My goodness. OP questions Cruz's campaign message because he's frustrated that maybe it won't help him win. There is some good discussion both ways on this thread, but of course in the end Texags just calls him a libtard.

Another Obama wannabee Civil rights Atty but never had a real job in the private sector

Harris County shenanigans will make or break this race

I don't know how anyone could be a "swing voter" in today's world, but they really are out there. I think it's valid to question a conservative's message to win those votes. Allred lies like crazy, but for an uneducated voter that only knows Cruz's personality and timing of vacation... his ads might be appealing.

Buford T. Justice said:

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It is beyond clear to see what is going on.
There is a vertical alignment within the DNC candidates from the top down. They are campaigning as centrists, and are being wildly funded to run ads all the time. They'll get elected, and then return to their leftist ways. They are placating to the usual non-voter.

No morals at all. Win at all costs. Lie, cheat, and steal to win.

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But of course the same people who criticize every little thing Cruz does or says that can be spun as disingenuous will conveniently ignore the Dems dishonest tactics.

Funny how that works.

Rosehill92 said:

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My goodness. OP questions Cruz's campaign message because he's frustrated that maybe it won't help him win. There is some good discussion both ways on this thread, but of course in the end Texags just calls him a libtard.

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Some of it is based on a PATTERN of posting...

BCSWguru said:

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Harris County shenanigans will make or break this race

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Wrong cruz will win at least by 3

Rosehill92 said:

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My goodness. OP questions Cruz's campaign message because he's frustrated that maybe it won't help him win. There is some good discussion both ways on this thread, but of course in the end Texags just calls him a libtard.

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Everyone who posts here except for me is a boomer or a libtard. OP is a libtard. You are probably a boomer, but you could be a libtard masquerading as a boomer

I wish Cruz would get nominated to something because we are going to sweat out every election he is in.

He is always going to be the target of DNC funding and they will throw their best Texas candidate at him every time. Because he is the vulnerable statewide seat due to his demeanor and high unfavorables. One of these days, someone is going to beat him.

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So my wife says to me last night that she is going to vote for Allred because Cruz is going to take away her social security. We had a spirited discussion about that but I am not sure that she wouldn't say the same thing tonight.

Allred commercials are constant in North Texas, and it clearly made an impression on my wife.

Ted has to push back at least on that issue. Letting Allred describe Ted's position isn't working on Social Security.

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Ask your wife if she is concerned at all about the solvency of the Social Security system. Does she want it to be there at all for you and her in the future?

Yes, Cruz has said that the retirement age will likely need to be raised. Other modifications will be required in order to keep the program solvent. Otherwise, one day the only alternative will be to either shut down the whole thing; or worse, nationalize ALL retirement accounts and programs.

Cruz is trying to balance the Social Security outflows vs. inflows. That's his job. Allred is basically saying that money is free in perpetuity. We all know that it is not. So why is your wife buying into that elementary argument?

In the end, it is Allred's positition that will result in Social Security being taken away.
I understand it is a difficult conversation, but you need to have it with her.

Rapier108 said:

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Ted Cruz, Colin Allred agree to Texas debate | khou.com

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This one I will watch. It will be a "bloodbath".

Buck Turgidson said:

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Well I just donated to the Cruz campaign again. Getting really sick of these Allred commercials on Youtube. He's a far left POS pretending to be a moderate. Most wildly disingenuous campaign I have ever seen.

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same playbook as Harris. Both out of the same mold.

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I've seen more Beto bumper stickers still on cars than any physical media promoting Alred.

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I live in Austin and my 90% blue neighborhood has a lot of Kamala and Allred signs. I just assumed they were scary Halloween decorations.

But it's nothing compared to Beto. Allred's not white enough for the libs.

Thanks!

Latest Allred ad just dropped. Saw it multiple times already just today.

First half is about him playing football and "no pain, no gain."

The second half says Ted Cruz is only in it to enrich himself and blaming him for the power failures and deaths during the snowpocolypse.

Rosehill92 said:

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My goodness. OP questions Cruz's campaign message because he's frustrated that maybe it won't help him win. There is some good discussion both ways on this thread, but of course in the end Texags just calls him a libtard.

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Based on OP's posting history, it's not a genuine statement of concern. Regardless, opposing men playing in women's sports is absolutely a winning issue.

KrYsTaL lives in Commifornia now.

Sen Cruz sounds like he has a cold this weekend, but damn he works hard.

I had the pleasure to speak with @Teamsters this week about promoting good paying jobs for Texans and their families, one of my top priorities in the Senate. pic.twitter.com/S25aqFpFsF

— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) September 20, 2024

And with Democrats whenever he can do something in a bipartisan way to help Texans:

Senators Cruz, Warren team up on disaster relief billhttps://t.co/mtiva6Yq2L

— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) September 20, 2024

But calls them out when the opposite is true:

Not sure supporting EV mandates is the best way to win votes in TX.... https://t.co/KOexXn41er

— US Oil & Gas Association (@US_OGA) September 21, 2024

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Latest Allred ad just dropped. Saw it multiple times already just today.

First half is about him playing football and "no pain, no gain."

The second half says Ted Cruz is only in it to enrich himself and blaming him for the power failures and deaths during the snowpocolypse.

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I did not know that the US Senators from Texas were in charge of ERCOT.

You learn something every day.

Cruz will ride Trump coattails to a win. Trump will win Texas by 8+, Cruz will hold on for a 3 point win.

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Lol but TeXaS iS goING bLUe

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Correct

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If you live in Texas, you are probably seeing an incredibly heavy rotation of a "boys playing in girls sports" ads. I get that Ted is trying to trigger/scare the olds but of all the things to throw at his opponent, that's his choice? He has to be turning off three folks for every one thats he's trying to gain. There are a hundred policy differences from the border to being business friendly but that's what they chose? Is he trying to lose?

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You're correct that he should be focusing on other issues as well. But what are you trying to say about the non "olds"? Do you really have that low of an opinion of them that you would think they would be FOR men in women's sports? What kind of degenerates do you think they are?

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Rapier108 said:

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Latest Allred ad just dropped. Saw it multiple times already just today.

First half is about him playing football and "no pain, no gain."

The second half says Ted Cruz is only in it to enrich himself and blaming him for the power failures and deaths during the snowpocolypse.

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I did not know that the US Senators from Texas were in charge of ERCOT.

You learn something every day.

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The Allred Ad I keep seeing is about Cruz being somehow responsible for the SCOTUS Decision about Abortion and the New Texas Abortion Regs. Something else we did not know about a U.S. Senator

nortex97 said:

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Sen Cruz sounds like he has a cold this weekend, but damn he works hard...

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Well, he is Mexican.....

Cruz sucks. All talk. Cornyn policy ideas are worse but at least he does what he says he will do. Cruz needs problems to continue to exist so he can campaign on them.

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Ag with kids said:

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Rapier108 said:

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Latest Allred ad just dropped. Saw it multiple times already just today.

First half is about him playing football and "no pain, no gain."

The second half says Ted Cruz is only in it to enrich himself and blaming him for the power failures and deaths during the snowpocolypse.

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I did not know that the US Senators from Texas were in charge of ERCOT.

You learn something every day.

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The Allred Ad I keep seeing is about Cruz being somehow responsible for the SCOTUS Decision about Abortion and the New Texas Abortion Regs. Something else we did not know about a U.S. Senator

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Pay no attention to the TDS among us. It hemorrhages off into other candidates as well. We had a poster staying up past midnight to happily report on the very latest and greatest Allred messaging last night. "Sad!" -As Trump might say. It is pretty funny though.

I heard the Pravda programming is working on low IQ useful idiots. It's making them think Cruz sucks and needs problems to continue to exist so that they vote for full on Marxism instead.

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DALLAS For the second day in a row, Colin Allred got another boost to his campaign by national Democrats, suggesting the party is now closely watching the U.S. Senate race in Texas with a little more than a month left until the November election.

The Democratic National Committee announced Friday morning that it's giving $75,000 to the Texas Democratic Party to increase turnout in South Texas, specifically citing Allred's campaign against incumbent Republican Ted Cruz.

The investment comes on the heels of Thursday's announcement from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee that it will air TV ads in this race for the first time.

"These next six weeks are crucial, and national investment is key to fueling our ground game," said Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa, who lives in Brownsville.

"The DNC is committed to electing Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz, and ensuring Democrats like Colin Allred, Vicente Gonzalez, and Michelle Vallejo have the resources to run competitive races across the map in red and blue states alike," said DNC Chair Jaime Harrison in a statement. "The investment we're announcing today in the Texas State Democratic Party shows these priorities in action."

The DNC is flush with money right now after Kamala Harris supercharged enthusiasm in the party since taking over for President Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket.

Still, Democrats say this is the first time the DNC has directly invested in every state and U.S. territory for electoral purposes. It is also a sign of increasing confidence the national party has in Allred.

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https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/politics/inside-politics/texas-politics/ted-cruz-vs-colin-allred-texas-senate-election-democrats/287-785cd490-cf1a-4797-afa1-93c0ed78fcd4

Democrats going all in to win the Texas Senate seat according the WFAA (aka MSNBC of North Texas).

I guess when the party has more money than God, might as well spend it and force the Republicans to spend money defending a seat they shouldn't have to.

I've never understood why Cruz is considered "unlikable". Is it because he is really smart and suburban women don't like the way he looks? Is he considered too mean for some people's delicate sensibilities? The guy has always come across, to me, as extremely smart, conservative, and at times funny. Do people hate him because he tells it like it is and they would rather be lied to?

Communists really hate anti-communists

happy days said:

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So my wife says to me last night that she is going to vote for Allred because Cruz is going to take away her social security. We had a spirited discussion about that but I am not sure that she wouldn't say the same thing tonight.

Allred commercials are constant in North Texas, and it clearly made an impression on my wife.

Ted has to push back at least on that issue. Letting Allred describe Ted's position isn't working on Social Security.

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I'm very curious about your age?

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Rapier108 said:

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Ted Cruz, Colin Allred agree to Texas debate | khou.com

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This one I will watch. It will be a "bloodbath".

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Unfortunately, most undecided/on the fence won't watch. Should create many ads for Ted, though!

In a campaign ad paid for by Win it Back PAC, Houston Angel mom Alexis Nungaray described the murder of her 12-year-old daughter, Jocelyn, who was strangled to death by Venezuelan men after they illegally entered the country and were released by Border Patrol agents through Biden-Harris "catch and release" policies. Less than 30 days after they were released, Jocelyn "was found down there in the Bayou. She had no pants on. They bound her feet and they just left her like nothing, all because of that policy catch and release," Alexis said. "Colin Allred pushing that policy ultimately took my daughter's life. Colin Allred didn't kill my daughter, but his policies are why she's dead."

"For Colin Allred to say that Sen. Cruz and I advocating for stronger immigration laws is only for political gain is a slap in the face to me," she said. "I'm not doing this for anyone's gain, I'm doing this to solely advocate for my daughter. Jocelyn's voice was ripped away from her. It is now my duty as a mother to forever be her voice, and no one will ever take that away from me. Colin Allred has no right to tell me how to fight for my daughter's memory."

After Jocelyn was murdered on June 17, Alexis has been calling for action to end the policies that she and countless angel parents across the country say killed their loved ones. Her actions include testifying before Congress several times, meeting with state and local lawmakers and endorsing former President Donald Trump and Cruz, R-Houston, whom Allred is challenging for Senate.

Allred has consistently voted against border security bills, even ones that fellow Texas Democrats U.S. Reps. Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez, supported, The Center Square reported. High profile Democrats have endorsed Cruz, including the Democratic district attorney prosecuting the case against Jocelyn's alleged murderers.

https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_c1b6a4b8-7a69-11ef-b56a-9f14e193fcc0.html

There are 2 different advertisements that demonstrate how Colin Allred voted to allow transgender girls to compete against biological women. That is unfair and dangerous. I think these advertisements will propel Ted Cruz to a close 52% to 46% win over Coin Allred.

This is the first time I've even seen a Cruz ad so at least he's starting to campaign at least a little bit. They probably have data and focus groups showing that particular messaging works. Same reason CA refuses to admit he's a Democrat in his ads.

nortex97 said:

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Sen Cruz sounds like he has a cold this weekend, but damn he works hard.

I had the pleasure to speak with @Teamsters this week about promoting good paying jobs for Texans and their families, one of my top priorities in the Senate. pic.twitter.com/S25aqFpFsF

— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) September 20, 2024

And with Democrats whenever he can do something in a bipartisan way to help Texans:

Senators Cruz, Warren team up on disaster relief billhttps://t.co/mtiva6Yq2L

— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) September 20, 2024

But calls them out when the opposite is true:

Not sure supporting EV mandates is the best way to win votes in TX.... https://t.co/KOexXn41er

— US Oil & Gas Association (@US_OGA) September 21, 2024

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Allred is a GreenWeenie
Doesn't like reliable and portable energy sources