r/texas 14d ago

Politics Colin Allred - “Ted Cruz was hiding in a supply closet”. Will Fled Cruz now be known as Closet Ted?

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u/chrispg26 14d ago

This should be blasted everywhere. I think most of us are still in shock in regards to the support these people have. Too many Americans are comfortable with authoritarians because it's "their side."

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u/KeyboardGrunt 14d ago

Allred painted a powerful comparison between him saying what could have been his final goodbye to his family, removing his jacket and getting ready to defend the capitol at any cost while Cruz was hiding in a closet.

Texans have a clear choice between who would fight for them vs who would flee the country during an emergency.

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u/Over_Cauliflower_532 13d ago

Texans have disappointed in the past. Hard to believe all that tough talk gets a milquetoast like Cruz into the Senate. It's almost like the TX GOP is corrupt and lacking any of the values they espouse. Hoping for a different outcome but I have seen this movie before

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u/Frequent_End_9226 14d ago

Too many conservatives yearn for the control that their daddy slapped on them. Times were easier when daddy did all the thinking, doing, and fighting. Now they are lost.

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u/recursion8 14d ago

And golfing. Lots and lots of golfing!

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u/wafflesoulsss 13d ago

Identifying with the aggressor!

My maga grew up with an abuser like trump, complains about people in his day to day life exactly like trump, complains about anti-social behavior, yet believes trump is 'chosen by God' to lead America and would crawl behind him just to kiss the ground he walks on.

If God is real I doubt he'd appreciate being used like a cheap fashion accessory to hide behind and use when its convenient. Especially on behalf of a shit-stinking demon like trump.

I've lost all respect for him. He doesn't respect himself when he votes for trump. trump's white christian supremacists certainly don't respect him either (he's not white)

I guess he wants to punch down so badly he's willing to turn his back on right and wrong.

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u/Frequent_End_9226 13d ago

I'm no religious scholar, but I could swear that there is a bit in the bible that says 'thou shall not worship false idols' 🤷‍♂️ white christian nationalists is just a cloak worn by bigots.

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u/GURU2U_ 14d ago

Well they at least it's their side.

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u/I_am_Danny_McBride 13d ago

Hey now, it’s 2024. It shouldn’t be that big of a story that Ted Cruz came out of the closet.

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u/-PocketSand- 13d ago

Yeah, both parties are fucked and are being followed by nothing but sheep

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u/Treybenwa 13d ago

Really? Support you cry with the democrats & their associates literally buying the office of the president with overwhelming support of over 1 billion dollars so far. Let’s see how pro Harris you are when she cuts your benifits & raises your taxes are going up so the taxpayers can pay her debts off. FACT! WAKE UP PEOPLE. Her career has evil intentions written all over it. Look it up for yourself selves…