{"id":2228401,"date":"2024-04-23T17:40:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T21:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-for-cruz-ted-cruz-highlights-support-from-texass-blue-voters-while-others-laugh-him-off\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T17:43:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T21:43:23","slug":"democrats-for-cruz-ted-cruz-highlights-support-from-texass-blue-voters-while-others-laugh-him-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-for-cruz-ted-cruz-highlights-support-from-texass-blue-voters-while-others-laugh-him-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Ted Cruz embraces backing from Texas Democrats as critics scoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fdemocrats-for-cruz-ted-cruz-highlights-support-from-texass-blue-voters-while-others-laugh-him-off%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=2228401&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--><p>Senator Ted Cruz from Texas has introduced a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-the-bidens-got-rich-while-americans-got-robbed\/\" title=\"Donald Trump: 'The Bidens Got Rich While Americans Got Robbed'\">campaign<\/a> \u200dstrategy called &#8220;Democrats for Cruz,&#8221; aiming to\u200c attract Democratic voters and showcase\u200d his bipartisan\u200b prowess against challenger Rep. Colin Allred. However, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Escobar found the notion of Cruz being bipartisan laughable. Cruz defends his record of bipartisan achievements, highlighting his effectiveness for Texas. Senator Ted Cruz\u200b of Texas has launched a campaign \u200cinitiative titled &#8220;Democrats for Cruz&#8221; to appeal to Democratic voters and emphasize his bipartisan skills in the face of opponent Rep. Colin \u2064Allred. Despite Reps. Ocasio-Cortez and Escobar dismissing Cruz&#8217;s bipartisan claims, Cruz stands by his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-anyone-more-annoying-or-treacherous-than-barack-obama\/\" title=\"Is Anyone More Annoying or Treacherous than Barack Obama?\">track record<\/a> of bipartisan \u200caccomplishments, underscoring his positive impact on Texas.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ted-cruz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ted Cruz<\/a> (R-TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tedcruz.org\/team-cruz-launched-democrats-for-cruz-coalition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>launched<\/a> a new element of his campaign, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a> for Cruz, aiming to poach Democrats from his challenger, Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX), and show his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bipartisanship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>bipartisan<\/a> ability.<\/p>\n<p>Reps. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Veronica Escobar (D-TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notus.org\/texas\/ted-cruz-bipartisanship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>laughed<\/a> at the idea that Cruz could be bipartisan. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, my response would be my laughter,\u201d Escobar said. \u201cThat challenge didn\u2019t wake him up to the fact that Texas voters want leadership and governance instead of performance,\u201d she said, adding, \u201cHe should be scared, frankly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Cruz disagrees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am a principled conservative, and I am not afraid of a fight. But if you look at my record of authoring and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/build-back-broke-joe-bidens-democrat-majority-passes-fourth-fewest-bills-in-decades\/\" title=\"Build Back Broke: Joe Biden's Democrat Majority Passes Fourth Fewest Bills in Decades\">passing bipartisan legislation<\/a>, it has been tremendously impactful for Texas,\u201d Cruz told <em>NOTUS<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne can walk and chew gum at the same time,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p data-video_id=\"v0LN1DVZ198\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Democrats for Cruz Full Version\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v0LN1DVZ198?start=28&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Cruz is pursuing a bipartisan angle in his state possibly because of the view that Texas is becoming more competitive for Democrats. Cruz handily won his Senate seat in 2012 but nearly lost it to Beto O\u2019Rourke in 2018, defeating the Democrat by less than 3 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he and a lot of other people are coming to the realization that Texas may not be as reliably red as it has been in the past,\u201d Beth Cubriel, a lobbyist who formerly served as executive director of the Texas Republican Party, told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that his margin of victory last cycle was maybe a little bit too close for comfort, and I think he\u2019s got a good story to tell, and I\u2019m glad to see that he\u2019s reaching out and telling it,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelugarcenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>The Lugar Center<\/a>, an organization founded by former Republican Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar, produces a metric called the \u201cbipartisan index,\u201d which aims to quantify \u201ccongressional members\u2019 bipartisan behavior on the basis of bill sponsorship and co-sponsorship.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cruz, who has served in the Senate since 2013, scored second worst among all senators that year. In the most recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelugarcenter.org\/ourwork-Bipartisan-Index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>tabulation<\/a> in 2021, Cruz improved to eighth worst among 98 eligible senators.<\/p>\n<p>The recent score rates as \u201cvery poor\u201d on the metric\u2019s index, further substantiating some Democratic lawmakers\u2019 views that Cruz is one of the least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bipartisan-group-of-lawmakers-call-for-hearing-into-robinhood-app-for-restricting-small-investors\/\" title=\"Bipartisan group of lawmakers call for hearing into Robinhood app for restricting small investors\">bipartisan lawmakers<\/a> in the Senate.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) unveils &#8220;Democrats for Cruz&#8221; in his campaign, seeking support from across the aisle. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX) find Cruz&#8217;s bipartisan appeal amusing, expressing skepticism. Escobar chuckles, highlighting doubts about Cruz&#8217;s claims of bipartisanship<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2228402,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24110010984177-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2228401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24110010984177-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228401","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2228401"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228401\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2228402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2228401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2228401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2228401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}