Newsweek: Ted Cruz Faces GOP Rebellion in Texas as Republicans Back Opponent

[onetexan]

https://www.newsweek.com/colin-allred-republican-support-texas-senate-ted-cruz-1963982

Ted Cruz is facing a growing rebellion within his party as a wave of Texas Republicans rally behind his opponent, Representative Colin Allred.
In interviews with ABC 13 and the Houston Chronicle on Thursday, Allred announced the formation of the Republicans for Allred coalition, which former Republican state Representative Jason Villalba and former Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger will chair.

Other members of the coalition include former Dallas mayor and Congressman Steve Bartlett, former state Representative and Chairman of the Texas House Elections Committee Todd Smith, former Congressman Alan Steelman, former Deputy Director of the National Economic Council under President George W. Bush, Marc Sumerlin, and former state Representative Bennett Ratliff.

"This is a serious effort to reach out to Republicans," Kinzinger said in a press release. "You're going to see other folks come out and say 'look, we're going to put slight differences aside because we actually believe in this country and what it stands for like Colin does and unlike Ted Cruz does."

"I am a lifelong Republican. I even served Texas in the Legislature as a Reagan Republican. But our current Senator seems to be more focused on his own ambition or serving the interests of extremists than helping ordinary Texans like me," former State Representative Villaba said in the release.
A number of Republicans have opposed Cruz, including former Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney, who endorsed Allred last month.
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More on the article. Even if TX doesn't turn blue, getting rid of Corrupted Cruz would be a BFD for Texans. The race is a tossup!! Go Colin!!

[Cha]

1. Fantastic, onetexan! Texas should get rid of Both Election Denying Brainwaswaser Toadies.

"I am a lifelong Republican. I even served Texas in the Legislature as a Reagan Republican. But our current Senator seems to be more focused on his own ambition or serving the interests of extremists than helping ordinary Texans like me," former State Representative Villaba said in the release.

Cruz' "own ambition" is Sucking up to TSF after being Abused by him like Vance was.
Mahalo~

[bluesbassman]

3. Ted "Cancun" Cruz has many, many ugly,, sleazy, disgusting things on his resume.

His big tough Texan act (he’s in reality neither) when facing the Convicted Felon in 2016, and his ultimate total sniveling capitulation to TSF after he slandered not only Cruz but his wife and family, ranks as one of the vilest displays of spinelessness in modern American politics.

I will rejoice when that smarmy, simpering poseur of a man is sent packing.

[Cha]

16. Yes, TY.. that's what I was thinking of when I said "Abused by by TSF"...

His big tough Texan act (he’s in reality neither) when facing the Convicted Felon in 2016, and his ultimate total sniveling capitulation to TSF after he slandered not only Cruz but his wife and family, ranks as one of the vilest displays of spinelessness in modern American politics.

Best of Good Luck fo rColin Allred being elected the next Senator from Texas!
And Debbie Mucarsell-Powell!

[onetexan]

6. Aloha Cha! It's amazing the depths a human being would stoop to in their greed for power, money or influence.

As the old sage goes, Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. From the excitement on the ground i can feel crooked cruz will go down in flames, the same as the vile Conman he kowtows to. The number of Harris Walz signs popping up in the most unlikely of places around TX gives me hope.

[Cha]

18. I Hope that Happens with All my Heart, onetexan!

and rick scott, too.

Aloha!

[Skittles]

2. I would LOVE to see that smarmy POS go down

FUCK TED FUCKING CRUZ

[NNadir]

4. Oh yeah, oh yeah!

[ananda]

5. Thank you, Texas Republicans!

So good

[displacedvermoter]

7. One more example of why Harris/Walz needs to

make a play for Texas. Support down ticket and show the GOP they are in a real fight, ditto Florida and Ohio.

[onetexan]

8. The DSCC & Kamala's campaign are sinking $ into the TX Senate race

And FL Senate race as well from what i've read. Not sure about other downballot races.

[displacedvermoter]

12. My wife and I have sent money to candidates

this cycle in all sorts of places where we haven't been competitive in a long time -- North Dakota, Florida, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Texas and Nebraska. Come next week sending money to Georgia and North Carolina. It's pretty exciting, actually, especially as many of these candidates have a chance to win, and influence the up ticket races as well.

I think there is far too much enthusiasm across the map for this race to be as close as the pollsters are telling us, hope I am right.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

9. The current Republican party is irredeemable; vote 'em ALL out...

[2naSalit]

10. Now we're talkin'...

Finally a rebellion against the ogre!

I hope to see some serious change in Texas, way long overdue.

[DownriverDem]

11. Throw some

money Allred's way.

[FakeNoose]

13. "Republicans for Allred coalition" - I love the sound of that!

This is just awesome! Ted Cruz has to go. Colin Allred is going to throw him into the end zone.

[MagickMuffin]

14. I'm agonna help with Ted Cancun Cruz being forever forgotten

He should move back under his bridge and stay there. I really hope this is the very last time I see his name on my ballot.

[CrispyQ]

15. Just remember what Lindsey Graham once quipped:

If someone came onto the Senate floor & murdered Ted Cruz & you held the trial in the Senate, you wouldn't get a conviction.

[oasis]

17. Make my day x 2