Poll: Cruz leads O 'Rourke by 10 points in the Texas Senate race

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Cruz leads O'Rourke from 52% to 42% among likely voters in the poll conducted by Dixie Strategies and CBS 11 with a conservative trend.

The margin of 10 points shows that Cruz is ahead of the game in a greater lead than a survey conducted in September by the same organizations, which found the holder at the top of 4 points.

In the poll released Tuesday, Cruz leads 21 points for men, 59% to 38%. Of the women interviewed, 49% preferred Cruz, while 44% supported O & # Rourke.

The outgoing GOP senator holds a considerable lead of 66% to 31% over O & # 39; Rourke among the white voters surveyed.

O & # 39; Rourke has an advantage over black voters: 69% support it, versus 31%. O & # 39; Rourke is also leading Cruz among Hispanic voters, from 53% to 41%, according to the poll.

And in the race for the governorship in Texas, the investigation revealed that incumbent Governor Greg Abbott (MD) had a healthy 59% to 33% lead over his Democratic opponent, Lupe Valdez.

The Dixie / CBS survey polled 588 likely voters from October 25 to 26, with an error margin of 4.04 percentage points.

While the Texas Senate race has garnered national attention, thanks in part to O & Rourke's viral speeches and his impressive total fundraising, many recent polls have shown that Cruz had a lead comfortable in the race.

The RealClearPolitics polling index indicates that Cruz is 7 points ahead in the race.

The national GOP has mobilized to help Cruz in what has been a reliable republican state, with President TrumpDonald John Trump, Mayor of Pittsburgh: Our priority is funerals and not Trump's visit. Trump says he'll answer Mueller's "some" questions. Trump: "Dishonest" to say that I called all the media "the enemy of the people". hold a campaign rally for the senator last week in Houston.