Woke Congressman Kicks off Attempt for Ted Cruz’ Senate Seat

[Elderberry]

Texas Scorecard by Soli Rice May 3, 2023

Dallas’ Colin Allred is making a long-shot play to replace U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.

In a presidential election year certain to be bad for Democrats in Texas, an incumbent Democrat is giving up his seat in Congress to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.
A one-time professional athlete, U.S. Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX) has served in Congress since 2019. Fresh off his re-election in November, Allred announced his long-shot bid a year out from the 2024 Democrat primary.

In his campaign announcement, Allred played up his status as a former NFL player and focused less on his left-wing record in Congress.
“When I left the NFL, I thought my days of putting people on the ground were over. Then January 6 happened,” said Allred in a video posted to Twitter, alluding to the events of January 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol.

Allred accuses Cruz of being “all hat, no cattle,” adding that the incumbent “only cares about himself.”

“I’m running for U.S. Senate because Texans deserve a senator whose team is Texas,” the Democrat added.

However, Allred’s voting record is a direct contrast to what polling and election results show are important to Texas voters. As a member of Congress, the Democrat has voted against:

•   Protecting women’s and girls’ sports

•   Parental rights over their child’s education, including allowing parents to review their child’s school curriculum, inspect books and reading materials available in their child’s school, and review the budget of revenues and expenditures for their child’s school

•   Repealing the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration from 2020

•   Requiring healthcare practitioners to save babies born prematurely following an abortion or attempted abortion

Meanwhile, he voted in favor of:

•   Continuing to require foreign travelers to show proof of their COVID-19 jab status before entering the U.S.

•   Providing statutory authority for same-sex marriages (Allred was also the co-sponsor for this measure in 2022)

•   Banning “assault” weapons

•   Prohibiting anyone acting under state law from interfering with a woman attempting to get an out-of-state abortion (co-sponsored by Allred)

•   Regulating access and establishing new criminal offenses for obtaining certain firearms (co-sponsored by Allred)

•   Expressing unequivocal support for Ukraine

More: https://texasscorecard.com/state/woke-congressman-kicks-off-attempt-for-ted-cruz-senate-seat/

[Wingnut]

Wonder if the 3 time Nacho will throw his skateboard into the ring, again?

[Elderberry]

Ted Cruz Draws A 2024 Challenger

https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=54819

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A short-term-serving Democratic U.S. congressman is running against Ted Cruz for the senate.

    With several presidential campaigns well underway for the 2024 election cycle, another office at the top of Texas voters’ ballots will be a contested race with the incumbent U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) drawing a Democratic challenger in U.S. Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX-32).

    A Dallas resident, Allred is a former NFL football player who suffered an injury prompting him to shift his career into law. After serving in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, he entered politics by running for Congress and was elected in 2018 after defeating incumbent Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX-32).

Allred benefited from not only the 2018 Year of Beto, but also Sessions caught in the typical “sleepwalking incumbent in a district with shifting demographics near the end of a redistricting cycle” trap.

And yes, Allred was an NFL player. He played four seasons as a linebacker for the Tennessee Titans (strike one for Houston voters), during which he registered 46 tackles. That’s…not good. By contrast Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Lewis managed to score 46 tackles over three games in 1997. (To be fair, Allred was probably never charged (and acquitted) of murder.)

More at link.

[mountaineer]

Wonder if the 3 time Nacho will throw his skateboard into the ring, again?

It's just not an election without the furry, is it?

[Fishrrman]

A Fishrrman "does he know what he's talkin' about™" prediction:
This guy is gonna give Mr. Cruz a good run for the money.
He might get as close... or even a bit closer... than did the dirt-eater last time 'round.