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Forecasters and prediction markets have also shifted toward Pulido, though the race remains rated Leans Republican.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-08-04T20:05:33.613Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-04T15:57:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-04T20:05:33.613Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":55,"critic":65,"hype":35,"notes":{"trust":"Single outlet with named sources and documents, no independent corroboration","critic":"Quotes campaigns, cites polls and prediction markets, explains methodology","hype":"Headline overstates certainty; body tempers with caveats"}},"tags":["#TexasElections","#USHouseRaces","#LatinoVote","#PollingData","#Redistricting"],"entities":["Bobby Pulido","Monica De La Cruz","House Majority PAC","Normington Petts and Associates","Texas’ 15th Congressional District","Sabato’s Crystal Ball"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["A House Majority PAC poll shows Democrat Bobby Pulido leading Republican Monica De La Cruz 51% to 45% in Texas’ 15th Congressional District, a district Donald Trump carried by nearly 18 points in 2024.","The poll was conducted by Normington Petts and Associates from 23-28 July 2026 among 500 likely voters, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4%.","Sabato’s Crystal Ball moved the race from Likely Republican to Leans Republican on 30 July 2026, citing Democratic momentum but still favouring De La Cruz.","Prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket show Pulido with 67% and De La Cruz with 30-41% in the TX-15 race."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Democrat Bobby Pulido leads Republican incumbent Monica De La Cruz 51% to 45% in a new poll of Texas’ 15th Congressional District, according to a survey sponsored by House Majority PAC and conducted by Normington Petts and Associates. The poll, shared with Newsweek on 4 August 2026, sampled 500 likely voters from 23-28 July 2026. The margin of error is plus or minus 4.4%."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The district, redrawn in 2025, was carried by Donald Trump by nearly 18 points in the 2024 presidential election. De La Cruz first won the seat in 2022, becoming the first Republican to represent it since its creation in 1901. She defeated Democrat Michelle Vallejo again in 2024, securing 57.1% of the vote to Vallejo’s 42.9%."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A previous poll conducted by WelcomePAC from 18-25 May 2026 also showed Pulido ahead, 48% to 46%, among 802 likely voters. That survey, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1%, found Pulido had 73% name identification and a net favorability rating of plus eight. Only 36% of voters said De La Cruz deserved reelection, including 8% of self-identified independents."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Prediction markets have also shifted toward Pulido. At the time of writing, Kalshi’s TX-15 market listed Pulido at 67% and De La Cruz at 41%, while Polymarket showed Pulido at 67% and De La Cruz at 30%. Sabato’s Crystal Ball moved the race from Likely Republican to Leans Republican on 30 July 2026, noting that the district, though still favouring Republicans, had become a credible Democratic target."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No left- or right-rated outlet ran this story at all. 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