Originally published at: Ted Cruz falls behind Dem challenger Colin Allred in poll
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Regular reminder that the number of adults in Texas who identify as Democrats is now higher than the number who identify as Republicans. This is a totally achievable goal! Good luck Texas!
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This has been mentioned in at least one ad.
Cruz is a motherlode of obnoxiousness, so, lots of fodder for Allred to choose from.
I can’t wait to help vote that miserable, smarmy bastard out of office!
Allred has been bombarding the airwaves around here for months, now. Cruz just started airing ads about 2-3 weeks ago.
As might be expected, C.C.'s ads have been the usual fearmongering about The Border, Trans kids, etc.
Allred’s ads, by contrast, have been informative and forward-looking… getting voters familiar with him. He has just started to bring out the heavy ammo, re: abortion. I expect IVF & LGBTQ rights to follow soon.
And since this is Texas, Allred ought to welcome Cruz’s spewage about The Border, since then he can point out that Czar Abbott has poured billions into his moneypit pet project to no obvious avail, according to Cruz himself, so…
and he has already mentioned Cruz’s flip-flop on the border bill.
Two birds, one stone.
TEXAS!
Where election fuckery has been honed to a fine art. They’ve been at it for years.
And they are still at it!
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Don’t forget the whiskey & the bingo board.
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TedEnd 2024!
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So many close races…my “donate to politicians outside my state” budget is getting stretched thin but I just can’t resist.
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It’s time for Ted Cruz to return to the private sector. Maybe as a fry cook at the rifle range or a travel agent.
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Me too! Allred isn’t as progressive as I would like but he is on the correct side of some really important issues. And truthfully, I’d vote for a slime mold over Cruz. At least a slime mold would do less harm to Texans.
@Surprise_Puma thank you 
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So much emphasis on the Presidential swing states buries the fact that this is the best opportunity in years for nearly purple states to bury Republican politicians on all levels, and even flip mildly red states - all because voters in non-swing states have been relentlessly told they are insignificant to the Presidential outcomes, which might lead to lower turnout on both sides. The outcome really could be determined by who shows up. Fortunately, the opportunity to send Cruz packing might bring even more voters out for Harris. I only wish we could kick out Paxton and Abbott too.
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Any time! We wouldn’t have gotten Fetterman in PA without out of state supporters. Of course…I’ve had buyers remorse on that dude for a minute now. But the promise was there and we’re all in this boat together regardless of districts and state lines.
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I have hope. Particularly hope that Harris and Walz will be elected along with enough Democrats and independents of sane mind to get the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and The Freedom to Vote Act passed. Undoing just some of the voting suppression fuckery in Texas would be enough to get those two out.
I’m also, strangely, rooting for the FBI. Paxton is so dirty he isn’t ever coming clean. Eventually they will get enough evidence.
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- Feeds on microorganisms
- Good at designing transportation systems (plasmodial type)
- Good at working together (cellular type)
- In times of crisis, prepares for the next generation of spores instead of fleeing to Mexico
- Does not pretend sex is binary and in fact can have hundreds of types
- Genuinely doesn’t judge by color or even discern it
I’m sure there are many more advantages over Republicans in general, let alone Cruz.
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Obligatory for a Ted cruz post:
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Poor guy.
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I think it was one of Cruz’s Republican colleagues who said “If Ted Cruz was murdered on the floor of the Senate with the Senate in full session, not one Senator would admit to having seen anything.”
He’s that well-liked by everyone he deals with.
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Here ya go:
Ah. Lunch! 
Thanks for the reminder about the pinatas.
Better get one now, because they will probably be outlawed if Lord Dampnut gets installed as POTUS… and if the Harris/Walz ticket wins & is sworn into office, we should have a Lord Dampnut Pinata Day, kinda like the Brits have Guy Fawkes Day.
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