TX-SEN: True to Form

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

Hypothetically, how would Former Admiral and Chancellor of the UT system William McRaven do if he ran?

I'm very skeptical of whether McRaven actually has political ambitions, but a well-respected former military official with a fairly inspiring personal story would be great for a state like Texas.

Definitely a spectacular choice. I think he would even outperform Clinton, and hold Cruz to mid single digets. Probably 51-45 Cruz.

[BlueDogDemocrat]

assuming that 2018 isn't a complete Democratic landslide I believe that Cruz will hold his seat. Depending on the democratic turn out and if O'Rourke can manage a well run campaign I could see it possibly becoming up a 5 point race.

[KingSweden]

Hypothetically, how would Former Admiral and Chancellor of the UT system William McRaven do if he ran?

I'm very skeptical of whether McRaven actually has political ambitions, but a well-respected former military official with a fairly inspiring personal story would be great for a state like Texas.

Isn't he debating TX Gov?

[Kamala]

Hypothetically, how would Former Admiral and Chancellor of the UT system William McRaven do if he ran?

I'm very skeptical of whether McRaven actually has political ambitions, but a well-respected former military official with a fairly inspiring personal story would be great for a state like Texas.

Isn't he debating TX Gov?

Huh, is he? I think, strangely, Texas is one of the few blue states where it might be easier for a Democrat to win the Senate than the governorship, along with Arizona.

[Young Conservative]

A nearly Point Trump win does not mean Texas is being lost by Republicans to the Democrats. Texas is the epicenter of all types of Republicans that would hate Trump. If the nominee was any other Republican, Trump would have won by Bush 2004 margins in the state.

[Mike Thick]

Hypothetically, how would Former Admiral and Chancellor of the UT system William McRaven do if he ran?

I'm very skeptical of whether McRaven actually has political ambitions, but a well-respected former military official with a fairly inspiring personal story would be great for a state like Texas.

Isn't he debating TX Gov?

Huh, is he? I think, strangely, Texas is one of the few blue states where it might be easier for a Democrat to win the Senate than the governorship, along with Arizona.

I don't think he is, judging from a cursory Google search.

[Coraxion]

Neat.

A nearly Point Trump win does not mean Texas is being lost by Republicans to the Democrats. Texas is the epicenter of all types of Republicans that would hate Trump. If the nominee was any other Republican, Trump would have won by Bush 2004 margins in the state.

No.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

I don't think that Cruz will be ousted in 2018, but I think the 2024 senate race in texas could be tilt D under the perfect storm:

1. It is 2024, and Trump has won reelection in 2020.

2. An incredibly unpopular Cruz has been reelected with a pathetic 53-44 against O'Rourke in 2018, and is running again in 2024 after winning the nomination.

3. Due to #1, hopefully it would be a blue wave year the size of 2008.

4. The minority population in Texas has been given another 7 years to grow.

5. The Democratic nominee is Admiral William McRaven

6. The Democratic Ticket on top of the ballot for prez is very appealing.

7. That's all I can think of for now, but I think if those things happenedd, I think McRaven would win 49-47.

[KingSweden]

Hypothetically, how would Former Admiral and Chancellor of the UT system William McRaven do if he ran?

I'm very skeptical of whether McRaven actually has political ambitions, but a well-respected former military official with a fairly inspiring personal story would be great for a state like Texas.

Isn't he debating TX Gov?

Huh, is he? I think, strangely, Texas is one of the few blue states where it might be easier for a Democrat to win the Senate than the governorship, along with Arizona.

Heard that somewhere. McRaven would be a great recruit against Greg abbott

[President Johnson]

Hypothetically, how would Former Admiral and Chancellor of the UT system William McRaven do if he ran?

I'm very skeptical of whether McRaven actually has political ambitions, but a well-respected former military official with a fairly inspiring personal story would be great for a state like Texas.

Isn't he debating TX Gov?

Huh, is he? I think, strangely, Texas is one of the few blue states where it might be easier for a Democrat to win the Senate than the governorship, along with Arizona.

Heard that somewhere. McRaven would be a great recruit against Greg abbott

While there may be a slim chance to oust Lyin' Ted, there is actually zero chance that Abbott does not win reelection.

[Shadows]

I'll look past the fact that he's a New Democrat. He's probably the best hope of the Democrats, plus his position on campaign finance reform is superb. Endorsed.

His opponent is Lyin' Ted. Cory Booker is a 1000 times better candidate than Lyin' Ted & so is the corrupt Menendez or the out of touch Feinstein.

This is Lyin' Ted & for the long term, this is even more important that winning the House in 2018 (Although Lyin' Ted will surely win!)

[BuckeyeNut]

I'll look past the fact that he's a New Democrat. He's probably the best hope of the Democrats, plus his position on campaign finance reform is superb. Endorsed.

Since when has O'Rourke been a New Democrat?

[Young Conservative]

 Cruz will win by double digits; Atlas will be sad yet again.

[McGovernForPrez]

Cruz will win by double digits; Atlas will be sad yet again.

He couldn't win double digits against an unfunded nobody. There's no way he wins by more than 15 points. With an incumbent republican in the white house it should be less than that.

[BuckeyeNut]

Cruz will win by double digits; Atlas will be sad yet again.

He couldn't win double digits against an unfunded nobody. There's no way he wins by more than 15 points. With an incumbent republican in the white house it should be less than that.

He won by 16 points the first time around.

[ShamDam]

Cruz will win by double digits; Atlas will be sad yet again.

He couldn't win double digits against an unfunded nobody. There's no way he wins by more than 15 points. With an incumbent republican in the white house it should be less than that.

He won by 16 points the first time around.

I think he's confusing double digits with 20+

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

No doubt Cruz will win, and odds are by lower double digits. But, I would not be very surprised if this thing is mid to higher single digits. Because Cruz is well, Cruz, O'Rourke is a pretty good candidate, this will be a Trumpian midterm, and our demographics are rapidly changing. I would not rule out Cruz winning by 6-9 points, pretty unlikely, but not out of the picture.

[houseonaboat]

This race could be a really interesting case of personality politics. Beto's just... quirky, but in a totally authentic way that I think could carry across well with the limited number of swing voters there are in Texas, whereas Cruz has never been popular or likable.

[BuckeyeNut]

I'll look past the fact that he's a New Democrat. He's probably the best hope of the Democrats, plus his position on campaign finance reform is superb. Endorsed.

His opponent is Lyin' Ted. Cory Booker is a 1000 times better candidate than Lyin' Ted & so is the corrupt Menendez or the out of touch Feinstein.

This is Lyin' Ted & for the long term, this is even more important that winning the House in 2018 (Although Lyin' Ted will surely win!)

This too, but the "lesser of two evils argument" is not the only argument. O'Roarke is probably one of my favorite New Democrats - he's much more preferrable than someone like HRC.

I'll look past the fact that he's a New Democrat. He's probably the best hope of the Democrats, plus his position on campaign finance reform is superb. Endorsed.

Since when has O'Rourke been a New Democrat?

I don't know, if you go to the New Democrat Coalition page on Wikipedia, his name is on there.

Last I checked, New Democrats didn't refuse Super PAC money.

[UWS]

Maybe O'Rourke could need help from Warren Buffet and George Soros in order to edge Ted Cruz in terms of campaign funding. I don't think it would hurt him since, on the other hand, Cruz would already be endorsed by the Koch Brothers.

Maybe even Mark Cuban's money could be an asset since Cuban is also from Texas and has endorsed Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump.

[Shadows]

Maybe O'Rourke could need help from Warren Buffet and George Soros in order to edge Ted Cruz in terms of campaign funding. I don't think it would hurt him since, on the other hand, Cruz would already be endorsed by the Koch Brothers.

Maybe even Mark Cuban's money could be an asset since Cuban is also from Texas and has endorsed Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump.

Lyin' Ted took all the PAC, Super pac & donor money & still raised less than O'Rourke who took 0 Pac, Super-pact money. O'Rourke is drawing huge money from small individual donors & has out-raised Lyin' Ted's big donors.

At this point, Lyin' Ted should go begging to the Mercers for more money so that he can keep up with O'Rourke !

[TheSaint250]

He doesn't need the money. He'll win anyway.

[Obama-Biden Democrat]

He holds super pac money high and he lies! Lyin' Ted!

[Young Conservative]

He holds super pac money high and he lies! Lyin' Ted!

Give an example of a lie.

[BuckeyeNut]

He holds super pac money high and he lies! Lyin' Ted!

Give an example of a lie.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/01/fox_news_is_getting_really_good_at_spotting_ted_cruz_s_lies.html