornyn is taking his race seriously bodes well for him. I feel Ted Cruz was overconfident during much of last year until O'Rourke really started catching up in the final stretch. A lot like Mark Warner in 2014 imo

[Warren 4 Secretary of Everything]

It doesn't always take well known entity to defeat an incumbent. Most of the Democrats who got close in statewide races in Texas last weren't exactly big names.

I wouldn't be too worried if I were him. Beto and Castro both aren't running.

I mean I wouldn't be too worried because Texas still leans red but people forget Rourke was a random congressman from an isolated part of texas.

As stated above, Beto O’Rourke was not an A-List recruit when he announced for Senate in 2017, and wasn’t really taken seriously till spring 2018. We’ll see how MJ Hegar’s campaign takes off down the stretch.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Teresa Greenfield and MJ Hegar are 2nd tier candidates. Dems have a better chance with Gideon, Cunningham,  and Mark Kelly

[Woody]

He's going to end up getting Abbott-like numbers, stop being hacks.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Biden has stepped into hot water, lately, there isnt gonna be a blowout

[Xing]

He has nothing to lose by being cautious. He's definitely favored, but not safe, so getting cocky would be a bad idea.

[💥💥 brandon bro (he/him/his)]

https://twitter.com/JohnCornyn/status/1142414736572768256

LMAO

[brucejoel99]

Good. If you aren't sweating, then your body isn't able to cool itself, which is a sign of a condition called anhidrosis, or hypohidrosis, in which case Cornyn should see a doctor.

[Theodore]

He's going to end up getting Abbott-like numbers, stop being hacks.

[lfromnj]

He's going to end up getting Abbott-like numbers, stop being hacks.

Clearly strong incumbent Cornyn will win Fort Bend County suburbanites while Trump likely is losing it by double digits while also facing a semi competent challenger

[Free Bird]

I wouldn't be too worried if I were him. Beto and Castro both aren't running.

I mean I wouldn't be too worried because Texas still leans red but people forget Rourke was a random congressman from an isolated part of texas.

Who was propped up to all hell by a massive fundraising haul because he was pushed incessantly by the media and Hollywood who hated Cruz.

[DrScholl]

He tweeted out an article about changing demographics. He knows he's in trouble.

[UncleSam]

Texas Hispanics are more conservative by a mile than Hispanics in other states, but obviously Texas is shifting left - just not as fast as a lot on this website like to believe.

[Holy Unifying Centrist]

Texas Hispanics are more conservative by a mile than Hispanics in other states, but obviously Texas is shifting left - just not as fast as a lot on this website like to believe.

Idk man, it shifted 6 points to the left from just 2016 to 2018 alone lol. It wasn't just Beto - downballot dems only did about 1-2 points (and some, like MJ Hegar, outperformed Beto).

This was with relatively low hispanic turnout too. 2020 will likely have higher hispanic and youth turnout too which will help dems.

I imagine Cornyn should have a healthy lead on MJ Hegar for a while because she has really low name recognition, but I think in the last month or so she might start leading Cornyn in the polling averages.