In his attempt to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in the fall, Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) is gaining ground; according to recent polls, he is only three percentage points behind the incumbent.
Cruz led Allred 47 percent to 47 percent in the most recent survey of likely voters, which was carried out by the School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern University and the School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston.
Cruz had a nine-point lead earlier in the season.
Six percent of respondents indicated they were still unsure, while three percent stated they intended to vote for Libertarian Ted Brown.
Eight percent of Allred’s supporters expressed a similar openness to the possibility of them being flipped, compared to roughly 7% of those who indicated they supported Cruz.
Cruz, 53, is running for reelection to the Senate. Since 2019, Allred, 41, has been a member of the House.
According to the most recent survey, the majority of Texans have already formed opinions about Cruz, while only 25% of respondents still don’t know anything about Allred.
Prior to the 2016 presidential race, Cruz was regarded as a rising star in the Republican Party and emerged as one of Trump’s main adversaries. Since then, he has embraced Trump.
Cruz has supported Trump in his legal battles and supported his candidacy for a second term in office this year.
Surveyed probable voters reported opinions on Cruz that range from 49 percent favorable (27 percent extremely favorable) to 48 percent negative (38 percent very unfavorable).
Merely 3% claimed to be too ignorant about Cruz to form a judgment.
Allred is viewed favorably by 46% of probable voters who responded to the survey (21 percent very favorably), while 31% had an unfavorable impression (17 percent extremely unfavorable).
According to a survey, over 23% of voters in Texas claimed they didn’t know enough about Allred to form an opinion.
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