Ted Cruz about his flailing reelection campaign.The unpopular Texas senator appeared Wednesday on Fox News to caterwaul about the money his opponent is raising.
Colin Allred, a former Baylor football star and current Dallas-area rep., netted $9.5 million in this year’s first quarter. That total far outpaces Cruz, who raised just $6.9 million.
Allred is even outpacing Beto O’Rourke, who set records for fundraising in a U.S. Senate race against Cruz six years ago. (O’Rourke raised more than $80 million before losing to Cruz by just three points.)Stay woke with our briefing while staying informed on all things LGBTQ+ entertainment, life, and more!Even though the election is still seven months away, “Cancún Ted” is hitting the panic button. “My opponent Colin Allred, this left-winger, is being funded with millions of dollars from George Soros, from Chuck Schumer,” he whined. “They’re flooding cash into Texas, because they went to take me out.
But he doesn’t talk to reporters. He hides in his basement, I guess along with Joe Biden. He just spends money, and they think they can fool the American people.”George Soros is pouring millions of dollars into Texas to fund a smear campaign of lies attacking me.This strategy is not going to work.Help me fight these lies with the truth by going to https://t.co/YBcXsU0WHE.