Ted Cruz Shamed Again in Texas, “Embarrassed By Our Senator” – By Claude Wooten (2 Paragraphs) / May 3, 2023
Texas is a red state with blue pockets, but the Lone Star State has a history of welcoming maverick Democrats (see: Richards, Ann) into the arena when no-nonsense Texans feel it’s time for a cleanup. If there is a character trait that defines Texas more than its conservativism, then it’s Texas pride.
That Texas pride is what new Senate candidate Colin Allred, currently a congressman, appeals to directly as he mounts a challenge to incumbent Senator Ted Cruz, shaming Cruz repeatedly in his campaign announcement launch. Cruz, who despite his tough talk hasn’t always endeared himself to his constituency, appears vulnerable to the ridicule, even if his hard right politics may help him keep his seat.
Allred is positioning himself as giving Texas a way out, he says, of its embarrassment. “We don’t have to be embarrassed by our senator,” Allred says in a video announcing his challenge for Cruz’s Senate seat. “We can get a new one.”
