{"id":114467,"date":"2024-10-15T16:32:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T09:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114467"},"modified":"2024-10-15T16:32:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T09:32:44","slug":"in-colin-allred-ted-cruz-once-again-facing-a-well-funded-democratic-challenger-in-reelection-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114467","title":{"rendered":"In Colin Allred, Ted Cruz once again facing a well-funded Democratic challenger in reelection fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\">Waxahachie, Texas<\/span><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29ecl6k000m26qi81z149wp@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            On a sunny October afternoon, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz posed for photos with supporters next to his campaign bus in downtown Waxahachie \u2013 a historic square complete with quaint shops and a storied, almost mythical-looking courthouse.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29efil600093b6ms25elqp9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The city is the seat of conservative Ellis County, directly south of Dallas and named after one of the leaders who helped Texas declare its independence from Mexico in 1836.\u00a0Cruz had just delivered a fiery speech in an old playhouse across the street called the Texas Theater, where he rallied the crowd with red-meat rhetoric and jokes appealing to the state\u2019s unique sense of pride.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29efil6000a3b6ma3l1i1rd@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe were founded by a bunch of wildcatters,\u201d he said onstage in jeans and boots. \u201cA bunch of guys with fourth-grade educations who began drilling holes in the ground and one after the other became the richest men on Earth. That\u2019s Texas! Texas is: Give me an open field and a horse and a gun, and I can conquer the world.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29efil6000b3b6mqadlhxz6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Ranked one of the most conservative senators, Cruz\u2019s bid for a third term should be a smooth ride in a place that has consistently elected Republicans in statewide contests for the past 30 years. But for the second election in a row, Cruz finds himself fighting to keep his seat against a well-funded Democrat.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29efil6000c3b6mrghqh8cs@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Rep. Colin Allred is a former NFL linebacker and civil rights lawyer who ousted a Republican for a US House seat six years ago. He\u2019s now challenging Cruz and painting the incumbent senator as an unlikeable politician who cares more about podcasting than about legislating.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29efil6000d3b6mum3zq1jg@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Recent polls suggest a tightening race, one reminiscent of when Democrat Beto O\u2019Rourke lost to Cruz in 2018 by less than 3 percentage points in a campaign that caught the country\u2019s attention. National Democratic groups are again investing heavily in TV ads, stirring up an all-too-familiar hope they can pull off a massive upset, though many remain skeptical.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29efil6000e3b6m7z2e9w8u@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Both men describe themselves as serious legislators who can work across the aisle, while at the same time, blast each other as radical candidates out of touch with Texas voters. The ad wars on TV further highlight a stark contrast between two emerging yet competing ideas of the Texas electorate\u00a0\u2013 a longtime conservative force or an evolving landscape with increasingly Democratic strongholds.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29efil6000f3b6m94hdc5w1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The latter of which is a reality casting a shadow on Cruz\u2019s campaign \u2013 most notably when he urges voters on his 53-city tour to vote for Republicans up and down the ticket.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29efil6000g3b6mrxzcetic@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThis race comes down to one very simple thing,\u201d he says in his stump speech, \u201ckeeping Texas Texas.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subheader inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/subheader\/instances\/cm29efs9i000m3b6mhiyc8na7@published\" data-component-name=\"subheader\" id=\"the-issues-economy-the-border-and-transgender-policies\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n        The issues: Economy, the border and transgender policies<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29ed32r00003b6mv91la7fo@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In the final weeks before the election, both candidates are blitzing across the state to drill home their closing message. They\u2019re also set to duel in a televised debate Tuesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfaa.com\/video\/news\/politics\/ted-cruz-and-colin-allred-will-debate-live-on-wfaa-tomorrow-heres-how-you-can-watch\/287-45c7a51f-fef1-4ae4-b238-4b2339d4351d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hosted by CNN affiliate WFAA.<\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29efl02000k3b6mu8m0bjv2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            That\u2019s on top of the massive amount of money spent on ads in the state\u2019s abundant and expensive media markets. The two campaigns and their allied groups have spent nearly\u00a0$129 million,\u00a0including future ad buys through Election Day, according to data from AdImpact, making it one of the eight most expensive Senate races this cycle.\u00a0Allred and groups supporting him have spent nearly two-thirds of that total, while Cruz and his supporters have spent the other third.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm29fosk900013b6mg94oe6v9@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"c-AP24281533557236.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"2400\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-ap24281533557236.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-ap24281533557236.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-ap24281533557236.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-ap24281533557236.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-ap24281533557236.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-ap24281533557236.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"Sen. Ted Cruz addresses supporters during a campaign event on October 5 in Keller, Texas.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29eg21e000s3b6mx3961z54@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Cruz has largely aimed his attacks on Allred regarding three issues: the economy, the US southern border and transgender policies. He\u2019s released multiple TV ads pointing to Allred\u2019s vote against a GOP-led House bill last year that\u00a0would have banned transgender athletes from women\u2019s and girls\u2019 sports at federally funded schools. The bill, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/04\/20\/politics\/house-transgender-sports-bill\/index.html\">which passed on a party-line vote<\/a>, was not taken up by the Senate.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29eg17q000p3b6mk2rmdah5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            On the campaign trail, Cruz makes the topic a prominent part of his stump speech. \u201cWe are living in a world where one of the two major parties right now cannot figure out what is a woman,\u201d he said. \u201cThat didn\u2019t use to be a trick question.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29ega39000x3b6mwdy9fy7v@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Allred became the first Democrat this election cycle to release an ad responding to the barbs over transgender issues \u2013 a key line of attack by Republicans in the presidential race and other congressional races.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29ega39000y3b6mqowkhu4h@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cTed Cruz is lying again, but now he\u2019s lying about our children. I\u2019m a dad. I\u2019m also a Christian,\u201d Allred says in a new ad. \u201cAnd my faith has taught me that all kids are God\u2019s kids. So let me be clear: I don\u2019t want boys playing girls sports or any of this ridiculous stuff that Ted Cruz is saying.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29ega39000z3b6m0mctrdz1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            CNN has asked Allred\u2019s campaign to clarify his stance more precisely but has not received a response.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29ega3900103b6mmknen8dq@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Cruz also criticizes Allred for changing his tune on the southern border. While running for Congress in 2018, Allred <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/06\/20\/politics\/colin-allred-border-texas-senate-race\/index.html\">referred to the border wall as \u201cracist,\u201d<\/a> and as recently as two years ago said he didn\u2019t see the border as a \u201ctop-of-mind\u201d issue for a lot of voters in Texas, though he said he wanted to see comprehensive immigration reform.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29eg96u000v3b6mlfxs42qk@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            He\u2019s now making the border a focal point in his ads, vowing to fix the issue and attacking Cruz for opposing the bipartisan immigration bill earlier this year. Allred also joined with Republicans this year to condemn the \u201cBiden administration\u2019s open-borders policies\u201d in a GOP-led resolution.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29egipz00153b6m7h3mb59s@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            On the campaign trail, where the border is a winning issue for Republicans, Cruz has repeatedly called out Allred for standing in front of the same border wall that the representative criticized years ago in one of his TV ads and has questioned Allred\u2019s seriousness about the border.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29egipz00163b6mn61q01we@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In an interview with CNN, Allred defended his position, acknowledging that he and his party took \u201ctoo long to be responsive to what was a rising tide of migration.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29egipz00173b6m7vwq20v0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cBut we can also say the response can\u2019t be \u2018Let\u2019s be cruel to people and think that\u2019s gonna help.\u2019 That\u2019s not actual border security,\u201d he said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29egipz00183b6mtb3jydhx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Meanwhile, Allred is hitting Cruz hard over abortion, arguing the senator is \u201cresponsible\u201d for the overturning of Roe v. Wade by helping put judges and justices in federal courts, leading to the landmark decision by the Supreme Court in 2022.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29fwfml00013b6mu3w2tuhb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWith Ted Cruz, we get more government and less freedom, and Texas women pay the price,\u201d the narrator says in one of Allred\u2019s ads.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29egipz00193b6mmfazuteo@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            While Cruz has celebrated the Supreme Court ruling as a major victory, he\u2019s remained quiet recently about his stance on Texas\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/us\/abortion-access-restrictions-bans-us-dg\/index.html\">abortion laws<\/a>, which don\u2019t include exceptions for rape or incest. Asked by CNN why he didn\u2019t mention abortion in his stump speech after a rally in Allen, Cruz argued it\u2019s not a top concern for Texas voters and changed the subject to jobs and the border. In another gaggle with reporters the following day, he said it was an issue for state leaders to decide.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29eghuy00133b6m8laz8fnh@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Both candidates tout their bipartisanship, but Allred is leaning heavily into his support from high-profile Republicans such as former Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and former Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, who leads a group called \u201cRepublicans for Allred.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29egz40001e3b6mx07pxgwf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Allred brings up their endorsements often, mentioning their names more frequently than Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019. Asked by CNN about that strategy, Allred said he doesn\u2019t think Texas voters view his race and the presidential race in the same light.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm29fprda00033b6m9f2h8jfs@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"c-GettyImages-2176547121.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6654166666666667\" data-original-height=\"1597\" data-original-width=\"2400\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-gettyimages-2176547121.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"1597\" width=\"2400\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-gettyimages-2176547121.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1597\" width=\"2400\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-gettyimages-2176547121.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1597\" width=\"2400\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-gettyimages-2176547121.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1597\" width=\"2400\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-gettyimages-2176547121.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-gettyimages-2176547121.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"Rep. Colin Allred speaks during a campaign event that saw volunteers man phones on October 3, in San Antonio, Texas. \" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1597\" width=\"2400\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29egz40001f3b6mlsojgufu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI do think that there are Texans out there who are actual conservatives and who believe in the rule of law, who believe in the Constitution, who believe we shouldn\u2019t try and overturn elections, who think that, you know, they don\u2019t want to be embarrassed anymore by their senator,\u201d he said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29egz40001g3b6mmrn5nixx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Cruz finds Cheney\u2019s support laughable. \u201cI\u2019ve known Liz Cheney a long time, and she\u2019s completely lost her mind,\u201d he told CNN when asked about her endorsement.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29egz40001h3b6mv4jm2is4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Allred\u2019s effort to cement his brand as a moderate is one key difference from O\u2019Rourke\u2019s campaign in 2018. And while O\u2019Rourke crisscrossed the state with large, energetic rallies, Allred has spent much of the race holding smaller, more intimate events, while spending big \u2013 and early \u2013 on TV ads to boost his name recognition. In these final weeks, Allred is starting to do bigger events, urging people to get out the vote.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29egz40001i3b6m7xzjvgfr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            O\u2019Rourke also refrained from going negative against Cruz, but Allred isn\u2019t holding back punches. Several of his ads show video of Cruz at the airport on his infamous trip to Cancun during the deadly 2021 Texas freeze that left the state in a standstill for days. Cruz called the trip a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/02\/18\/politics\/ted-cruz-cancun-texas-disaster-electricity-power-water\/index.html\">mistake when he returned<\/a>, but he has since joked about it.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29egmmo001c3b6mm7a0s4ss@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            At a campaign event last week with the \u201cFunky East Dallas Democrats,\u201d Allred railed against Cruz\u2019s intentions as a serious legislator, poking fun at his thrice-weekly podcast, blaming him in part for the January 6, 2021, insurrection, and knocking him on abortion.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29ehhkt001p3b6meaccojji@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            But in his closing line, Allred asked the crowd to remember Cruz\u2019s Cancun suitcase as they watch the results come in on Election Day.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29g03ws000b3b6mb7f8wixx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cImagine Cruz taking that same little roller bag and walking right out of the Capitol,\u201d he said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph paragraph_contributors inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_contributors\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm29gyku600023b6mvjv60u45@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <em>CNN\u2019s David Wright contributed to this report.<\/em>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/15\/politics\/texas-senate-race-ted-cruz\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Waxahachie, Texas CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 On a sunny October afternoon, Republican Sen. 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