Rep. Beto O'Rourke to launch Senate run against Ted Cruz Friday
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke will launch a campaign to challenge U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in 2018 on Friday, according to a colleague with direct knowledge of the El Paso Democrat's thinking
O'Rourke's campaign team sent an email to supporters Wednesday morning revealing that "a big announcement" was coming Friday.
"Together, we can do something really big, and really powerful for the state of Texas — and for this country," the campaign wrote. "Congressman Beto O'Rourke has a big announcement to make on Friday."
O'Rourke has spent the past several weeks traveling the state and has said in recent weeks that he is likely to launch a bid for U.S. Senate. Multiple Democratic leadership sources on Capitol Hill have been operating under the assumption that an O'Rourke Senate campaign is inevitable.
Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2017/03/29/beto-orourke-senate/
