Colin Allred talks faith, Ted Cruz, and the Jan. 6 insurrection
By Brooke Kushwaha
Walking a tight line as a moderate in a neck-and-neck Senate race against incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), U.S. Rep. Colin Allred (D-Dallas) has focused his attention on convincing dissatisfied Republicans to cross the party aisle and experiment just one time.
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“When you’re a former professional football player in a situation like that, people will unsurprisingly look to you for protection," the congressman told Baptist News. "So I took my suit jacket off and got ready to take on whatever came through that door."
“That day, we came closer to losing our democracy than a lot of people realize, and Ted Cruz is responsible for that," Allred continued. "He spread the lie that the election was stolen and was the senator who objected to the certification of the results in an attempt to overturn the will of the American people. But when the mob stormed the Capitol, he hid in a supply closet."
Allred has heavily leaned on his biography, particularly his bygone football days, to appeal to centrist voters, although he still faces a notoriety problem against the more established incumbent senator. While Cruz has sought to tie Allred to the Democratic party's more left-wing policies, Allred has increasingly needled Cruz for high-profile missteps like hiding in a supply closet or flying to Cancún during the Texas freeze.
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He went there, y’all! Allred really went there!
🤣😂 oh sweet baby, Jesus! He really did.👏