Cruz's Polling Lead Shrinks to 3 Points With Election Day Looming

Ted Cruz/ Collin Allred

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) holds just a three-point lead over his Democratic challenger, Representative Colin Allred (D-TX), in the latest Florida Atlantic University polling conducted by Mainstreet Research. The group surveyed 811 registered voters between Oct. 2-6, all living in Texas. These poll numbers show a bit of a slide for Sen. Cruz from his eight-point lead in a UT-Austin poll a month ago.

The Texas Democrat has been flooded with cash as – according to The Hill – Rep. Allred outraised Sen. Cruz by more than $30 million in the last three months, more than $50 million in total.

In the poll from FAU, Cruz leads 46-43 percent, with 11 percent of voters undecided.

Recently, Sen. Cruz responded to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) putting up millions of dollars against him in TV ads, describing the left side of the aisle as “people trying to destroy America.”

During an interview with Fox News, Senator Cruz commented that his opposers are "pissed off that I'm standing in their way, but they're flooding cash in my race. Liz Cheney, who is out campaigning for Kamala Harris, is campaigning for my opponent too, and the money is flowing in."

The incumbent senator went on to stress that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D) has made it clear that he, himself, is the Democrats' "number 1 target” in the nation.

"Schumer and Soros and Liz Cheney, they are coming after me because they want to take out their opposition, and they want to have open borders. They want to continue the destruction of our country," Senator Cruz added.

Additionally, former President Donald Trump (R) holds a five-point lead over Vice President Kamala Harris (D) in the same FAU poll. This includes a margin of 50-45 percent with two percent of those surveyed choosing another candidate, and three percent undecided.

If this polling does in fact reflect reality, then the Allred campaign has made some major ground in comparison to both older polling numbers and current numbers with the presidential race. While Allred is technically polling less than his counterpart in VP Harris, his margin to make up is smaller.

Granted, the undecided number is significantly larger.

Texas residents will get to choose former President Trump and VP Harris, as well as Senator Ted Cruz and Representative Colin Allred on Nov. 5.

Jackson Bakich

Jackson Bakich is based in Tallahassee. Born in Orlando but raised in Lake County, Florida, Jackson Bakich is a graduate of Florida State University. Growing up in the Sunshine State, Bakich co-hosted the political talk radio show "Lake County Roundtable" (WLBE) and was a frequent guest for "Lake County Sports Show" (WQBQ). Currently, he is the Sports Editor of the FSView and the co-host of "Tomahawk Talk" (WVFS), a sports talk radio program covering Florida State athletics in Tallahassee. Jackson's work has been cited in Newsmax, POLITICO and other media outlets.