There are nine Democrats running in Super Tuesday for the chance to take on Sen. Ted Cruz in the November general election – and left-leaning Texas voters want to see Rep. Colin Allred as the one to step up to the bat.
More than a handful of pro-Trump voters in Texas told DailyMail.com when asked if any of the Democrats could beat Cruz: ‘I hope not.’
But Democrats are mobilized for Allred and want to see Cruz, who is ending his second term in Congress, booted from his seat in the 2024 general election.
Joe Brock, 55, called Cruz a ‘snake’ and Roger Kelso, 78, said his nickname for the senator is ‘Turd Cruz.’
Gene Schillaci, 66, told DailyMail.com when leaving his polling place in Dallas, Texas after casting his ballot in the Super Tuesday primary contest that he supports Allred because he ‘has a positivity about him’ that contrasts the ‘negativity of Ted Cruz.’
Democrats casting their ballot in Super Tuesday’s election in Dallas, Texas on Tuesday tell DailyMail.com that they want Rep. Colin Allred to win the primary to take on Sen. Ted Cruz in the general election for his Senate seat
Gene Schillaci, 66, told DailyMail.com when leaving his polling place in Dallas, Texas after casting his ballot in the Super Tuesday primary that he voted for Allred. Of Cruz, he said: ‘I just can’t conceive how they… dug this guy up, you know?’
‘I just can’t conceive how they came up with – where they dug this guy up, you know?’ the Democratic voter added.
Former NFL player and three-term Dallas-area U.S. Rep. Colin Allred is leading the pack of nine Democrats vying to run against Cruz in the general election in the fall.
In 2018, Cruz narrowly beat Democrat Beto O’Rourke in a too-close-for-comfort general election. The incumbent ended up with 50.9 percent of the vote to his challengers 49.3 percent.
Republicans are confident that Texas isn’t turning blue any time soon – and with 40 Electoral College votes up for grabs in the Lone Star State, the GOP can’t afford to lose it to Democrats.
Dallas voter Roger Kelso told DailyMail.com that he prefers Texas State Sen. Roland Gutierrez’s platform more than Allred’s, but said he’s getting behind the man he thinks has the best shot of ousting Cruz.
‘The main thing I think we need to do is get rid of the guy I call ‘Turd Cruz.’ He’s not been good for the state, he’s not been good for the country,’ Kelso said after voting on Tuesday. ‘And I think Colin Allred would step in and be the guy.’
Voters headed to the polls in Texas on Tuesday to cast their ballots in the Super Tuesday primary contest, which included the presidential and senate race, among others
Texas State Sen. Roland Gutierrez is the only real competitor with Allred. Pictured: Gutierrez campaigns near a polling site in San Antonio, Texas on Tuesday, March 5
Allred and Gutierrez are joined in the race by State Rep. and former DeSoto Mayor Carl Sherman; Mission-area tax accountant Meri Gomez; former Nueces County District Attorney Mark Gonzalez; Katy businessman Robert Hassan; law professor and retired Navy Capt. Steve Keough; Heli Rodriguez Prilliman, an entrepreneur from Fort Worth; and Thierry Tchenko, a political organizer in Houston.
Artist Joe Brock said he also cast his ballot for Allred in the Senate Democratic primary.
‘I definitely want Cruz the hell out. He is a snake,’ Brock said, adding of Allred: ‘I think he’s a good politician. He’s strong. We need fresh blood.’
One Republican expressed their confidence that Cruz won’t get ousted by a Democrat, simply saying ‘no’ when asked if there is any concern he will lose his seat.
One thing Democrats and Republicans in Texas seemed to agree on was that immigration is at the top of their mind when they cast their ballots in the primary election.
Democrats claim Republicans are obstructing any real progress on the issue, while Republicans say the opposing party wants open borders and mass illegal immigration.