Ted Cruz: I run into people all over the country who say, "It's not real. We can't lose Texas. "I tell you yes. I don't believe it will happen, but it is a very real possibility. And not just the Senate race. We are at real risk of waking up the day after the election and seeing every election in the country won by the Democrats. Texas is our largest state and, immodestly, I think our most important red state. If we allow it to be destroyed, these consequences are disastrous.

Ted Cruz: I run into people all over the country who say, "It's not real. We can't lose Texas. "I tell you yes. I don't believe it will happen, but it is a very real possibility. And not just the Senate race. We are at real risk of waking up the day after the election and seeing every election in the country won by the Democrats. Texas is our largest state and, immodestly, I think our most important red state. If we allow it to be destroyed, these consequences are disastrous.