Paige Skinner
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Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) and former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) were in Congress together from 2019 until 2023. Getty Images
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said “You can’t trust Ted Cruz” as she explained why she’s endorsing his opponent in the U.S. Senate race in Texas, Democratic Rep. Colin Allred.
“The choice for the people of Texas is just a very clear one,” Cheney, who officially endorsed Allred earlier this month, said in an interview alongside Allred with Dallas ABC affiliate WFAA last week.
Cheney, who was in Congress from 2017 until 2023, said she hasn’t made any other endorsements for Senate this year. She worked with Allred after he joined Congress in 2019, and said she’s known Cruz for over 20 years.
She said that America needs “serious people in office.”
“I know [Cruz] will say anything if it serves his own political purpose,” Cheney told WFAA.
Cheney, who helped lead the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6 coup attempt, said the more important conservative value is upholding the Constitution. She pointed out that Cruz had schemed to assist former President Donald Trump in overturning the 2020 election results.
“It’s just dangerous,” Cheney said. “These jobs really matter, and in this race, I want to do everything I can to help ensure that the people of Texas elect Colin Allred.”
Cheney said that even though she and Allred were on different sides of many issues, she knows he has the “interest of the people of Texas first and foremost.”
“He will be the kind of public servant that the people of Texas deserve and the whole country needs in the United States Senate,” she said.
Cheney also endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president earlier this month.
Cruz has been a Texas senator since 2013. Other Democrats have tried to beat him, like former Rep. Beto O’Rourke, who lost to Cruz in 2018 by a slim margin.
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Ted Cruz holds 3-point lead over Colin Allred, poll shows
FOX 4 Staff
Mon, September 23, 2024
A new poll shows Republican Senator Ted Cruz with a 3-point lead over his Democratic challenger Colin Allred.
The Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation spoke to 1,200 likely Texas voters between September 13 and 18 for the poll.
48 percent of respondents said they planned to vote for Cruz, compared to 45 percent for Allred.
Five percent of the likely voters polled were undecided.
According to the poll, Allred holds an 11-point advantage over Cruz among Hispanic respondents (50-39), while Cruz has a 21-point advantage among white respondents (58-37).
Female likely voters backed Allred over Cruz 52 percent to 40 percent, while men overwhelmingly showed support for Cruz with a 57 percent to 37 percent gap.
The poll also showed former president Donald Trump with a 6-point lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in Texas in the presidential race.
"We have continued to see Allred consistently outperform the top of the ticket in this race. The data suggests that this speaks more to Allred’s favorables than what we are seeing in the National conversation," said TxHPF CEO Jason Villalba in a statement.
Cruz and Allred will meet on the debate stage on Oct. 15.
Election Day is Nov. 5.
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