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Beto O'Rourke cuts Ted Cruz's lead in Texas poll, still trails by 5 points

Name: Beto O'Rourke cuts Ted Cruz's lead in Texas poll, still trails by 5 points
Uploaded: 2018-10-30T14:34:01-0400
Duration: 5 min 38 s
Description: In a new poll released by Quinnipiac University, El Paso Congressman Beto O'Rourke (D) now trails incumbent Senator Ted Cruz (R) by 5 percentage points. Dallas Morning News political writer Gromer Jeffers spoke to CBSN about what O'Rourke is doing to win over the moderates that make up nearly a quarter of the electorate.

In a new poll released by Quinnipiac University, El Paso Congressman Beto O'Rourke (D) now trails incumbent Senator Ted Cruz (R) by 5 percentage points. Dallas Morning News political writer Gromer Jeffers spoke to CBSN about what O'Rourke is doing to win over the moderates that make up nearly a quarter of the electorate.