Former state Solicitor General Ted Cruz won an upset victory over Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in the Texas GOP Senate runoff Tuesday, signaling a major shift not only in the Lone Star State but for the makeup of the incoming Senate as well.
Though he began as a near-political unknown, Cruz harnessed tea party and conservative support to make it into the runoff with Dewhurst, and his supporters proved the more passionate and committed to turnout in the unprecedented, late July runoff to propel him over the top.
Though he began as a near-political unknown, Cruz harnessed tea party and conservative support to make it into the runoff with Dewhurst, and his supporters proved the more passionate and committed to turnout in the unprecedented, late July runoff to propel him over the top.