Imagine a world without both Trump and Cruz in the spotlight.
What a wonderful world it would be.
Choice-of-SteinsGate on
I see conservatives calling for term limits occasionally, but I guess they just mean term limits for Democrats.
Cruz’s sheer unlikeability, his self serving nature, his damn near uselessness and disregard for his constituents, speaks to the blind, partisan allegiance of conservatives who continue to vote for the guy.
All he does is pander to the culture warriors on Twitter with fearmongering propaganda every election cycle.
> I like Ted Cruz more than most of my other colleagues like Ted Cruz. And I hate Ted Cruz.
— Al Franken
> One thing Ted Cruz is really good at: uniting people who otherwise disagree about everything else in a total hatred of Ted Cruz
> Ted Cruz is a nightmare of a human being. I have plenty of problems with his politics, but truthfully his personality is so awful that 99 percent of why I hate him is just his personality. If he agreed with me on every issue, I would hate him only one percent less.
— Craig Mazin, former college roommate (Also “Chernobyl” TV show creator)
> Lucifer in the flesh
> I have Democrat friends and Republican friends. I get along with almost everyone, but I have never worked with a more miserable son of a bitch in my life.
— John Boehner
> If you killed Ted Cruz on the floor of the Senate, and the trial was in the Senate, nobody would convict you
— Lindsey Graham of all people.
> I hate Ted Cruz, and I think I’ll take cyanide if he ever got the nomination
— Peter King
> He’s a nasty guy. Nobody likes him. Nobody in Congress likes him. Nobody likes him anywhere once they get to know him.
— Donald Trump
> Everybody who knows him in the Senate hates him. And I think hate is not an exaggeration.
> Cruz is a sleazy, Rovian liar
— Conservative Columnists
> Cruz is an army of one, alienating anybody who is in his path. He advocates losing strategies purely to further his own career at the expense of the party.
— Former staffer
> There are not that many people in my life who I can think of who I didn’t actually have extensive interactions with who bring up such bad feelings.
> He was just sort of an odious figure lurking around.
— Former Princeton classmates
zappy487 on
NFL fans, if Texas flips, let’s all just admit it was a catch.
pbugg2 on
Cmon Texans. Let’s flip this bitch blue 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
Arrmadillo on
Here’s the full interview that appears in clips on this post:
WFAA – [Liz Cheney, Colin Allred sit down after Cheney endorsed the Democrat for Senate](https://youtu.be/7fHBoqFyOBE) (12:47)
That seems like a race worth dumping some money into.
AnamCeili on
*Please* do win, Allred! Cruz deserves to be *run* out of town this time, instead of slinking away like a coward.
And if TX then flips blue altogether, all the better!
Obi1NotWan on
We hope so, Mr. Allred. We truly do.
SetLetter on
What a great pickup this would be for the Democrats! F Cruz!
Imaginary_Ad_8260 on
Cruz must go
mllllllln on
I hope he does, I’ll be voting for him. I can’t get my stupid House rep out because they gerrymandered my district, but hopefully I can help finally get rid of Cruz.
Ok_Use7 on
Texas has the chance to do the funniest thing ever.
Enso_X on
I’ve been voting to get rid of Ted Cruz for over a decade. At this point I’d vote for a crate of rotten apples. I’m happy to see we’ve still got momentum to get rid of that shit head cruz.
editorinchimp on
I don’t understand how someone as unlikable as Cruz ever got elected in the first place. Surely someone with a little bit of charm could spout the same bullshit?
TheHillsHavePis on
Somehow he’ll stay in office. Cruz is like a pest that won’t go away. No matter how much he’s mocked and ridiculed as incompetent.
It’s like McConnell. The dude was absolutely abhorrently bad at governing and in 2022 won his race in a landslide
biko77 on
Never a good strategy to affirm a win as people may just believe you and stay home without actually voting…
Zippier92 on
Are they talking about Rafael “Cancun” Cruz?
DHonestOne on
I’ve heard Allred is bad at speaking, therefore, since he and Cruz will debate soon, I think all the optimism here will fall off pretty hard after it.
Can anyone confirm if he’s not as good at debating as Cruz is? I’m not gonna act like Cruz is a master at debating people, but the man knows how to speak and manipulate, and he did graduate from an prestigious college, so…
Illustrious-Mix9904 on
This is one of the races democrats desperately need to win. Slimy dick-tater worshipper that runs away to Cancun everytime there’s a crisis needs to be kicked out of political office.
CAndrewG on
texas has a much lower voter participation rate than the rest of the country. If they have an average voter participation rate, Cruz loses.
Oldmanriver64 on
Let’s hope so!
ConversationHairy299 on
Godspeed Allred, godspeed!
Diknak on
wow, that is crazy. Trump is one thing, but this is pretty wild.
30 Comments
Retire Cruz to Cancun!
Even if Trump wins Texas, I’ll still consider it a win if the good ol’ Texans can vote Cruz out of office.
It would be an epic upset, but I am not holding my breath…
That’s great news! Allred has a strong chance to beat Cruz.
I just donated a few bucks to Allred’s campaign. Let’s turn Texas blue, y’all.
I hope that he does.
Texans, show up, make sure they see that their gerrymandering and voter suppression isn’t absolute and you do have a voice that they cannot silence.
Ted Cruz, Colin Allred virtually tied in race for U.S. Senate, according to new poll
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/politics/ted-cruz-colin-allred-poll-results-texas-us-senate-race-election/287-e11369f6-de65-4178-ac62-c5bc525e5c8f
Allred and Cruz will meet face-to-face in their first, and perhaps only, debate on October 15 at 7:00 p.m. at WFAA’s studios in downtown Dallas.
Imagine a world without both Trump and Cruz in the spotlight.
What a wonderful world it would be.
I see conservatives calling for term limits occasionally, but I guess they just mean term limits for Democrats.
Cruz’s sheer unlikeability, his self serving nature, his damn near uselessness and disregard for his constituents, speaks to the blind, partisan allegiance of conservatives who continue to vote for the guy.
All he does is pander to the culture warriors on Twitter with fearmongering propaganda every election cycle.
> I like Ted Cruz more than most of my other colleagues like Ted Cruz. And I hate Ted Cruz.
— Al Franken
> One thing Ted Cruz is really good at: uniting people who otherwise disagree about everything else in a total hatred of Ted Cruz
> Ted Cruz is a nightmare of a human being. I have plenty of problems with his politics, but truthfully his personality is so awful that 99 percent of why I hate him is just his personality. If he agreed with me on every issue, I would hate him only one percent less.
— Craig Mazin, former college roommate (Also “Chernobyl” TV show creator)
> Lucifer in the flesh
> I have Democrat friends and Republican friends. I get along with almost everyone, but I have never worked with a more miserable son of a bitch in my life.
— John Boehner
> If you killed Ted Cruz on the floor of the Senate, and the trial was in the Senate, nobody would convict you
— Lindsey Graham of all people.
> I hate Ted Cruz, and I think I’ll take cyanide if he ever got the nomination
— Peter King
> He’s a nasty guy. Nobody likes him. Nobody in Congress likes him. Nobody likes him anywhere once they get to know him.
— Donald Trump
> Everybody who knows him in the Senate hates him. And I think hate is not an exaggeration.
> Cruz is a sleazy, Rovian liar
— Conservative Columnists
> Cruz is an army of one, alienating anybody who is in his path. He advocates losing strategies purely to further his own career at the expense of the party.
— Former staffer
> There are not that many people in my life who I can think of who I didn’t actually have extensive interactions with who bring up such bad feelings.
> He was just sort of an odious figure lurking around.
— Former Princeton classmates
NFL fans, if Texas flips, let’s all just admit it was a catch.
Cmon Texans. Let’s flip this bitch blue 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
Here’s the full interview that appears in clips on this post:
WFAA – [Liz Cheney, Colin Allred sit down after Cheney endorsed the Democrat for Senate](https://youtu.be/7fHBoqFyOBE) (12:47)
I posted the transcript [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/TexasPolitics/s/CuNRXKm7LB).
That seems like a race worth dumping some money into.
*Please* do win, Allred! Cruz deserves to be *run* out of town this time, instead of slinking away like a coward.
And if TX then flips blue altogether, all the better!
We hope so, Mr. Allred. We truly do.
What a great pickup this would be for the Democrats! F Cruz!
Cruz must go
I hope he does, I’ll be voting for him. I can’t get my stupid House rep out because they gerrymandered my district, but hopefully I can help finally get rid of Cruz.
Texas has the chance to do the funniest thing ever.
I’ve been voting to get rid of Ted Cruz for over a decade. At this point I’d vote for a crate of rotten apples. I’m happy to see we’ve still got momentum to get rid of that shit head cruz.
I don’t understand how someone as unlikable as Cruz ever got elected in the first place. Surely someone with a little bit of charm could spout the same bullshit?
Somehow he’ll stay in office. Cruz is like a pest that won’t go away. No matter how much he’s mocked and ridiculed as incompetent.
It’s like McConnell. The dude was absolutely abhorrently bad at governing and in 2022 won his race in a landslide
Never a good strategy to affirm a win as people may just believe you and stay home without actually voting…
Are they talking about Rafael “Cancun” Cruz?
I’ve heard Allred is bad at speaking, therefore, since he and Cruz will debate soon, I think all the optimism here will fall off pretty hard after it.
Can anyone confirm if he’s not as good at debating as Cruz is? I’m not gonna act like Cruz is a master at debating people, but the man knows how to speak and manipulate, and he did graduate from an prestigious college, so…
This is one of the races democrats desperately need to win. Slimy dick-tater worshipper that runs away to Cancun everytime there’s a crisis needs to be kicked out of political office.
texas has a much lower voter participation rate than the rest of the country. If they have an average voter participation rate, Cruz loses.
Let’s hope so!
Godspeed Allred, godspeed!
wow, that is crazy. Trump is one thing, but this is pretty wild.