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truthishardtohear on
In a rational world an inanimate carbon rod should be able to ~~beat~~ *defeat* Cruz and quite frankly, a very large number of Republicans.
Edit: changed my language in case anyone thinks I’m advocating violence. Simply used the same word as the headline.
OppositeDifference on
I’d wait all day in the rain to vote against Ted Cruz. I hope enough other people feel the same this year.
There’s something about right wing politics that lets that absolute worst 0.001% of the population get into power. Trump, Cruz, Gaetz, Tuberville, MTG, Boebert, McConnell etc…. In each case, if you met one of these people on the street, they’d probably be the worst person you’d ever met. But for some reason, republican voters choose THESE people to elevate the the highest offices.
My speculation is that politics is a very friendly environment for sociopaths, and right wing politics even more so.
54sharks40 on
I’m not trying to be glass half empty, but Texas has a long and storied history of rat-effing themselves, otherwise that slug would have been gone several cycles ago. I’d not be overly optimisticÂ
BlotchComics on
You can almost guarantee that Ken Paxton and Greg Abbott will cheat to make sure the election goes to Cruz even if Allred gets more votes.
EDIT: lol at the user who said I “sound like a Trumper” and then deleted the comment. Wanted to reply: “You sound like you’ve had your head in the sand for the past 4 years.”
DastardDante on
Let’s go, Texas!
legendtinax on
With Tester’s poor position in Montana, Allred beating Cruz is probably Dems’ best hope to keep the Senate at this point
Historical_Note5003 on
Yes! Turn the Senate blue!
Apprehensive-Pin518 on
remind me to thank elon for moving space X and tesla to texas. all those blue engineers went with it and we may see a blue wave in texas.
CakeAccomplice12 on
I would almost be ok with losing the senate if this ass face loses his seat
keyjan on
-fingers crossed-
DramaticWesley on
If the elections were run fairly, sure.
mvallas1073 on
You fooled me too many election times, Reddit. I’m not falling for it again!
Would be nice if it would happen, but both Texas and Florida always kicks me in the face every election cycle
BioDriver on
Only if we roll out. Paxton is already pulling out the stops to complicate voting in Houston and along I-35.
Early voting in Texas starts Oct 21 and ends Nov 1. Make a voting plan, make backup plans, and do whatever you can to get to the polls and vote out the carpet-bagging snake.
morbob on
Remember Cancun Ted
Guhonda on
It feels like we’ve heard rumblings of Texas going blue in the last several election cycles, but then it never does. Does someone have insight about why this year is different? Because I expect more of the same.
> It's a sign that the party recognizes the possibility of Montana Senator Jon Tester losing his seat and Allred being within striking distance of Cruz.
> If anyone can beat Cruz and start to turn Texas blue, it's Allred, a confident orator and former football star in a football-crazy state who has shown his political mettle by beating an incumbent Republican in a swing district.
no idea why people kept blindly voting him in for so many years. nobody likes the guy.
JayyyElite on
“When we beat Ted Cruz, it won’t be a win for the Democratic Party, or for just a candidate, it will be a win for our state because we’ll get a senator who cares about all of us instead of one who cares about himself.”
-Colin Allred
Ecstatic_Tip_9290 on
Remember to REGISTER and VOTE. There isn’t much time, so check now.
zonicide on
Lot’s of people want to beat Ted Cruz, and not just in Texas!
Not_a_werecat on
I’m over hope for this godforsaken state. All I can do is vote every time and prepare for the worst.
xoxox_chloe on
This Texan sure as fuck hopes he does. I’ve never voted for him, never will vote for him. I look forward to voting for Colin Allred when early voting starts here.
tryin2staysane on
Don’t get your hopes up.
OutsideDevTeam on
Give us this one, Universe. You owe us and you know it.
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In a rational world an inanimate carbon rod should be able to ~~beat~~ *defeat* Cruz and quite frankly, a very large number of Republicans.
Edit: changed my language in case anyone thinks I’m advocating violence. Simply used the same word as the headline.
I’d wait all day in the rain to vote against Ted Cruz. I hope enough other people feel the same this year.
There’s something about right wing politics that lets that absolute worst 0.001% of the population get into power. Trump, Cruz, Gaetz, Tuberville, MTG, Boebert, McConnell etc…. In each case, if you met one of these people on the street, they’d probably be the worst person you’d ever met. But for some reason, republican voters choose THESE people to elevate the the highest offices.
My speculation is that politics is a very friendly environment for sociopaths, and right wing politics even more so.
I’m not trying to be glass half empty, but Texas has a long and storied history of rat-effing themselves, otherwise that slug would have been gone several cycles ago. I’d not be overly optimisticÂ
You can almost guarantee that Ken Paxton and Greg Abbott will cheat to make sure the election goes to Cruz even if Allred gets more votes.
EDIT: lol at the user who said I “sound like a Trumper” and then deleted the comment. Wanted to reply: “You sound like you’ve had your head in the sand for the past 4 years.”
Let’s go, Texas!
With Tester’s poor position in Montana, Allred beating Cruz is probably Dems’ best hope to keep the Senate at this point
Yes! Turn the Senate blue!
remind me to thank elon for moving space X and tesla to texas. all those blue engineers went with it and we may see a blue wave in texas.
I would almost be ok with losing the senate if this ass face loses his seat
-fingers crossed-
If the elections were run fairly, sure.
You fooled me too many election times, Reddit. I’m not falling for it again!
Would be nice if it would happen, but both Texas and Florida always kicks me in the face every election cycle
Only if we roll out. Paxton is already pulling out the stops to complicate voting in Houston and along I-35.
Early voting in Texas starts Oct 21 and ends Nov 1. Make a voting plan, make backup plans, and do whatever you can to get to the polls and vote out the carpet-bagging snake.
Remember Cancun Ted
It feels like we’ve heard rumblings of Texas going blue in the last several election cycles, but then it never does. Does someone have insight about why this year is different? Because I expect more of the same.
I don’t believe he will
From your mouth to God’s ears!
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-10-04/ted-cruz-could-lose-his-texas-senate-seat-to-democrat-colin-allred) reduced by 90%. (I’m a bot)
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> After two cycles of Lucy-and-the-football endings and millions of dollars poured in by groups like Battleground Texas, Democrats have been slow to rally around Representative Colin Allred, a moderate running a competitive race against Senator Ted Cruz.
> It's a sign that the party recognizes the possibility of Montana Senator Jon Tester losing his seat and Allred being within striking distance of Cruz.
> If anyone can beat Cruz and start to turn Texas blue, it's Allred, a confident orator and former football star in a football-crazy state who has shown his political mettle by beating an incumbent Republican in a swing district.
*****
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sack ted cruz
no idea why people kept blindly voting him in for so many years. nobody likes the guy.
“When we beat Ted Cruz, it won’t be a win for the Democratic Party, or for just a candidate, it will be a win for our state because we’ll get a senator who cares about all of us instead of one who cares about himself.”
-Colin Allred
Remember to REGISTER and VOTE. There isn’t much time, so check now.
Lot’s of people want to beat Ted Cruz, and not just in Texas!
I’m over hope for this godforsaken state. All I can do is vote every time and prepare for the worst.
This Texan sure as fuck hopes he does. I’ve never voted for him, never will vote for him. I look forward to voting for Colin Allred when early voting starts here.
Don’t get your hopes up.
Give us this one, Universe. You owe us and you know it.