‘Getting swamped’: Ted Cruz complains Colin Allred is turning Texas into a ‘battleground’

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) is complaining his Democratic opponent, U.S. Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX) has turned his re-election race into a "battleground," and "Chuck Schumer and George Soros" are flooding the state with cash, while the Cook Political Report just published more bad news for the Texas Republican.

"Look, there's no doubt Texas is a battleground today," Cruz told Newsmax on Tuesday, as he was reminded he won his seat by double digits in 2012. Cruz complained Senate Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer "has been explicit, I'm his number one target in the country, and the Democrats are spending over $100 million. Chuck Schumer and George Soros are flooding cash into the state of Texas."

"They are coming after me with everything they got. My opponent, who is an extreme left wing Democrat, is a congressman named Colin Allred. He's voted with Nancy Pelosi 100% of the time his first four years in Congress, he's voted for open borders and higher taxes and defunding the police, and yet he's been on TV for three months straight with relentless attack ads."

Cruz's Democratic opponent, Rep. Allred, is a former NFL linebacker who won his congressional seat by defeating 11-term Republican U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions in 2018.

READ MORE: ‘Recoiled in Fear’: Trump’s Former Officials Serve Up Damning Responses to His Iran Claims

Cruz went on to urge viewers to "contribute because we are getting swamped by Chuck Schumer and George Soros."

Tuesday afternoon the venerated Cook Political Report downgraded the far-right Texas Senator's chances, from likely Republican to lean Republican.

They write, "we view Texas as a slightly more competitive race than Florida," referring to the re-election campaign for U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL).

Watch below or at this link.

“We are getting swamped!” Ted Cruz pleads for money from viewers, knowing he’s on the verge of losing in Texas. It’s a beautiful thing to see, hopefully he goes down in a crushing defeat. (Video: Newsmax) pic.twitter.com/ZwsyA9z8zM
— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) October 1, 2024

READ MORE: ‘The Women Thing’: Harris Campaign Hits Trump for Saying Killing Roe v. Wade Was ‘Great’