In the suburbs north of Dallas, as in most of America, everyone has an opinion on Ted Cruz. “He’s a man of integrity and intelligence,” 86-year-old Plano resident James Guthrie said of the junior GOP senator from Texas.

KXAN Will DuPree and Avery Travis sit down with Brian Smith, the associate dean at Sain Edward's University, who goes into detail about Senator Ted Cruz and Congressman Colin Allred's polling in Texas ahead of their debate.

Republicans have a stranglehold on every statewide elected office in Texas and control the state Supreme Court, both chambers of the Legislature and both U.S.