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The Dallas Morning News, Texas' largest newspaper, joined the Houston Chronicle in endorsing Democrat Beto O'Rourke over Republican incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz in an editorial published Thursday.

Why it matters: FiveThirtyEight currently has Cruz leading O'Rourke by about 6.5 points in a Senate race that has garnered national attention. The Dallas Morning News endorsed Paul Sadler, Cruz's Democratic opponent in 2012, but supported Mitt Romney for president that year, per The Hill.

Dallas Morning News endorses Beto O'Rourke over Ted Cruz

The paper also endorsed Cruz's Democratic opponent in 2012.

Beto O'Rourke at a debate with Sen. Ted Cruz. Photo: Tom Fox, Pool/Getty Images

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The Dallas Morning News, Texas&#x27; largest newspaper, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="joined the Houston Chronicle" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/beto-orourke-ted-cruz-endorsement-midterm-elections-2018-13e145fd-82ea-4a05-9f2a-86987c26c008.html" data-vars-content-id="870ae108-5cf0-4099-b874-50992a61f884" data-vars-headline="Dallas Morning News endorses Beto O&#x27;Rourke over Ted Cruz" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/beto-orourke-ted-cruz-endorsement-midterm-elections-2018-13e145fd-82ea-4a05-9f2a-86987c26c008.html" target="_self">joined the Houston Chronicle</a> in endorsing Democrat Beto O&#x27;Rourke over Republican incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz in an <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="editorial" data-vars-click-url="https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2018/10/25/recommend-beto-orourke-us-senate" data-vars-content-id="870ae108-5cf0-4099-b874-50992a61f884" data-vars-headline="Dallas Morning News endorses Beto O&#x27;Rourke over Ted Cruz" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2018/10/25/recommend-beto-orourke-us-senate" target="_blank">editorial</a> published Thursday.Why it matters: FiveThirtyEight <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="currently has" data-vars-click-url="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2018-midterm-election-forecast/senate/texas/" data-vars-content-id="870ae108-5cf0-4099-b874-50992a61f884" data-vars-headline="Dallas Morning News endorses Beto O&#x27;Rourke over Ted Cruz" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2018-midterm-election-forecast/senate/texas/" target="_blank">currently has</a> Cruz leading O&#x27;Rourke by about 6.5 points in a Senate race that has garnered national attention. The Dallas Morning News endorsed Paul Sadler, Cruz&#x27;s Democratic opponent in 2012, but supported Mitt Romney for president that year, per <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The Hill" data-vars-click-url="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/413083-dallas-morning-news-endorses-beto-orourke" data-vars-content-id="870ae108-5cf0-4099-b874-50992a61f884" data-vars-headline="Dallas Morning News endorses Beto O&#x27;Rourke over Ted Cruz" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/413083-dallas-morning-news-endorses-beto-orourke" target="_blank">The Hill</a>.

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