Sen. Ted Cruz: "I think Texas is a battleground. I think Texas is going to be hotly contested in 2020. I believe the President will win Texas. I think it will be closer than last time." https://t.co/yoZvU41Ic5 pic.twitter.com/lHtNTncfuo

Thursday at the Christian Science Monitor breakfast, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) warned that traditional Republican-leaning Texas would be “hotly contested” in the 2020 election.

Cruz said, “I think Texas is a battleground. I think Texas is going to be hotly contested in 2020. I believe the President will win Texas. I think it will be closer than last time.”

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