A lot of these races were closer than we would want. I wonder how much resentment of his Trump-bashing was reflected in the vote.
well...been perusing the Texas Secretary of State website.
The statewides did ok. But the Court of Appeals (ie, the level below the Supreme) was a legit blue wave. Wow. It’s very depressing. Some very fine Republican, conservative jurists were ousted. A few mods, also, but basically at the Court of Appeals level, it was a wipeout.
All of which is to say....I think there are pockets of Texas, like many places, where Trump is deeply unpopular and the massive turnout helped the dims in those places.
Then maybe add 1% for Beto running a “pretty good” campaign, and you have Cruz down to his 51%. I don’t think it is Trump conservatives abandoning Cruz. (But what do I know.... ).