Sen. Ted Cruz Rafael (Ted) Edward CruzTrump argues full Supreme Court needed to settle potential election disputes Press: Notorious RBG vs Notorious GOP The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Washington on edge amid SCOTUS vacancy MORE (R-Texas) said Sunday that his opponent in the U.S. Senate race, Rep. Beto O'Rourke Beto O'RourkeJimmy Carter says his son smoked pot with Willie Nelson on White House roof O'Rourke endorses Kennedy for Senate: 'A champion for the values we're most proud of' 2020 Democrats do convention Zoom call MORE (D-Texas), has been buoyed by anger among Texas liberals over President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE.

"If you look at the dynamics, we've got numbers on our side. There are a lot more conservatives than there are liberals," Cruz told "60 Minutes" in an interview broadcast Sunday.

"What the O'Rourke campaign has had on their side is intensity," he continued. "The liberals who are in Texas are really, really mad. They hate President Trump. That anger is dangerous. I mean, that anger is mobilizing. It means they're gonna show up no matter what. As I've said, they'll crawl over broken glass to show up."

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Cruz acknowledged that intensity "turns people out at the polls."

O'Rourke has garnered national attention in his efforts to unseat Cruz in traditionally Republican Texas, thanks to his sizable fundraising hauls and his viral stump speeches. However, he has consistently trailed in polling in the race.

The Democrat told "60 Minutes" that his chances of victory hinge heavily on turnout.

"I think the more people that show up, the better we do," O'Rourke said.

"The people who are fired up right now are fired up to do something great for this country," he said, pointing to early voting numbers that show strong turnout.

Early voting numbers have surged nationwide, with totals already surpassing early voting for the 2014 midterm elections in at least 27 states.

In Texas, more than 4.5 million people cast in-person ballots in this year’s early voting period, and more than 360,000 people have cast mail-in ballots in 30 counties alone.