A new Texas Lyceum Poll shows that Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is vulnerable in 2018, tied with potential opponent Rep. Beto O’Rourke at 30-30 and 4 points behind Rep. Joaquin Castro: 31 vs 35.
In other numbers, the Lyceum found:
Donald Trump’s Texas (dis)approval: (54)43
Gov. Greg Abbott (dis)approval: (30)53 <--This bodes ill for 2018
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (dis)approval: (32)38
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick vs Mike Collier: 25 vs 27
ID: Dem vs GOP vs Tea vs confused: 43 vs 25 vs 9 vs 23
Better vs Worse Country: 32 vs 20
Better vs Worse Texas: 58 vs 9
Better vs Worse Respondent: 27 vs 15
Better vs Worse Respondent's kids: 45 vs 28
NAFTA (dis)approval: (24)43
Immigration (dis)approval: (27)62
Immigration "illegal" (un)concerned: (27)72
Trump wall (dis)approval: (61)35
Trump overall immigration policy (dis)approval: (58)38
Trump executive orders on immigration (less)safe: (22)37
Believe Trump will (not)deport "illegal" immigrants: (40)50
Want Trump to (not)deport "illegal" immigrants: (62)31
Congress immigration policy (dis)approval: (60)27
Texas lege immigration policy (dis)approval: (44)36
Path to citizenship (dis)approval: (9)90
Make Border Patrol bigger jerks (dis)approval: (17)70
Make employers eVerify (dis)approval: (23)72
Allow educated foreign student to stay (dis)approval: (10)86
Increase low-skill workers with economy (dis)approval: (37)58
Sanctuary cities (dis)approval: (49)45