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Here’s the thing you have to understand about Ted Cruz. I like Ted more than a lot of my senate colleagues…and I hate Ted Cruz.

Al Franken. It never gets old.

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Hope he also remembers to mention bortion.

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I’d love to believe Allred could beat Cancun Cruz, but it’s Texas. The state that re-elected Ken Paxton despite knowing he was indicted for fraud.

Twice.

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And Dan Patrick, true spawn of the devil and the power behind the "weak governor." I lost count on him.

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This is true, BUTTTTTTT....

Even hard-line MAGA dipshits down here in Texas still hate Cruz, partly because he had the audacity to run against Dear Leader of the Orange and say a few nasty things about him before getting on his knees to slobber all over TFG's tiny Circus Peanut.

Still, to some, Cruz's inability to stand up for his own wife during the 2016 campaign is a point in his favor down here. And since the racism is pervasive, voting not just a Democrat, but a *black* Democrat will likely be a bridge too far.

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How is that a point in his favor?

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I put it poorly. Was trying to say that his sycophanticity (is that a word?) to TFG is all they need to know.

I need moar coffeeeeeee.

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That won't make them vote for Allred.

Remember, the "point" is to "own a lib".

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this is my general mindset, but then i'm an IL lib so what do i know?

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"Cruz was also a central figure in the GOP effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election"

not that any of the Jan 6 participants knew any better. as you may recall from the video clip of the terrorist braintrust reading something and thinking Cruz betrayed them until someone slightly better at reading corrected them.

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Hammer on Dobbs and win. Back away or try to straddle and lose lose lose.

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Abbot and Cruz, worse comedy duo since Andrew Dice Clay and Jeff Foxworthy.

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Just sent Allred a donation. He's one of my definitely preferred candidates.

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Colin Allred is a smart, compassionate, good and decent man. Ted Cruz is a bag of butt hair. We all need to donate what we can to Colin between now and November.

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Ta, Dok. Senator Allred has a nice ring to it.

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I’d cut off my left nut to make this happen. Cruz is such a pence of shit. But so is most of Texas.

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Cruz still suffers from the impediment of being Ted Cruz, but Texas still suffers from the impediment of being Texas. One of those things will change, and it can't happen too soon.

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Talk about unfuckable. I mean, my God, Heidi, where did you go wrong in retrospect?

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Even his daughter cringes when he gets near her.

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"What If Texas Voters Found Their Minds?"

Not likely to happen, given their choice in Gubernor!

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We're post-Ice Freeze, these people are lost.

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Cruz should be afraid. Very afraid. He is about to get a permanent vacation to Cancun.

https://cdn-wp.thesportsrush.com/2023/05/56c9f847-colin-allred.jpg?format=auto&w=2048&q=75

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Your words to God's ears.

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Okay, first pro-IVF legislation, and now this: https://www.ky3.com/2024/03/06/democrats-blast-missouri-bill-that-would-nullify-gun-buy-back-programs/

Republican says it would waste guns. See also Eric Burlison.

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heaven forbid we are reduced to something less than 120 guns per 100 people. how would we ever be "safe"?!

(second place Falkland Islands is 62 per 100. Yemen is only 52 per 100.)

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We need a private operation, immune from GOP fuckery, to buy and shred as many guns as possible. Given about 200 million people who want there to be fewer guns, not more, I wonder how much money could be raised from people willing to send a buck or three every month for the purpose?

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The gun shredding company in Maine got some bad press recently when it came out that the guns that police departments were handing over for destruction were instead being dismantled and sold as kits.

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That would be a major thing indeed.

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No relation, presumably, to the New Deal governor, Jimmy Allred.

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Before I read the comments here - and I might decide not to - I’m very happy that Allred won the primary. And as a woman voter in Texas, I’m going to make a few points:

1. Even though all state-wide offices and the majority of the state legislature is dominated by RWNJs, that is largely a function of the primary system, where GQP candidates have to go ever further to the right to avoid being primaried. That certainly doesn’t mean that all Texans are irredeemable assholes.

2. To further illustrate that point, Beto lost to Cruz by 3 points in 2018, and Biden got 46.5% of the vote in 2020. And both of those results were before the 1/6 insurrection, and probably more importantly, pre-Dobbs. Texas women are PISSED OFF.

3. I think Allred is a better candidate than Beto. Beto was passionate and great at stump speeches, but probably too progressive for Texas. He also sucked in debates.

4. Allred, in addition to being super smart, is charismatic, charming, and handsome - none of which are qualities associated with Fuck Ted Cruz. Allred is a former NFL player AND a lawyer. The idea of those two facing off on a debate stage… well, just the optics alone give me all the feelings.

5. Did I mention that Allred is a 5th generation Texan, who played football at Baylor before being drafted by the NFL? Whereas Cruz was born in Canada, went to Princeton and Harvard, and just cos-plays as a Texan.

6. The real key here is to GOTV in urban and suburban areas, which traditionally have lower turnout than rural red counties. If we can do that, this is a winnable race. Plus, errybody hates Ted Cruz.

Send lawyers (not guns) and money!

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this is the best thing i've read in fucking forever.

damn.

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Gracias!

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Drive-by commenting is quite common here.

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Biggest LOL. "cos-plays as a Texan."

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Brava, 2Cats! 😁

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Thanks!

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Inject every one of these points into my veins. I honestly believe Allred can beat Cruz.

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