Monday, September 3, 2018

'A real race' in Cruz vs. O'Rourke -- Mary Kate Madden

Summary: This article is about the upcoming U.S. Senate race for Texas senator. For the past twenty years, the Texas senator has always been Republican. However, Beto O'Rourke, the Democratic candidate is gaining traction with high enthusiasm from the democratic people of Texas, and has nearly caught up to Senator Ted Cruz. This means it may be a close race. Trump is now endorsing Cruz, advertising a rally for Cruz in October. In terms of funds, O'Rourke has raised more from his campaign committee, but both have PACs ready to give them money.

Analysis: This was written on September 3rd. This affects the meaning of the article because there is still so much time between now and the election on November 6th, meaning anything could happen to pull this race either way. In the past, Trump has nicknamed Ted Cruz "Lyin' Ted", and is now endorsing him. This means that he's worried about losing Texas, which is known as a very Conservative state. This article was written for the people of Dallas, who probably will have the ability to vote in November. This being said to be a close race, whatever political party they consider themselves to be a part of, Texans need to be voting now more than ever. Articles like this one educate people on what is happening in local politics, which inspires them to vote. This is important to US history because whatever ends up happening, a Democrat showing potential in Texas shows that anything could happen for the next presidential election.



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