I don’t think Cruz will loose being this a Governor race on
down. But Texas hasn’t been in the GOP for all that long.
“The last Democratic presidential candidate to win the state
was Jimmy Carter in 1976. Previously, a Democrat had to win
Texas to win the White House, but in the 1992 election, Bill
Clinton won the Oval Office while losing Texas electoral votes.”
The Senate seat is at the top of the ballot, just above the race for governor. Had the Democrats nominated Mark White’s son, Abbott too could have been in trouble.