Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke are within three percentage points of each other, according to a new poll which was conducted by Emerson College between October 28-30 and surveyed 781 registered voters.
The poll asked the following question: “If the election for Senate were held today, for whom would you vote or lean towards voting among the following candidates?”
Among those surveyed, 50.3% said they would vote for or lean toward Ted Cruz, while 47.2% said they would vote for or lean toward Beto O’Rourke. 1.5% were “undecided” and 1% preferred Libertarian Party candidate Neal Dikeman.
Although this gives Cruz a 3.1% advantage, it falls well within the poll’s margin of error, which stands at +/-3.7%.
According to RealClearPolitics, which averages the most recent polling, Cruz has a lead of 6.5% over O’Rourke. FiveThirtyEight, which uses a different methodology when weighing various polls, places Cruz 5% ahead of O’Rourke and gives him a “4 in 5” chance of winning the election. – READ MORE