Beto's positions are not outside of the mainstream in Texas. 
 
	This is from the NYT/Siena poll done more recently than the Qpac poll for TX-7, which was +21 Romney/+1 Hillary. This has Beto +7 over Cruz. 
 
	
		Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as president?
	
	
					 
				
				
					APPROVE
				
				
					   DISAPP.
				
				
					   DON’T KNOW
				
			
					Voters n = 491
				
				
					42%
				
				
					52%
				
				
					6%
				
			
	
		Would you prefer Republicans to retain control of the House of Representatives or would you prefer Democrats to take control?
	
	
					 
				
				
					REPS. KEEP HOUSE   
				
				
					DEMS. TAKE HOUSE    
				
				
					DON’T KNOW
				
			
					Voters n = 491
				
				
					48%
				
				
					48%
				
				
					4%
				
			
	
		Do you favor abolishing ICE, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency?
	
	
					 
				
				
					SUPPORT  
				
				
					OPPOSE
				
				
					  DON’T KNOW
				
			
					Voters n = 491
				
				
					28%
				
				
					63%
				
				
					9%
				
			
	
		Do you support a bill that would reduce legal immigration and provide funds for a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border?
	
	
					 
				
				
					SUPPORT
				
				
					  OPPOSE  
				
				
					DON’T KNOW
				
			
					Voters n = 491
				
				
					39%
				
				
					54%
				
				
					6%
				
			
	
		Do you support or oppose a federal ban on the sale of assault-style guns and high-capacity magazines?
	
	
					 
				
				
					SUPPORT
				
				
					  OPPOSE  
				
				
					DON’T KNOW
				
			
					Voters n = 491
				
				
					60%
				
				
					35%
				
				
					5%
				
			
	
		Are iIllegal immigrants living in the United States more likely than American citizens to commit serious crimes?
	
	
					 
				
				
					AGREE  
				
				
					DISAGREE  
				
				
					DON’T KNOW
				
			
					Voters n = 491
				
				
					23%
				
				
					68%
				
				
					9%
				
			
	
		Does it bother you to hear immigrants speak a foreign language in a public place?
	
	
					 
				
				
					AGREE
				
				
					  DISAGREE
				
				
					  DON’T KNOW
				
			
					Voters n = 491
				
				
					20%
				
				
					73%
				
				
					8%
				
			
	
		Are there places in your area, say within a mile of where you live, where you're afraid to walk alone at night?
	
	
					 
				
				
					AGREE
				
				
					  DISAGREE  
				
				
					DON’T KNOW
				
			
					Voters n = 491
				
				
					38%
				
				
					60%
				
				
					2%
				
			
	
		If the general election for United States Senate were being held today, would you vote for Ted Cruz or Beto O’Rourke?
	
	
					 
				
				
					BETO O’ROURKE  
				
				
					TED CRUZ  
				
				
					DON’T KNOW
				
			
					Voters n = 491
				
				
					51%
				
				
					44%
				
				
					5%
				
			
		 
	 
	
		https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/upshot/elections-poll-tx07-1.html