Beto O'Rourke is entering the final stretch of his gubernatorial campaign with the odds stacked against him. The Democratic challenger has trailed Gov. Greg Abbott by at least mid-single digits in almost every likely-voter poll in recent months.
It’s crunch time for Beto O’Rourke.
Then-U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, left, debates U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz at the KENS 5 Studios in San Antonio on Oct. 16, 2018.But Abbott’s lead has proven more consistent than Cruz’s — one of several differences with the near-miss loss in 2018 that made O’Rourke a star. The national environment continues to favor Republicans, with President Joe Biden deeply unpopular in Texas.
“This is an issue that is fracturing the GOP on top of other issues where you see the extremism be off-putting to the other type of small-government, pro-business-type of Republicans,” said Dyana Limon-Mercado, executive director of Planned Parenthood Texas Votes. “I think Beto has a really strong connection to voters and communities on this issue. At the end of the day, Texans really value freedom and family, and the freedom to make the best decision for their families.
Both candidates are set to embark on aggressive get-out-the vote tours starting Monday, with plans to visit multiple cities a day. It’ll be an especially significant ramp-up for Abbott, who has been holding only a few small-scale campaign events a week.
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