Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) leads Texas Rep. Colin Allred (D) in the state’s Senate race by 4 points in an Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey published Thursday.
The poll showed Cruz leading with 49 percent to Allred’s 45 percent, with 6 percent undecided. That’s an increase of 1 point for each candidate compared to the poll from earlier this month .
Pollsters found Cruz has an advantage in name recognition while Allred is ahead with his overall favorability rating. Half of voters view Cruz unfavorably, while 48 percent view him favorably, putting net favorability rating just underwater…