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Democratic vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz inspired Texas Democrats to elect U.S. Rep. Colin Allred to the Senate, telling a bunch of Dallas donors Monday that the race towards Sen. Ted Cruz is inside attain.
“You’ve got a senate race you can win in Texas,” Walz stated. “My God, just do it for all of America. Replace Ted.”
Walz made the remarks throughout a quick go to to the state for a fundraiser organized by Vice President Kamala Harris’ victory fund. Texas is certainly one of Democrats’ high flip targets within the U.S. Senate together with Florida. An Aug. 31 ballot by The College of Texas’ Texas Politics Venture put Cruz forward of Allred by 8 proportion factors.
Walz additionally touched on a variety of points impacting Texas, together with the state’s abortion restrictions, which he stated “creates a nightmare, and a dangerous situation,” and poll entry legal guidelines, which he stated had been deliberately designed to maintain Democratic voters away from the polls.
“For them, it’s much easier to do voter suppression than voter outreach,” Walz quipped of Republicans.
Walz additionally touched on Tuesday’s presidential debate — the primary between Harris and former President Donald Trump — saying that Harris will doubtless give attention to financial points.
“We get an opportunity tomorrow for Vice President Harris to be on that debate stage to make the case for an economy that’s for everyone,” Walz stated.
Macarena Martinez, Cruz’s marketing campaign spokesperson, took goal at Walz’s feedback Monday afternoon.
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“Tim Walz has a knack for watching things burn to the ground, so it’s natural that he’s supporting Colin Allred and his campaign,” Martinez stated in an announcement. “Walz and Allred will quickly learn that Texans don’t take too kindly to folk who have a record of defunding the police.”
The fundraiser, held on the HALL Arts Resort Dallas, was offered out. It featured a number of main Democratic fundraisers in Texas, together with Regina Montoya, a former Clinton administration official who co-chairs the Attorneys for Harris committee. Attorneys Jill Louis and Paul Coggins and former congressional candidate Sima Ladjevardian additionally helped host. A number of of the identical hosts additionally threw a Dallas fundraiser for President Joe Biden in March when he was nonetheless on the high of the social gathering’s ticket.
Regardless of the presidential marketing campaign’s swings by Texas to boost cash, it’s not focusing on the state as a flip alternative. The lack of consideration irks some down-ballot Texas Democrats, who really feel larger consideration from the highest would give the ultimate wanted push to show the state blue in different races.
Allred up to now has saved his race unbiased of the presidential race, specializing in collaborating with down poll candidates within the state.
Walz visited Dallas along with his daughter, Hope. San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg, LULAC President Roman Palomares, Texas Democratic Celebration Chair Gilbero Hinojosa and Texas Democratic Celebration Govt Director Monique Alcala greeted him on his arrival.
Nirenberg, who’s term-limited out of his workplace subsequent yr, has traveled the nation as a surrogate for the Harris Marketing campaign. He hasn’t made clear his future plans however stated throughout this yr’s Texas Tribune Pageant that “it would be an honor to serve in a Harris administration” if requested.
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