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☆ Colin Allred is in a tight race with Ted Cruz. Here's how he's planning to become Texas' first Democratic senator in decades.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The marquee Senate race between Colin Allred and Ted Cruz could reveal a lot about Texas' identity. In total, Allred has raised more than $80 million for the Senate race, according to his campaign. AdvertisementThe electoral mapIn 2018, then-Rep. Beto O'Rourke traversed Texas during his Senate campaign and in the process visited all of the state's 254 counties. Business Insider has reached out to the Cruz campaign for comment. Advertisement"When you have a one-party rule state for so long, you can get an impression that there's no changing it," Allred told me.

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☆ How the Harris 2024 shake-up could affect House and Senate races
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | Simone Pathe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

It could also have a major impact on House and Senate races. We talked by email about the state of play for the House and Senate and how the shake-up in the presidential race might change things. PATHE: House races are typically more nationalized than Senate races because the candidates are lesser known; therefore, it’s harder for them to separate themselves from their party and the top of the ticket. WOLF: The presidential primary process is over, but we’re still in the thick of statewide primaries for House and Senate races. WOLF: If there’s one Senate race that could be a bellwether for the country as a whole, which one is it and why?

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☆ Ted Cruz defends three-times-a-week podcasting side-hustle, says it's a 'critical part of the job'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ted Cruz's highest-profile 2024 Democratic challenger says the Texas senator is podcasting too much. But Cruz argues that hosting a thrice-weekly podcast is "critical" to being effective as a senator. "That is not somehow peripheral to doing the job," said Cruz. The Texas senator began the project over three years ago, during former President Donald Trump's first impeachment trial. Though some other lawmakers also host podcasts, Cruz is well ahead of the pack in terms of the sheer volume of podcasting he does.

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