Ted Cruz gets his first Democratic rival: ex-NFL player Colin Allred trends now
Republican Senator Ted Cruz got his first Democratic rival of the 2024 election on Wednesday - a former NFL linebacker and civil rights lawyer who launched his campaign with an attack on the senator.
Democratic Rep. Colin Allred of Texas entered the race with a video focused on the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol and filled with lines slamming Cruz.
Allred said on the day MAGA supporters flooded the Capitol he was 'ready to take on anyone who came through that door,' while Cruz 'cheered on the mob' and 'hid in a supply closet.'
'We don't have to be embarrassed by our senator,' Allred said. 'We can get a new one.'
Democratic Rep. Colin Allred came out swinging against Republican Senator Ted Cruz when he launched a campaign against him
Allred, 40, also criticized Cruz for going to Cancun with his family while millions of Texans suffered a power outage from a winter storm and claimed the senator would 'do anything to get on Fox News.'
Cruz didn't take Allred's entry lying down.
'We can't let a radical leftist like Colin Allred flip our state blue in 2024,' he tweeted.
And Cruz campaign spokesperson Nick Maddux called Allred 'too extreme for Texas,' attacking him for so-called 'woke' positions - a line Republicans are using against Democrats this election cycle.
'Democrats have once again turned to a far-left radical to run for Senate. Not only does Colin Allred vote with Nancy Pelosi 100% of the time, but his voting record is completely out-of-touch with Texas. Allred wants men to compete in women’s sports, isn’t serious about addressing the crisis at the border, wants to take away law-abiding Texans’ guns, and is soft on punishing murderers,' Maddux said in a statement.
Even though senator Ted Cruz was almost picked off by Democrat Beto O'Rourke in 2018, no Democrat has won statewide office in Texas in nearly 30 years
Allred has an uphill battle ahead of him.
Even though Cruz was almost picked off by Democrat Beto O'Rourke in
