'I'm so proud to be here to support our next president,' the Dallas Democrat told delegates in Chicago.
U.S. Rep. Colin Allred used a short speech before the Democrat ic National Convention to reaffirm his support for Vice President Kamala Harris and strike familiar themes from his Senate campaign on in Texas . “We will protect and restore reproductive freedom,” the Dallas Democrat told the more than 4,700 delegates packed into the United Center in Chicago .
Kamala Harris cuts Donald Trump's lead in Texas in half, new poll finds Allred said he will also fight to secure the border and defend Medicare and Social Security. But his biggest applause came just seconds into his speech. “This November, I’m going to beat Ted Cruz,” Allred said. While no Democrat has won a U.S. Senate race in Texas since Lloyd Bentsen in 1988, Cruz has said he is facing a tough battle against Allred.
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