Dem battling Cruz in Texas: ‘I can understand how people think this is crazy’

Rep. Beto O’RourkeBeto O’RourkeBiden will help close out Texas Democrats’ virtual convention: report O’Rourke on Texas reopening: ‘Dangerous, dumb and weak’ Parties gear up for battle over Texas state House MORE (D-Texas) acknowledged that his U.S. Senate bid against Sen. Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote The Hill’s Morning Report – Trump’s public standing sags after Floyd protests GOP senators introduce resolution opposing calls to defund the police MORE (R-Texas) may seem “crazy” to some people, but he said he had seen signs he can win the race.

“I can understand how people think that this is crazy that I think that I’m going to win. But so much of this is crazy. Right?” O’Rourke told Politico Magazine.

He noted that his hometown of El Paso has never produced a winning candidate for a statewide office and that Democratic Senate victories in Texas are rare, with the last being former Sen. Lloyd Bentsen winning in 1988.

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“So why in the world, against Ted Cruz of all people? That guy almost won the Republican presidential nomination,” O’Rourke told Politico Magazine. “I think the confidence is born not out of any kind of mental illness, but out of what I am seeing and hearing.”

Cruz was first elected to the Senate in 2012 and has gained notoriety for his hard-line conservatism and association with the Tea Party movement that emerged after former President Obama’s election.

He vied unsuccessfully for the GOP’s 2016 presidential nomination, before ultimately finishing second in the primaries and conceding to then-candidate Donald Trump.

O’Rourke declared nearly a year ago that he would challenge Cruz for his Texas Senate seat. His candidacy comes as Democrats are hoping to seize on Trump’s low approval ratings to target a number of Republican-held seats in the House and the Senate.

Cruz won his Senate seat by nearly 16 points in 2012 against Democrat Paul Sadler. President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE won Texas by 9 points in 2016.

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