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Texas Democrats aim for unity ahead of expected primary to take on U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz
This is a good move by Texas Democrats
Link to tweet
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/14/lose-cruz-democratic-super-pac/
Texas Democrats are trying to stay united as they prepare for a competitive primary to face U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in the 2024 election.
U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, has already launched a campaign, and state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio, is expected to run as well. It is set to be a different kind of primary than when Beto O’Rourke cleared the field in 2018 on his way to an unexpectedly close race against Cruz.
On Wednesday, a group of Texas Democratic operatives is launching a super PAC effort called Lose Cruz that will focus on defeating the incumbent regardless of who their party’s nominee is. Those involved include Sean Haynes, Matt Angle, Sawyer Hackett, Olivia Julianna and Abhi Rahman.
“Regardless of who faces Cruz next year, the PAC will focus on building a winning coalition of voters by exposing his dangerous extremism, his deeply unpopular positions, and the harmful consequences of his record,” a news release said.....
A poll conducted last month by the Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation found Allred leading Gutierrez 33% to 22% in a hypothetical Democratic primary. The poll confirmed that Allred has his work cut out for him on statewide name recognition: 49% of voters said they did not know enough about Allred to have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of him. That number was only 6% for Cruz.
U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, has already launched a campaign, and state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio, is expected to run as well. It is set to be a different kind of primary than when Beto O’Rourke cleared the field in 2018 on his way to an unexpectedly close race against Cruz.
On Wednesday, a group of Texas Democratic operatives is launching a super PAC effort called Lose Cruz that will focus on defeating the incumbent regardless of who their party’s nominee is. Those involved include Sean Haynes, Matt Angle, Sawyer Hackett, Olivia Julianna and Abhi Rahman.
“Regardless of who faces Cruz next year, the PAC will focus on building a winning coalition of voters by exposing his dangerous extremism, his deeply unpopular positions, and the harmful consequences of his record,” a news release said.....
A poll conducted last month by the Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation found Allred leading Gutierrez 33% to 22% in a hypothetical Democratic primary. The poll confirmed that Allred has his work cut out for him on statewide name recognition: 49% of voters said they did not know enough about Allred to have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of him. That number was only 6% for Cruz.