(Ed.'s Note: Anybody who was anybody was at the Beto O'Rourke campaign rally at the Ringgold Park Pavilion. The facility filled to standing room only for the El Paso Congressman challenging Republican senator Ted Cruz.
There was Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño, County Clerk Sylvia Garza Perez-Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilbert Hinojosa, JP 1-1 Linda Salazar, and, incongruously, Brownsville Independent School District trustee who is under indictment and the man who had him indicted Cameron County District Attorney Luis V. Saenz, Cameron County Treasurer David Betancourt, District Judge Gloria Rincones, Texas Southmost College trustee Trey Mendez, State Board of Education District 2 incumbent Ruben Cortez, City Commissioner Jessica Tetreau, of course, and even Brownsville Mayor Tony Martinez made a cameo.
With election day a week from today, the latest polls show O'Rourke closing in on incumbent Cruz with a 3 percentage point difference, well within the margin of error.
The poll of 781 likely voters in Texas was conducted Oct. 28-30 and has a margin of error of 3.7 percentage points.)