TED CRUZ AND OPPONENT BETO O'ROURKE TELL "60 MINUTES" WHAT BIG VOTER TURNOUT MEANS FOR THEIR U.S. SENATE RACE, THIS SUNDAY ON CBS

Few political races have the potential to predict America's political future more than the tight race for the U.S. Senate in Texas. Early voting in the state indicates strong interest. 60 MINUTES' Jon Wertheim spoke to incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R) and his opponent, Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D), about how heavy voter turnout will affect their chances. Wertheim sets the stage and interviews the candidates for a 60 MINUTES report that also goes behind the scenes as they campaign, to be broadcast Sunday, Nov. 4 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Below is a transcript of the excerpt. Please credit 60 MINUTES:

TED CRUZ: We've got numbers on our side. There are a lot more conservatives than there are liberals. What the O'Rourke campaign has had on their side is intensity. The liberals who are in Texas are really, really mad. They hate President Trump. That anger is dangerous. I mean, that anger is mobilizing. It means they're going to show up no matter what. As I've said, they'll crawl over broken - broken glass to show up.

JON WERTHEIM: That's not a good thing?

TED CRUZ: Look, intensity is, is always potent. Intensity turns people out at the polls.

JON WERTHEIM: You're working on the assumption that the more people that show up, the better your odds of winning?

BETO O'ROURKE: Yeah, I think the more people that show up, the better we do.

JON WERTHEIM: Why?

BETO O'ROURKE: Because the people who are fired up right now are - are fired up to do something great for this country.

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