The debate proved combative from start to finish, with Cruz and Allred trading barbs on nearly every issue that came up.
U.S. Rep. Colin Allred , D-Dallas, left, and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz , R-Texas, take part in a debate for the U.S. Senate hosted by WFAA on Oct. 15, 2024, in Dallas, sparred Tuesday over immigration, abortion and transgender rights in a feisty debate that is expected to be the only onstage face-off between the two candidates ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
“He’s never there for us when we need him,” Allred said. “When the lights went out in the energy capital of the world, he went to Cancún. When a mob was storming the Capitol, he was hiding in a supply closet. And when the toughest border security bill in a generation came up in the United States Senate, he took it down.”
Allred was put on the defensive later when he was asked about a series of ads run by Cruz and his alliesthe Dallas Democrat of supporting legislation that would allow men to use women’s restrooms and boys to play in girls’ sports. “You know what he argued for? Military bases should have drag shows and should be able to fly a transgender flag above it,” Cruz said. “Call me old-fashioned — I think the only flag that should fly above our military base should be the American flag.”
Allred noted that he is a past recipient of the Jefferson-Hamilton Award for bipartisanship from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which Cruz noted has endorsed him in the Senate race.
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