Ted Cruz is losing to Colin Allred for the first time in the U.S. Senate race, according to new polling. The survey, conducted by Morning Consult between September 9 and 18, showed Allred one point ahead of Cruz, on 45 percent to his 44 percent among 2,716 likely voters. His lead was within the poll's margin of error of +/-2 percentage points.

The matchup for the U.S. Senate seat from Texas comes just days before early voting starts in the Nov. 5 election.

LaCivita’s comments arrive after Paul Dans, the ex-director of the controversial presidential transition plan Project 2025, recently knocked him and Trump senior campaign adviser Susie Wiles over their push for President Joe Biden to drop out of the race while having “no plans” for Vice President Kamala Harris.