Nationaldemokraten investieren Millionen in Colin Allreds Kampf gegen Ted Cruz

*Joseph Morton of* The Dallas Morning News *writes:*

>The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee announced Thursday it’s directing millions of advertising dollars to boost U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, in his bid to [unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas](https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2024/09/20/ted-cruz-and-colin-allred-agree-to-debate-as-their-us-senate-race-gains-attention/).

>The late-stage investment is a vote of confidence in Allred and indicates the national party sees a credible path to victory despite the state’s Republican tilt. Texas Democrats have failed to win a statewide race in three decades.

>U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, DSCC chairman, has stressed the need to defend Democratic incumbents on the Nov. 5 ballot but said Texas and Florida are great opportunities because the Republican candidates are unpopular.

>Recent polling shows the races are within the margin of error, he said, and he pointed to Cruz’s close call in 2018 when he defeated [Democrat Beto O’Rourke by 2.6 percentage points](https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2018/11/07/ted-cruz-narrowly-fends-off-beto-orourke-as-texans-deliver-verdict-on-trump-border-and-economy/).

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Yay 

Every election, national dems line up behind a moonshot and dump millions into it, instead of boosting closer tossup races.

Last time it was Jaime Harrison.

It has never ever worked. Donate your money to smaller elections where the extra funds can pay for door knockers and get out the vote efforts.

This is your year Texas.

You can be represented in the United States Senate by an actual Texan that shares your values, rather than a Canadian Fraud who can’t even go by his real name, and who runs off to Cancun when Texas needs help.

Colin is going to win. Like Gandalf in The Two Towers, he came back to us now, at the turn of the tide.

This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2024/09/26/national-democrats-pouring-millions-into-colin-allreds-challenge-to-ted-cruz/) reduced by 78%. (I’m a bot)
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> Responding to the announcement, the Cruz campaign said: "The National Democrats coming in from their ivory towers in New York. D.C., and California tells Texans all they need to know. Just like them, Colin Allred is nothing more than a radical leftist with a radical record who would destroy Texas and accelerate the decline of America.”

> National Republicans had expressed confidence over the summer that Cruz would handily win reelection, but they also earmarked millions in advertising to help him out.

> "I also think that I know Texas better than the national party does, and I don't think that the national party necessarily could win here," Allred said at the time.

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Echo all the support for Allred, but I also welcome the move to pressure Republicans to allocate more of their money to Texas then they would have otherwise. The Republicans have less money this cycle, so let’s spread it thinner.

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If Texas ever does turn blue, that will be the day when Republicans finally realize what a crock of shit the electoral college really is, because they will never win another EC election with a blue Texas.

This is good news .but then again it’s Texas .so I have little hope for critical thinking voting

He doesn’t have a prayer but it would be soooo sweet if he won.

Democrats and Republicans can come together on this one. Fled Cruz is a nasally, nerdy, fat, greasy, cowardly, lying, pathetic, opportunistic loser. He is universally loathed in the Senate. Even W. Thinks he’s a turd.

For those who disagree with Alllred’s political views, just imagine never having to hear Raphael whine on your tv again.

We can do better. Easily.

Dem voters across this country have to push in a little bit money to try and counter the Trumpublican infection. Small donations can make a difference.

I could see Trump taking TX by 1-2.5 and Allred winning by the same. Cruz is very disliked. And not just by vote crossover – enough GOP votes skipping that part of the ballot helps Allred too.

“I like Ted Cruz more than pretty much anyone in Congress, and I hate Ted Cruz.” -Al Franken

As a Texan I apologize but I don’t think it’s going to happen. It will be close but there are too many people who are Republican-no-matter-what. More supporting Allred requires education and many Texans are happy with the status-quo. I also think some Texans don’t realize how many are left leaning to be able to sway the vote. They are too cynical

Now that Nazi Mark gift wrapped a win to Dems in NC, more money should go to Colin Allred.

I would love to see that smug smiled removed from Ted’s punch able face.

Man I fuckin hope he wins

Everyone hates Ted Cruz. Who votes for Ted Cruz?

Cruz graduated from Princeton with a Bachelor of Arts cum laude. Cruz then attended Harvard Law School, where he was a John M. Olin Fellow in Law and Economics. Allred graduated from Baylor with a B.A. in history.