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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsExit poll: More native Texans voted for O'Rourke than Cruz
BY OWEN DAUGHERTY - 11/09/18 11:35 AM EST
More native born Texans voted for Democrat Rep. Beto ORourke than incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R) in their Texas Senate race, according to an exit poll from CNN.
While Cruz won reelection by roughly two and a half percentage points, ORourke beat Cruz by three percentage points among those born in Texas.
Fifty-one percent of respondents in the exit poll who said they were from Texas originally voted for ORourke, while 48 percent of native Texans said they went for Cruz. In contrast, 57 percent of respondents who said they moved to the state voted for Cruz, compared to 42 percent who voted for ORourke.
ORourke himself is a native of El Paso and representing the district in Congress. Cruz is originally form Canada but grew up in Texas.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign-polls/415932-exit-poll-more-native-texans-voted-for-orourke-than-cruz
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Exit poll: More native Texans voted for O'Rourke than Cruz (Original Post)
DonViejo
Nov 2018
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blogslut
(37,997 posts)1. it me
riversedge
(70,184 posts)2. So, the out of staters liked the out of stater-cruz more. Interesting.
MagickMuffin
(15,933 posts)3. This 5th generation Texas is among the BETO voters
Yep, he also won my precinct (at least on election night) which is extremely red even though we live a very blue environment.
But people are gleefully ignorant in their voting habits. I've seen it with every election I've worked since 08.
David__77
(23,367 posts)4. I think some republicans might choose to move there for political reasons.
I can imagine some republicans leave my state California to go to Texas for that reason.