Ted Cruz begs and pleads for donations as Dem challenger’s campaign heats up

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Ted Cruz begs and pleads for donations as Dem challenger’s campaign heats up

History is repeating itself with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).During the 2018 midterms, the far-right senator pleaded with fellow Republicans to step up their support of his reelection campaign and warned that Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke had a realistic chance of winning. Cruz defeated O'Rourke in the end, but only by roughly 2 percent — which was a shocker in a state where Democrats typically struggle in statewide races.Now, as he seeks a th…