Former Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) mentioned he would “run differently” if he launches a second Senate marketing campaign, together with being in Texas full time.
“I’m proud that in the last campaign we had the most ticket splitters of any state in the country,” Allred instructed NBC 5 Dallas on Sunday. “We outperformed by votes, the presidential nominee on my similar ticket by greater than any Senate candidate within the nation.
“I’m proud that we had that crossover and made that difference, but it wasn’t good enough,” he continued. “And so obviously I would run differently, and I feel different. I feel much more relaxed about it.”
Allred mentioned working for Senate whereas serving within the Home didn’t give him the time he needed to “dig in” on the marketing campaign path.
“And so I look forward and I’m excited about the opportunity that if I did run again, that I’d be here full time and could do that differently,” he mentioned.
Allred is actively contemplating launching a second marketing campaign for Senate within the state forward of 2026. The then-congressman misplaced to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) final 12 months by simply greater than 8 factors. Nevertheless, Democrats say they see a chance to flip Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-Texas) seat as he faces an uphill major problem from state Legal professional Basic Ken Paxton (R ).
“I’m seriously considering it,” Allred mentioned.
“I’ve been trying on the Senate race due to my expertise on the federal degree. … I have a look at that and I see somebody in Ken Paxton who’s traditionally corrupt, was impeached by a Republican Legislature due to that, and I see a John Cornyn who I don’t actually acknowledge a anyone who I feel has misplaced any semblance of independence,” he mentioned.
Most polls present Paxton main Cornyn forward of the February major. Different polls present Democrats inside placing distance of Paxton in a normal election.
Democrats have begun to ramp up their spending within the metropolis forward of 2026. Texas Majority PAC and the Texas Democratic Occasion launched an eight-figure marketing campaign dubbed “Blue Texas” final week geared toward electing Democrats up and down the poll within the Lone Star State subsequent 12 months.
