<p>Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ted-cruz">Ted Cruz</a> (R-TX) made a re-election pitch to supporters by warning <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/texas">Texas</a> is a political litmus test for the United States.</p>
<p>The lawmaker, who is seeking a third term in the Senate in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/2024-election">2024</a>, talked of high stakes in his race during an interview at a diner in North Dallas on Thursday.</p>
<p>&#8220;If Texas turns blue, the country&#8217;s gone,&#8221; Cruz told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6338450358112">Fox News</a> Lawrence Jones after a discussion about the border crisis. &#8220;We don&#8217;t stay up at night wondering what happens with Ohio or Florida if Texas turns blue,&#8221; the senator added.</p>
<p>The Democratic primary race to pick a general election challenger in the 2024 Senate race includes Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX) and Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, who represents a district that contains Uvalde — the town where a gunman killed <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-respond-active-shooter-texas-elementary-school-rcna30339">19 children and two teachers</a> at an elementary school last year.</p>
<p>Among the issues the Democrats are talking about are <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/23/texas-democrats-allred-gutierrez-cruz-senate/">gun control and abortion</a>.</p>
<p>With control of the Senate at stake, Cruz predicted his 2024 race will be a &#8220;real fight,&#8221; noting that &#8220;Democrats have set their sights on the state of Texas.&#8221; Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) &#8220;has made clear that I am the No. 1 target in the country that he wants to take out,&#8221; he added.</p>
<p>Cruz ran an unsuccessful campaign for the presidency in the 2016 cycle before winning a second term in the Senate in 2018 against former Rep. Beto O&#8217;Rourke (D-TX), who came within 3 percentage points in a bid spurred by a <a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2018/12/07/how-much-of-the-record-80-million-beto-o-rourke-raised-to-beat-ted-cruz-is-left-for-another-run/">record $80 million fundraising</a> haul.</p>
<p>&#8220;In 2018, it was the most expensive Senate race in U.S. history,&#8221; Cruz said. &#8220;We were outspent three-to-one. The Democrats flooded tens of millions of dollars into the state of Texas.&#8221;</p>
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<p>When it came to turnout, Cruz said Democrats &#8220;more than doubled&#8221; their numbers from 1.8 million to 4 million, which he said was &#8220;unprecedented.&#8221; Republicans &#8220;leaned in vigorously&#8221; and drove GOP turnout from 2.8 million to 4.2 million, he added.</p>
<p>Cruz said his margin of victory in 2018 was 0.2 points, or 200,000 votes, out of more than 8 million cast. &#8220;They&#8217;re going to spend $100 million [in] the next year trying to flip Texas blue,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>&#8220;Democrats have set their bullseye on my race in Texas,&#8221; Cruz said as he encouraged people to visit his campaign website and support his re-election effort.</p>

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