{"id":2056707,"date":"2023-10-05T15:07:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T19:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-says-the-countrys-gone-if-texas-turns-blue\/"},"modified":"2023-10-05T15:09:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T19:09:30","slug":"ted-cruz-says-the-countrys-gone-if-texas-turns-blue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-says-the-countrys-gone-if-texas-turns-blue\/","title":{"rendered":"Ted Cruz warns of dire consequences if Texas turns blue."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fted-cruz-says-the-countrys-gone-if-texas-turns-blue%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2056707&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Sen. \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/ted-cruz\">Ted Cruz<\/a> (R-TX) \u200bWarns Texas is a Political Litmus Test for\u200b the United States<\/h2>\n<p>In a\u200b passionate re-election pitch to\u200b his supporters, Sen. Ted Cruz emphasized the critical importance of the upcoming Texas Senate race in \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/2024-election\">2024<\/a>. Speaking during an \u2064interview at a bustling\u2062 diner in \u200bNorth\u2062 Dallas,\u2064 Cruz\u200b highlighted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zimbabwes-electric-grid-collapses-causing-nationwide-blackout\/\" title=\"Zimbabwe's Electric Grid Collapses, Causing Nationwide Blackout\">high stakes involved<\/a> in his campaign.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIf Texas turns blue, the country\u2019s gone,\u201d Cruz declared to Fox News&#8217; Lawrence Jones,\u2062 following a\u2064 discussion about the pressing border crisis. He firmly stated,\u200c \u201cWe don\u2019t stay up at night wondering what happens with Ohio or\u2063 Florida if Texas turns blue.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u2063Democratic \u200dprimary\u2063 race for the 2024\u2063 Senate \u2064election features Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX)\u2063 and Texas state Sen. Roland \u2062Gutierrez, who represents a \u2064district that tragically witnessed the loss of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/police-respond-active-shooter-texas-elementary-school-rcna30339\">19 children and two teachers<\/a> in a devastating\u2062 elementary \u200bschool shooting last\u2063 year.<\/p>\n<p>Among \u200cthe key \u200dissues being discussed by the Democrats are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2023\/09\/23\/texas-democrats-allred-gutierrez-cruz-senate\/\">gun control and abortion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With\u200d control of the \u2064Senate hanging in the balance, Cruz\u200b anticipates a fierce \u200dbattle in his \u200c2024\u200c race, as he acknowledges that &#8220;Democrats \u2063have set their sights\u2063 on the state\u200c of Texas.&#8221; Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has made it \u200dclear that Cruz\u200b is his primary target, according \u200cto the\u2062 senator.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz, who previously \u2062ran an unsuccessful campaign for the presidency in 2016, secured a second \u2064term \u200bin the Senate in \u20632018\u2063 after a closely contested\u200c race against former Rep. Beto O\u2019Rourke (D-TX). O&#8217;Rourke&#8217;s \u2062campaign gained significant momentum, \u2062fueled by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/politics\/2018\/12\/07\/how-much-of-the-record-80-million-beto-o-rourke-raised-to-beat-ted-cruz-is-left-for-another-run\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-says-the-countrys-gone-if-texas-turns-blue\/\" title=\"Ted Cruz warns of dire consequences if Texas turns blue.\">record-breaking \u2062\u200d million fundraising \u2064effort<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIn 2018, it was the\u200c most expensive\u2062 Senate race in U.S. history,\u201d Cruz recalled. \u2063\u201cWe were outspent three-to-one. The Democrats flooded tens of\u2063 millions of dollars into the state of Texas.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1696011031102000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1725QljG4qoXJl_mG2Blr2\">CLICK HERE TO GET \u2063THE\u2063 DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the\u200d turnout in \u2062the previous election, Cruz highlighted the remarkable increase in Democratic voters,\u2064 who more than doubled their numbers from 1.8 million\u2062 to 4 million. Republicans, on the other\u200d hand, responded with great enthusiasm, driving GOP turnout from 2.8 million to 4.2 million.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz&#8217;s victory margin\u200c in 2018 was a mere 0.2 points, equivalent to 200,000 \u2062votes, out of over 8 million cast. He warned\u200b that \u2064the\u200d Democrats are \u200dprepared to spend a\u2062 staggering \u200b$100\u2062 million in the\u2062 next year to try and\u200c turn Texas \u200dblue.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cDemocrats have set their bullseye\u200c on my race in Texas,\u201d Cruz declared, urging people to visit his campaign website and support his re-election effort.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does\u2064 Ted\u200b Cruz believe the outcome of the Texas\u200b Senate race in 2024 will impact the \u2062political landscape of the entire United States?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200d E. He believes that the outcome of this race \u200dwill not only determine the political landscape of\u200c Texas, but will also serve as a litmus test for the entire United States.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz&#8217;s concern about Texas turning blue stems from the fact that Texas has historically been a Republican stronghold, with \u200cno Democratic \u2064candidate \u200dwinning a statewide election since \u20641994. However, recent trends have shown a shift in \u200dthe\u2062 demographics and attitudes\u2064 of \u200dTexas\u200d voters, with the state becoming increasingly diverse and politically competitive. This has raised concerns among Republicans, who fear that\u200b if Texas were\u2062 to turn \u2062blue, it\u2062 would signal\u2062 a significant shift in the political dynamics of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>During his interview, Cruz also\u2063 touched on the pressing issue of the border crisis, which he believes is \u200bdirectly linked to \u200dthe future of Texas\u200b and the country\u200b as a whole. He\u200b argued that securing\u2064 the border and addressing\u2062 illegal \u2062immigration\u200c should be a top \u200dpriority, \u200dand\u2064 that the consequences of failing to do so would be disastrous.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic primary race\u200d for the \u20642024 Senate\u200d election in Texas features two prominent\u2064 candidates, Rep. Colin Allred and Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez. \u2062Both candidates have been\u200d vocal \u200dabout \u2062their positions on key issues such as \u200bgun control and abortion, which have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weak-sauce-megyn-kelly-hits-trump-for-his-answer-to-question-on-radical-gender-theory\/\" title=\"Megyn Kelly slams Trump's response on radical gender theory as 'weak sauce'.\">highly debated topics<\/a> in\u2063 Texas \u200cand across the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz recognizes\u200c the significance of these \u200dissues and the impact\u2062 they can have on the outcome of the election. He believes that \u2064the stance taken by the Democratic candidates on these\u2062 issues will \u200cbe \u200binstrumental in mobilizing their base and attracting voters. Moreover, Cruz emphasizes\u2064 the need for Republicans to unite and present a strong, conservative alternative to the Democratic candidates in order to secure\u200d victory in the upcoming \u200celection.<\/p>\n<p>By highlighting how\u2063 the\u200b outcome of the\u2064 Texas Senate\u200c race in 2024 will\u200d not only shape the political landscape\u2062 of\u200d the\u2064 state but \u2062also have broader implications for the United States, Cruz aims to rally his supporters and galvanize \u2062them into\u2062 action. He appeals to the sense \u200dof urgency and the \u2062high stakes\u200b involved, urging\u200c voters to stand with\u200b him and ensure that \u200cTexas \u2063remains a Republican stronghold.<\/p>\n<p>As the race \u200bfor the\u2062 Texas \u200bSenate seat\u200d heats\u2062 up,\u200d all eyes will\u200c be on Cruz and his Democratic opponents. The outcome of this election will undoubtedly have far-reaching consequences, influencing the political trajectory of Texas\u200b and potentially setting the tone for future elections\u2064 in the United States.\u200c Whether Texas turns blue \u200bor remains\u200c a Republican stronghold, \u200dthe\u2062 significance of this \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/knowles-stop-defending-academic-freedom\/\" title=\"KNOWLES: Stop Defending \u2018Academic Freedom\u2019\">political litmus test<\/a> cannot\u2062 be understated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) emphasized the significance of Texas as a political litmus test for the US while appealing for re-election support. Seeking a third Senate term in 2024, Cruz highlighted the high stakes of his race during a diner interview in North Dallas, stressing the importance of Texas in shaping the nation&#8217;s political landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2056708,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2056707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2056707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2056707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2056707\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2056708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2056707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2056707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2056707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}