Underdog: Beto vs. Cruz Podcast
1) 6: Thirty-Six Hours in El Paso
On Tuesday, November 6th, Democrats had a better day in Texas than any Election Day since 1990. They flipped two House seats. Their candidates finished within a few points of their Republican opponent...Show More
2) 5: The Caravan and the Blue Wave
With days to go, the volume of news has felt overwhelming. Donald Trump has tried to fire up his base with claims about the migrant caravan in Mexico, while Democrats have touted early voting numbers ...Show More
3) 4: The Final Push
With less than a week to go, Beto O'Rourke is behind in all the polls. But he's still getting huge crowds at rallies, and turnout for early voting is way up. We travel the state to figure out if there...Show More
4) 3: The Sleeping Giant
For Beto O'Rourke to win, he needs to get hundreds of thousands of non-voters to show up. This week, we head to the Rio Grande Valley. It's a largely Latino border area of the state, with many potenti...Show More
5) 2: Red State
It's been an eventful week for the Beto O'Rourke campaign. He just announced a $38-million fundraising haul, the biggest ever for a senate campaign in the US. But polls are showing Ted Cruz with an ei...Show More
6) 1: On the Road Again
It's been a quarter century since a Democrat won statewide office in Texas. No Democrat governors, no attorneys general, no U.S. senators. But in 2018 — with control of the senate hanging in the balan...Show More