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Joseph Morton of *The Dallas Morning News* writes:
Cruz losing in Texas would be hilarious. How much of a miserable human being do you have to be to lose as a Republican senate candidate in *Texas*?
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Out raised Beto? That’s crazy.
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Hard to take Texans’ self-identity as independent minded rebels seriously when they keep electing that fucking slug.
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Please, my fellow Texans…. can we please fire Ted Cruz? Just once, I’d like some sort of indication that my vote matters and that things can change.
Ted Cruz is a festering pimple on the face of this state.
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Can’t “Lyin’ Ted” get any $ from Lara?
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I am praying to see Cruz lose his seat. I can’t help but think that if we see it happen, we may see Texas at least extremely close for the Presidential race, and that would indicate a lot of positive outcomes for Democrats elsewhere.
> "From the $5 grassroots donors to the families knocking doors together each weekend, this campaign is about bringing Texans together and holding Ted Cruz accountable for only caring about himself," Paige Hutchinson, Allred campaign manager, said in a news release.
> "This November, Colin Allred will send Ted Cruz packing for good.”
Great! Now don’t f*ck up the debate on the 15th and Allred has a shot at the seat.
It’s a longshot, but let’s see if he can do it.
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I really hope Texas ends up surprising me and voting in Allred. But I gotta be honest it feels like the media is the only one who makes a huge deal out of these campaign donation disparities. I’m not convinced it indicates the Republicans are actually suffering. It just tells me Cruz is running most of his campaign on dark money. And we’ve seen this in races all over the country. The Democrats might raise more publicly. But increasingly its PACs, Super PACs and Dark Money that shape the outcomes of elections. Cruz having a smaller campaign budget isn’t indicative of him performing poorly electorally.
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Winter is coming. Cancun Cruz has already booked his flight.
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Imagine how much this could do if it was invested in Montana rather than the expensive money sink of Texas
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Your regular reminder that the candidate that raises the most money in US elections wins an insanely high portion of the time. In congressional elections it tends to be 80-95% of the time in most years.
Great! Now, the hard part is that you only have 20+ days to spend it.
Knock on every door. Call every person in your district. And flood the airwaves with hope and change.
Don’t leave a single dollar or a single drop of sweat on the ledger. We can do this!!!
Let’s f$#*ing go Texas!!!
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As much as I would love to see it, I’m not holding my breath. But I’d love to be wrong.
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I think podcasting was Ted’s true passion anyway.
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Republicans hate Cruz
. At least the ones who work with him. The guy is an ass clown
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Elon Musk can get f*cked
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For those not in our state, Cruz has been running lots of weird transgender paranoia ads. They mostly center on women’s sports, while a Colin Allred stand-in is running around demolishing little girls like he’s still playing linebacker for Baylor, with him being representative of trans athletes. We have next to no hard data of trans athletes in Texas, because there are nearly none here due to how ostracized they are already.
Cruz and the GOP are gross little weirdos, preying on people’s prejudices, and I hope to God we oust this loser.
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$30 million down the drain. Texas will never elect a democrat to “tAkE oUr GuNz”
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30mill wasted. Money doesn’t win an election, voting does. It’s meaningless to spit out donations numbers at this point.
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Who would ever want to top Ted Cruz?…
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Please, Allred, for the sake of our country, win.
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And every dollar the Republicans spend keeping Ted Cruz’ seat is a dollar they aren’t spending in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia etc.
Even if Allred doesn’t win, the fact that he’s this close is real bad news for the GOP.
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“I like Ted Cruz more than most senators do. And I fucking hate Ted Cruz.“ – – Al Franken.
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Joseph Morton of *The Dallas Morning News* writes:
>U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, announced Tuesday that he raised $30.3 million in the third quarter of his [campaign against U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas](https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2024/10/08/ted-cruz-sounds-the-alarm-as-colin-allred-his-democratic-opponent-shows-strength/).
>Cruz said his campaign and related organizations collected $21 million for the quarter.
>The numbers put Allred and Cruz on track to set new spending records for a U.S. Senate race in Texas.
>The Allred campaign said it has raised $68.7 million so far this cycle, putting it ahead of the pace set by Democrat Beto O’Rourke, who [shattered fundraising records](https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2018/10/12/beto-o-rourke-raised-38-1-million-in-last-three-months-smashing-all-records-in-bid-to-oust-ted-cruz/) in his 2018 run against Cruz before falling short on Election Day by 2.6 percentage points. O’Rourke had raised $61 million total at a similar point in his race.
[READ MORE](https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2024/10/08/colin-allred-raises-30-million-in-3-months-topping-opponent-ted-cruzs-haul/)
Cruz losing in Texas would be hilarious. How much of a miserable human being do you have to be to lose as a Republican senate candidate in *Texas*?
Out raised Beto? That’s crazy.
Hard to take Texans’ self-identity as independent minded rebels seriously when they keep electing that fucking slug.
Please, my fellow Texans…. can we please fire Ted Cruz? Just once, I’d like some sort of indication that my vote matters and that things can change.
Ted Cruz is a festering pimple on the face of this state.
Can’t “Lyin’ Ted” get any $ from Lara?
Remember to check voter registration deadlines, some have already passed for by mail or online options, but you could still sign up in person. We need every vote!
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I am praying to see Cruz lose his seat. I can’t help but think that if we see it happen, we may see Texas at least extremely close for the Presidential race, and that would indicate a lot of positive outcomes for Democrats elsewhere.
One time Texas……one time!!!
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2024/10/08/colin-allred-raises-30-million-in-3-months-topping-opponent-ted-cruzs-haul/) reduced by 71%. (I’m a bot)
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> WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, announced Tuesday that he raised $30.3 million in the third quarter of his campaign against U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.
> "From the $5 grassroots donors to the families knocking doors together each weekend, this campaign is about bringing Texans together and holding Ted Cruz accountable for only caring about himself," Paige Hutchinson, Allred campaign manager, said in a news release.
> "This November, Colin Allred will send Ted Cruz packing for good.”
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Great! Now don’t f*ck up the debate on the 15th and Allred has a shot at the seat.
It’s a longshot, but let’s see if he can do it.
I really hope Texas ends up surprising me and voting in Allred. But I gotta be honest it feels like the media is the only one who makes a huge deal out of these campaign donation disparities. I’m not convinced it indicates the Republicans are actually suffering. It just tells me Cruz is running most of his campaign on dark money. And we’ve seen this in races all over the country. The Democrats might raise more publicly. But increasingly its PACs, Super PACs and Dark Money that shape the outcomes of elections. Cruz having a smaller campaign budget isn’t indicative of him performing poorly electorally.
Winter is coming. Cancun Cruz has already booked his flight.
Imagine how much this could do if it was invested in Montana rather than the expensive money sink of Texas
Your regular reminder that the candidate that raises the most money in US elections wins an insanely high portion of the time. In congressional elections it tends to be 80-95% of the time in most years.
https://www.opensecrets.org/elections-overview/winning-vs-spending
Great! Now, the hard part is that you only have 20+ days to spend it.
Knock on every door. Call every person in your district. And flood the airwaves with hope and change.
Don’t leave a single dollar or a single drop of sweat on the ledger. We can do this!!!
Let’s f$#*ing go Texas!!!
As much as I would love to see it, I’m not holding my breath. But I’d love to be wrong.
I think podcasting was Ted’s true passion anyway.
Republicans hate Cruz
. At least the ones who work with him. The guy is an ass clown
Elon Musk can get f*cked
For those not in our state, Cruz has been running lots of weird transgender paranoia ads. They mostly center on women’s sports, while a Colin Allred stand-in is running around demolishing little girls like he’s still playing linebacker for Baylor, with him being representative of trans athletes. We have next to no hard data of trans athletes in Texas, because there are nearly none here due to how ostracized they are already.
Cruz and the GOP are gross little weirdos, preying on people’s prejudices, and I hope to God we oust this loser.
$30 million down the drain. Texas will never elect a democrat to “tAkE oUr GuNz”
30mill wasted. Money doesn’t win an election, voting does. It’s meaningless to spit out donations numbers at this point.
Who would ever want to top Ted Cruz?…
Please, Allred, for the sake of our country, win.
And every dollar the Republicans spend keeping Ted Cruz’ seat is a dollar they aren’t spending in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia etc.
Even if Allred doesn’t win, the fact that he’s this close is real bad news for the GOP.
“I like Ted Cruz more than most senators do. And I fucking hate Ted Cruz.“ – – Al Franken.