elected a democrat to statewide office since forrest gump was the number one movie in the country. senate candidate beto o'rourke is trying like hell to change that. if he does he might look back on today as the moment that made it happen. that is because today is the last day to register to vote in the state of texas. this year has seen a surge in registered voters a jump of 1.6 million since the last time texas held a midterm election in 2016. o'rourke trails ted cruz by five points in the latest polling. a super pack released this ad directed by an oscar nominee attacking cruz. >> somebody left open my door the other dash ted cruz, tough as texas. if somebody called my wife a dog and sad my daddy was in on the kennedy assassination, i wouldn't be kissing their ass. you stick a finger in their crest and give them a few choice words or you drag their ass out by the wood shed and kick their