Allred is hoping to face off against Sen. Ted Cruz in the general election this fall.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Colin Allred is hoping to face Sen. Ted Cruz in the general election this fall.is one of several Democratic candidates vying to challenge Ted Cruz for his U.S. Senate seat in the fall.
But the reason we haven’t gotten anything done is because of folks like Ted Cruz, who basically took down a border security package that had many things that had been asked for for some time, not because of the policy, but because he wants to have the issue to run on in November. And to me, that’s unacceptable for Texans.Well, it’s more about timing and urgency. I think that we have had an ongoing crisis, and we should have been much more urgent in responding to it.
I don’t think that acknowledging there’s a problem means that you agree with their solution. And I think we have to be very clear about that: Number one, we do have a crisis of the border. Number two, we do have a broken immigration system. That does not mean that we need to meet that crisis with inhumane tactics or barbarity.
I think what we can productively do is try and reach a negotiated agreement, in which the over 100 hostages that Hamas still holds come home, and in which they are also left no longer in a position to be able to conduct another attack like October 7. And that’s one of my concerns with just being simplifying it down to calling for a cease-fire at this moment without the conditions that have to be put in place.
I notice that you mentioned Ted Cruz’s name, but you haven’t talked much about the person many consider your main primary opponent. What do you see as a main position or issue that you would say sets you apart from Roland Gutierrez? I’ve not been a lightning rod. I’m not somebody who takes advantage of every political opportunity to try and throw bombs. I’ve been someone who’s tried to bring us together, and I think it’s possible to do that. And that’s also what I think Texas Democrats want.Some people, especially progressives, would say, well, you know, bipartisanship is one thing, but cozying up to Republicans is quite another.
I think when you’re raised by a single mother like I am, you really don’t have time for theoretical ideas. You need things that are actually going to become law and actually help folks. And oftentimes that does mean it has to be bipartisan. You don’t sacrifice your values when you’re doing that. But it is possible to work together in certain areas so you can get things done. That’s what I think folks expect.
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