Current Events > Why Ted Cruz is bulletproof in 2024.

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https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4445883-why-ted-cruz-is-bulletproof-in-2024/

Fourth, Cruz has avoided big problems. Over the last six years, he has had a few missteps, most notably his ill-fated trip to Cancn in February 2021, when half the state was without power amid freezing temperatures. But by and large, he has been far more focused during his second term on his home state, and less focused on ambitions for higher office.

Horseshit.

I guess being the Zodiac killer granted him incredible powers.

Has anyone tested this theory?

Were_Wyrm posted...

Has anyone tested this theory?

Would that be what the Right loves to refer to a 2nd Amendment Solution?

No mention of Uvalde. How quickly people forget...

The DNC needs to invest in state party infrastructure and GOTV efforts in Texas.

Republican in a safe red state (despite wishing to the contrary) is going to get reelected. Duh.

I keep saying it, but Beto doing pretty well versus him was a statement for how weak of a candidate that Cruz is far more than a testament for Beto being a good candidate.

K181 posted...

Republican in a safe red state (despite wishing to the contrary) is going to get reelected. Duh.

I keep saying it, but Beto doing pretty well versus him was a statement for how weak of a candidate that Cruz is far more than a testament for Beto being a good candidate.

Texas has more Democrats than many states have total people. It can flip.

VGAddict90 posted...

Texas has more Democrats than many states have total people. It can flip.

Yeah, and Trump got more votes from California than any other state. But California isn't remotely close to flipping.

Texas is a big state and there are a lot of Dems there, but there are more Republicans. Only way that Texas is going blue in the next several cycles is if it's an absolute Dem landslide and Texas is a cherry on top for them. In a normal election, Texas is staying red.

I'm looking at old gubernatorial races in Texas.
Bexar County shifted 10 points to the left between 2018 and 2022. Harris County shifted 3.8 points in that time. Travis County shifted 10.3 points. Dallas County shifted 7.4 points.
There's going to be a point where not even voter suppression can save Texas Republicans.
Republican margins have been shrinking in Texas.
Cornyn went from winning by 27.2 points in 2014 to winning by 9.6 points in 2020.
Abbott went from winning by 20.4 points in 2010, to winning by 13.3 points in 2018, to winning by 11 points in 2022. And remember that 2018 was a D+9 year, while 2022 was an R+3 year. Also remember that this was WITH massive voter suppression and Paxton ADMITTING to preventing 2.5 million mail-in ballot applications in Harris County from going through in 2020 so Trump would win the state.
Cruz went from winning by 16.1 points in 2012 to winning by 2.6 points in 2018.

Dragon56 posted...

No mention of Uvalde. How quickly people forget...

Chuds forgot.

I'm still waiting to for the tapes to leak, personally.
VGAddict90 posted...

I'm looking at old gubernatorial races in Texas.
Bexar County shifted 10 points to the left between 2018 and 2022. Harris County shifted 3.8 points in that time. Travis County shifted 10.3 points. Dallas County shifted 7.4 points.
There's going to be a point where not even voter suppression can save Texas Republicans.
Republican margins have been shrinking in Texas.
Cornyn went from winning by 27.2 points in 2014 to winning by 9.6 points in 2020.
Abbott went from winning by 20.4 points in 2010, to winning by 13.3 points in 2018, to winning by 11 points in 2022. And remember that 2018 was a D+9 year, while 2022 was an R+3 year. Also remember that this was WITH massive voter suppression and Paxton ADMITTING to preventing 2.5 million mail-in ballot applications in Harris County from going through in 2020 so Trump would win the state.
Cruz went from winning by 16.1 points in 2012 to winning by 2.6 points in 2018.

Trump won Texas by 5% in 2020, down from double digits in 2016.

Texas. Where yeehaw chuds ran Biden's campaign bus off the road, which Trump then cheered for on Twitter. (No inciting though, right chuds?)

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/2/2a41fa62.jpg
Texas was also considered "in play" for the first time in 2020.

California used to be a republican stronghold too. All it takes is enough votes going the other way to change that, and dems keep narrowing the gap in Texas.

mybbqrules posted...

Chuds forgot.

I'm still waiting to for the tapes to leak, personally.

Trump won Texas by 5% in 2020, down from double digits in 2016.

Texas. Where yeehaw chuds ran Biden's campaign bus off the road, which Trump then cheered for on Twitter. (No inciting though, right chuds?)

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/2/2a41fa62.jpg
Texas was also considered "in play" for the first time in 2020.

California used to be a republican stronghold too. All it takes is enough votes going the other way to change that, and dems keep narrowing the gap in Texas.

But the DNC would rather pretend Florida and Ohio are still swing states.