Ted Cruz has won another six years in the Senate. The conservative incumbent, who was seeking reelection for this third term in Congress, held off Democratic Rep. Colin Allred, whose insurgent campaign shook the nerves of Senate Republicans who couldn’t afford to lose a seat in deep-red Texas. The contest …
Read More »Ted Cruz Refuses to Say If He Supports Abortion Exceptions: 'Why Do You Keep Asking?'
During a debate against Rep. Colin Allred on Tuesday night, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz repeatedly refused to say whether he supports the right of victims of rape or incest to have an abortion. “I’m curious, why do you keep asking me that?” Cruz said to a debate moderator when he …
Read More »Ted Cruz Argued States Should Be Allowed to Ban Emergency Abortions
Texas Senator Ted Cruz complained during Tuesday night’s debate against his Democratic challenger, Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas), that people need to stop asking him if he will support exceptions to Texas’ extreme abortion restrictions. Texas has some of the most extreme anti-abortion laws in the country. As it stands, the …
Read More »Can Colin Allred Actually Flip Ted Cruz's Senate Seat to Democrats?
Ted Cruz is in a close race to keep his seat in government. After just barely defeating former Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke to retain his Senate seat in 2018, Cruz is now locked in a dead-heat contest against Rep. Colin Allred, a former NFL linebacker turned Texas representative. Cruz has …
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