Top Election Forecaster Says Ted Cruz Rival Gaining Momentum, Increases Dem's Chances

[Left to right.] Democratic Senate candidate U.S. Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX) and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R) (R-TX) (Credit: Brandon Ball / Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

The race for Ted Cruz's Texas Senate seat is getting increasingly contentious, despite the state's deep-red political demographics, as indicated by an update from a top election forecaster.

The Cook Political Report's forecast for the Texas senate race changed from "likely Republican," to "lean Republican," as of Tuesday afternoon.