maybe they can pick up steam there? i don t know. when you think back to the democratic primary, beto o rourke squeezed by. it was a surprise to a lot of people. he had established his backing. the money didn t flow in the way that alex would be accustomed to for the leading candidate. the question is if he has that kind of appeal to energy the democrats that are necessary to turn out in large numbers to win. the key on the immigration issue, now he s leading marches to the border and using it as an edge and an effective wedge, which is why he s getting closer. dana: ted cruz has his idea of a solution, a very narrowly targeted bill. he s handled the issue very well. he s talk about what he s for rather than what he s against. he s offered common sense solutions for handing the immigration issue in texas, which is ground zero for immigration. the question is how does he