Beto O'Rourke backers cite poll showing he'd sail through Senate primary; Cornyn wary he'll heed the [View all]
Beto ORourke backers cite poll showing hed sail through Senate primary; Cornyn wary hell heed the call
WASHINGTON With just a week remaining before the deadline to run for office in Texas next year, some Democrats are still hoping to see Beto ORourke jump into the race to unseat Sen. John Cornyn.
Cornyn himself continued to raise money on Monday off the specter.
Poll after poll shows Cornyn would trounce the dozen or so contenders for the Democratic nomination at this point. None can touch the near-universal name recognition ORourke enjoys among Texas Democrats after his near-miss against Sen. Ted Cruz last year.
And a new poll commissioned by backers worried that the current crop of candidates would fall short shows that ORourke is by far the top choice of Democratic voters in Texas at 58%, with the runner-up, state Sen. Royce West of Dallas at 13%.
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