NORTH TEXAS – Colin Allred is hoping to win the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate out-right on Super Tuesday, March 5.
“Ultimately, the goal here is to beat Ted Cruz and I’m best positioned to do that,” Allred said.
After winning a crowded primary and then defeating a long-time Republican in Congress in 2018, Allred told CBS News Texas that he’s remained focused on working across the aisle to get things done for North Texas:
“We don’t have to be hyper-partisan to get things done and stand up for your values.”
Allred, who is leaving his safe U.S. House seat in the 32nd Congressional District, is facing eight other Democrats in the March primary who want to unseat two-term Republican Sen. Ted Cruz.
Another Democrat, State Sen. Roland Gutierrez of San Antonio has been busy holding multiple public events across the state, making stops here in Plano last month and Dallas, among other North Texas cities.
He told CBS News Texas, “We have been moving throughout this state in a real way and I think that’s the way you have to run, and I think that’s the pathway to winning. If you’re going to ask for people’s support and confidence, you’ve got to press the flesh and talk to people and talk about their problems and what ails them.”