Why Colin Allred And Ted Cruz Both Talk Up Allred’s NFL Past
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Cruz has sought to use one of Allred’s key credentials against him: "Can you imagine having an NFL linebacker tackle your daughter?"
WICHITA FALLS, Texas — Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) has leaned heavily on his background as a former NFL linebacker as he runs against incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).
A recent TV ad, for instance, shows Allred in a locker room and standing under stadium lights, reminding Texas voters that he played for Baylor University (and also about that time Cruz flew to Cancun during a deadly winter storm).
Football is an obvious boost for Allred, especially when Republicans have seized the mantle of the party of masculinity, with former president Donald Trump leading Vice President Kamala Harris among male voters.
But Cruz, too, has gone out of his way to talk about Allred’s football background — in an effort to make him seem weird and scary.
“It’s not right to have a biological male competing against our daughters. And Colin Allred is an NFL football player. He knows full well,” Cruz said last week, speaking to local media after a rally in Wichita Falls.
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