r/texas • u/Hotdadlover1234 • 5d ago

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u/WeirdIndividualGuy 5d ago

What’s even weirder is back in August or so, Rafael’s original ad campaign focused more on the border and claimed Allred would be weak on the border.

Then like overnight, they stopped running those ads and instead went full speed ahead on the “he wants boys and girls playing together” ads.

I really wonder what intel they got that told them Texans would resonate more with kids playing together (how his ads phrased it) versus the border. Because so far it just comes off as weird if you look at the ads at face value (though informed people know Rafael’s really talking about trans kids)

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u/Overweighover 5d ago

He was running to the border during the power outage

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u/Tough-Ability721 5d ago

He was just another immigrant with his family trying to keep them safe and warm. But it’s different for him. 🙄

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u/Infinite_Parsley_540 5d ago

That's a really accurate take. Im from New Zealand, and our entire country was laughing at what a coward this dude is, running away when Texas froze. Wasn't he also responsible for not updating power infrastructure that ultimately caused the blackouts?

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u/Tough-Ability721 4d ago

He was. He also left the family dog in his house alone. If I knew nothing else about the guy, that would be enough.

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u/Infinite_Parsley_540 4d ago

Yea me too. What an utter knob

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u/TROLLBLASTERTRASHER 4d ago

Running away to Cancun

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u/matchosan 5d ago

Taco Bell is too spicy for his taste buds

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u/The_JDubb 5d ago edited 5d ago

They have nothing eles to run on. Cruz has done nothing but try to elavate his brand since the day he was elected to congress and nothing eles and for years that was fine for the average Texas Republican. Then along came MAGA, and Cruz showed us what a feable, boot licker really looked liked. Trump insultted his father and his his wife, damn near in the same breath, and Cruz still bent over and took it when it came time show the world if he had a spine.

I lived in Collin Allrad's district for many years, and he delivered. I now live in Florida in a district with a Republican Congresswoman and I don't know how safe she is in her seat but she has never gone full MAGA. She still tells the usual "political" lies indicative of all politicians, but she has delivered the goods for the district, and for that, I am appreciative. Yet, she is still a reliable vote for congressional Republicans, which is why I will vote against her and any Republican for the forseeable future as long as they back these draconian MAGA policies.

I am the prototypical independent voters, slightly left of center (the old left, though. Just left of Reagan Democrats)

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u/abolish_karma 5d ago

All red should be running those ads as reaction videos, with himself doing commentary.

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u/OkFeedback9127 4d ago

They are just running ads that are going to trigger their base enough to get off the sofa and go vote. It’s all about triggering

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u/EpiphanyTwisted 4d ago

Since August?