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October 5, 2024
Ted Cruz is facing a growing rebellion within his party as a wave of Texas Republicans rally behind his opponent, Representative Colin Allred.
In interviews with ABC 13 and the Houston Chronicle on Thursday, Allred announced the formation of the Republicans for Allred coalition, which former Republican state Representative Jason Villalba and former Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger will chair.
Other members of the coalition include former Dallas mayor and Congressman Steve Bartlett, former state Representative and Chairman of the Texas House Elections Committee Todd Smith, former Congressman Alan Steelman, former Deputy Director of the National Economic Council under President George W. Bush, Marc Sumerlin, and former state Representative Bennett Ratliff.
"This is a serious effort to reach out to Republicans," Kinzinger said in a press release. "You're going to see other folks come out and say 'look, we're going to put slight differences aside because we actually believe in this country and what it stands for like Colin does and unlike Ted Cruz does."
"I am a lifelong Republican. I even served Texas in the Legislature as a Reagan Republican. But our current Senator seems to be more focused on his own ambition or serving the interests of extremists than helping ordinary Texans like me," former State Representative Villaba said in the release.
A number of Republicans have opposed Cruz, including former Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney, who endorsed Allred last month.
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More on the article. Even if TX doesn't turn blue, getting rid of Corrupted Cruz would be a BFD for Texans. The race is a tossup!! Go Colin!!
Newsweek: Ted Cruz Faces GOP Rebellion in Texas as Republicans Back Opponent
https://www.newsweek.com/colin-allred-republican-support-texas-senate-ted-cruz-1963982Ted Cruz is facing a growing rebellion within his party as a wave of Texas Republicans rally behind his opponent, Representative Colin Allred.
In interviews with ABC 13 and the Houston Chronicle on Thursday, Allred announced the formation of the Republicans for Allred coalition, which former Republican state Representative Jason Villalba and former Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger will chair.
Other members of the coalition include former Dallas mayor and Congressman Steve Bartlett, former state Representative and Chairman of the Texas House Elections Committee Todd Smith, former Congressman Alan Steelman, former Deputy Director of the National Economic Council under President George W. Bush, Marc Sumerlin, and former state Representative Bennett Ratliff.
"This is a serious effort to reach out to Republicans," Kinzinger said in a press release. "You're going to see other folks come out and say 'look, we're going to put slight differences aside because we actually believe in this country and what it stands for like Colin does and unlike Ted Cruz does."
"I am a lifelong Republican. I even served Texas in the Legislature as a Reagan Republican. But our current Senator seems to be more focused on his own ambition or serving the interests of extremists than helping ordinary Texans like me," former State Representative Villaba said in the release.
A number of Republicans have opposed Cruz, including former Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney, who endorsed Allred last month.
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More on the article. Even if TX doesn't turn blue, getting rid of Corrupted Cruz would be a BFD for Texans. The race is a tossup!! Go Colin!!
September 29, 2024
"Mike Pence stuck his head up this week to take a whack at Trumpism, urging Republicans to reject “protectionist tariffs” and “isolationism” while “unashamedly” recommitting to anti-abortion positions. It’s a sign of what he’s up to behind the scenes as well.
The former vice president is laying the groundwork for a party that could move on after the election from Donald Trump’s populism and protectionism. Sometimes that means being a rare voice of public dissent, at other times it means quietly trying to recruit allies to his cause who might be more willing to join him on specific policy or political fights."
More on the article.
Semafor: Mike Pence quietly lays the groundwork for a post-Trump future
https://www.semafor.com/article/09/26/2024/mike-pence-quietly-lays-the-groundwork-for-a-post-trump-future"Mike Pence stuck his head up this week to take a whack at Trumpism, urging Republicans to reject “protectionist tariffs” and “isolationism” while “unashamedly” recommitting to anti-abortion positions. It’s a sign of what he’s up to behind the scenes as well.
The former vice president is laying the groundwork for a party that could move on after the election from Donald Trump’s populism and protectionism. Sometimes that means being a rare voice of public dissent, at other times it means quietly trying to recruit allies to his cause who might be more willing to join him on specific policy or political fights."
More on the article.
September 29, 2024
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NBC News: Jeff Flake endorses Harris Walz
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/jeff-flake-endorses-harris-president-gop-rcna173163🌊🇺🇸
September 25, 2024
Nearly all voters who are familiar with Project 2025, a conservative policy road map that Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party have used to criticize former President Donald Trump, view the plan in a negative light, a new NBC News poll shows.
About 57% of registered voters report feeling negatively about Project 2025, with 51% saying they see the proposal “very” negatively and another 7% saying they view it “somewhat” negatively. Just 4% of voters reported viewing the conservative policy plan positively.
Among independents, 52% report feeling negatively about the plan, while 85% of Democrats say the same. About 33% of Republicans say they also view the plan negatively, with just 7% saying they have a positive view of the plan, which Trump has criticized since Democrats ramped up efforts to tie him and Project 2025 together.
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Seems Dems' efforts to tied Project2025 to the Con is working.
NBC News - "Poll: Project 2025 is broadly known and severely unpopular with voters"
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/poll-project-2025-broadly-known-severely-unpopular-voters-rcna172660Nearly all voters who are familiar with Project 2025, a conservative policy road map that Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party have used to criticize former President Donald Trump, view the plan in a negative light, a new NBC News poll shows.
About 57% of registered voters report feeling negatively about Project 2025, with 51% saying they see the proposal “very” negatively and another 7% saying they view it “somewhat” negatively. Just 4% of voters reported viewing the conservative policy plan positively.
Among independents, 52% report feeling negatively about the plan, while 85% of Democrats say the same. About 33% of Republicans say they also view the plan negatively, with just 7% saying they have a positive view of the plan, which Trump has criticized since Democrats ramped up efforts to tie him and Project 2025 together.
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Seems Dems' efforts to tied Project2025 to the Con is working.
September 23, 2024
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/politics/furious-trump-is-panicked-as-maga-becomes-monster-he-no-longer-controls-analyst/ar-AA1r2HFQ
The MAGA movement has grown to such an extent that it’s now more powerful than Donald Trump is — and it’s become one of the former president's biggest threats, an analyst wrote in the New York Times.
The groundswell coalition that he started has evolved and developed its own issues and policies, wrote Ezra Klein. And they're not fully in line with him.
Now Trump as an individual is losing his grasp on it — and it's becoming aFrankenstein monster its creator has little control over.
“Trumpism is whatever Trump says it is,” Klein wrote. “But MAGA is whatever his movement becomes. This is why J.D. Vance has been a political liability to Trump’s campaign: Vance represents MAGA as it has evolved — esoterically ideological, deeply resentful, terminally online — unleavened by Trump’s instincts for showmanship and the winds of public sentiment.”
Klein wrote that MAGA had led Trump into associations with Project 2025, a policy started as a way to clear out the old school of government and replace it with loyalists. But it morphed into a movement of extreme conservatism which Trump is now trying to disassociate himself from, but which has become emblematic of his movement.
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This was originally an NYT article but it's paywall blocked so i've posted the MSN version.
NYT's Ezra Klein: 'Furious' Trump is panicked as MAGA becomes monster he no longer controls: analyst
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/politics/furious-trump-is-panicked-as-maga-becomes-monster-he-no-longer-controls-analyst/ar-AA1r2HFQ
The MAGA movement has grown to such an extent that it’s now more powerful than Donald Trump is — and it’s become one of the former president's biggest threats, an analyst wrote in the New York Times.
The groundswell coalition that he started has evolved and developed its own issues and policies, wrote Ezra Klein. And they're not fully in line with him.
Now Trump as an individual is losing his grasp on it — and it's becoming aFrankenstein monster its creator has little control over.
“Trumpism is whatever Trump says it is,” Klein wrote. “But MAGA is whatever his movement becomes. This is why J.D. Vance has been a political liability to Trump’s campaign: Vance represents MAGA as it has evolved — esoterically ideological, deeply resentful, terminally online — unleavened by Trump’s instincts for showmanship and the winds of public sentiment.”
Klein wrote that MAGA had led Trump into associations with Project 2025, a policy started as a way to clear out the old school of government and replace it with loyalists. But it morphed into a movement of extreme conservatism which Trump is now trying to disassociate himself from, but which has become emblematic of his movement.
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This was originally an NYT article but it's paywall blocked so i've posted the MSN version.
September 23, 2024
A pivotal state senator said he opposed changing Nebraska's electoral votes to winner-take-all before the election. The bill's Republican sponsor said he plans to try again next year.
"After deep consideration, it is clear to me that right now, 43 days from Election Day, is not the moment to make this change," state Sen. Mike McDonnell wrote in a letter obtained by NBC News.
Nebraska GOP state Sen. Loren Lippincott, who sponsored the bill to move the state to a winner-take-all system, indicated Monday that McDonnell's position means a special session to move the legislation is not expected this fall.
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Article is poorly written - doesn't mention Mike Mcdonnell's name, and even only by his last name at that.
It would be one more legal fight if these idiots did succeed before this election. Not fan of this Mike Mccdonnell (Dem turned GOP) but glad he didn't go along w the RWers. Seems they'll keep trying even after the election.
NBC News: Key Nebraska Republican opposes changing how the state awards electoral votes, blocking Trump push
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/key-nebraska-republican-opposes-changing-state-awards-electoral-votes-rcna172276A pivotal state senator said he opposed changing Nebraska's electoral votes to winner-take-all before the election. The bill's Republican sponsor said he plans to try again next year.
"After deep consideration, it is clear to me that right now, 43 days from Election Day, is not the moment to make this change," state Sen. Mike McDonnell wrote in a letter obtained by NBC News.
Nebraska GOP state Sen. Loren Lippincott, who sponsored the bill to move the state to a winner-take-all system, indicated Monday that McDonnell's position means a special session to move the legislation is not expected this fall.
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Article is poorly written - doesn't mention Mike Mcdonnell's name, and even only by his last name at that.
It would be one more legal fight if these idiots did succeed before this election. Not fan of this Mike Mccdonnell (Dem turned GOP) but glad he didn't go along w the RWers. Seems they'll keep trying even after the election.
September 20, 2024
The survey, conducted by Morning Consult between September 9 and 18, showed Allred one point ahead of Cruz, on 45 percent to his 44 percent among 2,716 likely voters. His lead was within the poll's margin of error of +/-2 percentage points.
Cruz, who is the incumbent Texas Senator, has had a consistent lead over his opponent in previous polls.
"For the first time in this race, a new poll has us leading Ted Cruz by 1 point. I don't know about y'all but I'm fired up and ready to WIN! We've got 47 days, let's do this Texas," Allred said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
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Daily Kos article: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/9/19/2271584/-TX-SEN-Allred-leads-Cruz-in-the-latest-Morning-Consult-poll
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Not a top rated poll but given the groundswell here in DFW i don't doubt it.
C'mon Texans, let's cast our votes for Allred & kick christofascist Cruz to the curb! Vote blue up & down ballot!!
Newsweek: Ted Cruz Losing to Colin Allred for First Time: Texas Poll
https://www.newsweek.com/ted-cruz-losing-colin-allred-first-time-texas-poll-us-senate-election-1956711The survey, conducted by Morning Consult between September 9 and 18, showed Allred one point ahead of Cruz, on 45 percent to his 44 percent among 2,716 likely voters. His lead was within the poll's margin of error of +/-2 percentage points.
Cruz, who is the incumbent Texas Senator, has had a consistent lead over his opponent in previous polls.
"For the first time in this race, a new poll has us leading Ted Cruz by 1 point. I don't know about y'all but I'm fired up and ready to WIN! We've got 47 days, let's do this Texas," Allred said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
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Daily Kos article: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/9/19/2271584/-TX-SEN-Allred-leads-Cruz-in-the-latest-Morning-Consult-poll
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Not a top rated poll but given the groundswell here in DFW i don't doubt it.
C'mon Texans, let's cast our votes for Allred & kick christofascist Cruz to the curb! Vote blue up & down ballot!!
September 15, 2024
"Low income voters ? those making less than $20,000 a year ? now support Harris over former President Donald Trump, 58%-35%, the biggest jump among all groups, according to the poll. It is a reversal from June, when Trump, at 39%, was three points ahead of Biden, at 36% with voters of this economic group....
Kamala Harris surges with younger voters. The poll's overall findings reflect an eight-point turnaround in the race from late June, when Trump led Biden. Throughout the year, Biden trailed Trump by anywhere from half a percentage point to almost four points.
Harris’ slight lead is fueled by demographic groups including Black and Hispanic voters. Aside from low-income voters, Harris is also popular among moderate-income voters, those who make less than $50,000. With this group, Harris leads Trump by three points, 47%-44%, according the poll.
People who make less than $20,000 a year tend to be very young voters ? those who are just starting out in the workplace or finishing their education ? or older voters who are on a fixed income, said David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center.
Harris' favorability rating with this group leaped 16 points, from 37% in June to 53%, in August."
USA Today: New election poll shows low-income voters flocking to Kamala Harris over Donald Trump
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/04/election-poll-low-income-voters-harris-trump/75018088007/"Low income voters ? those making less than $20,000 a year ? now support Harris over former President Donald Trump, 58%-35%, the biggest jump among all groups, according to the poll. It is a reversal from June, when Trump, at 39%, was three points ahead of Biden, at 36% with voters of this economic group....
Kamala Harris surges with younger voters. The poll's overall findings reflect an eight-point turnaround in the race from late June, when Trump led Biden. Throughout the year, Biden trailed Trump by anywhere from half a percentage point to almost four points.
Harris’ slight lead is fueled by demographic groups including Black and Hispanic voters. Aside from low-income voters, Harris is also popular among moderate-income voters, those who make less than $50,000. With this group, Harris leads Trump by three points, 47%-44%, according the poll.
People who make less than $20,000 a year tend to be very young voters ? those who are just starting out in the workplace or finishing their education ? or older voters who are on a fixed income, said David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center.
Harris' favorability rating with this group leaped 16 points, from 37% in June to 53%, in August."
September 12, 2024
Harris Walz '24!!!
Joy Reid just mentioned on msnbc Kamala's campaign has raised $47M since the debate
Harris Walz '24!!!
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