Incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R) is holding on to a slim lead over Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) as the Texas Senate race hits its final week, according to a poll released Monday.
The survey conducted by The New York Times and Siena College shows Cruz leads with 50 percent support to 46 percent for Allred, an ex-NFL player and three-term House member. The lead is within the poll's margin of error.
Cruz has led throughout the campaign cycle, even as Democrats have tried to put the race on the map amid fears the party could lose Montana and, effectively, the Senate majority to Republicans, unless they flip a........