Colin Allred receives prominent Republican endorsement in tight Texas Senate race

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Colin Allred receives prominent Republican endorsement in tight Texas Senate race

Colin Allred receives prominent Republican endorsement in tight Texas Senate race
By
Annabella Rosciglione
October 7, 2024 2:43 pm
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is locked in a close race for reelection that got tighter this week with a prominent local Republican telling voters he would be backing the Democratic challenger in the race.

Former Tarrant County Judge Glenn Whitley endorsed Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX) in a move that’s unlikely to tip the balance away from Cruz but signals growing problems for the GOP as Democrats insist Texas is trending in their direction.

Whitley was one of the state’s most prominent local Republican leaders and was the Tarrant County judge from 2007 to 2022. He had not endorsed a Democrat during his decades in office until he endorsed Democrat Mike Collier over Dan Patrick in the 2022 Texas lieutenant governor race. The Senate race has become unexpectedly competitive here, with Cook Political Report moving Texas into the “lean Republican” category from the “likely Republican” category.

“I am proud to be a Texan and an American, and I want to support someone who I know is going to work for a team,” Whitley said.

He is supporting both Allred and Harris in the 2024 election.

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/3179828/colin-allred-prominent-endorsement-texas-senate-race/

[deb]

“I am proud to be a Texan and an American, and I want to support someone who I know is going to work for a team,” Whitley said.

He is supporting both Allred and Harris in the 2024 election.

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/3179828/colin-allred-prominent-endorsement-texas-senate-race/

If he’s voting for both Allred and Harris, he ain’t a Republican. He’s barely a Texan.

[Bigun]

If he’s voting for both Allred and Harris, he ain’t a Republican. He’s barely a Texan.

 

And he is FAR from "legendary"! I worked in the republican party of Texas for a LONG time and never heard of Glenn Whitley until today.

[Texas Yellow Rose]

 

[IsailedawayfromFR]

And he is FAR from "legendary"! I worked in the republican party of Texas for a LONG time and never heard of Glenn Whitley until today.

We saw him clearly for who he is when this occurred as he stepped down from office in 2022

Why a Republican county judge just endorsed the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor
Tarrant County Judge Glenn Whitley said on a Dallas-area podcast that he’s supporting Mike Collier over incumbent, and fellow Republican, Dan Patrick.

https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/why-a-republican-county-judge-just-endorsed-the-democratic-candidate-for-lieutenant-governor/

That endorsement did not even give Collier Tarrant County, so this Whitley has not much pull to swing elections.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-elections/texas-lieutenant-governor-results

[berdie]

Never heard of him. But it does surprise me that he is from Tarrant County.