Beto O'Rourke vs. Ted Cruz

Beto O’Rourke has captivated audiences at town halls and online for more than a year in his bid to unseat the least popular senator in Washington D.C. But with little help on the ballot, a politically adept opponent who’s already cut his teeth in a presidential campaign and his party’s near-three-decade-long statewide losing streak, O’Rourke is still a long shot. We’ve covered this race — one of the most watched in the country — on the ground for more than a year. Subscribe to our limited-series newsletter on the O’Rourke/Cruz matchup.