With the 2024 election just days away, much of the attention has been focused on a showdown in Texas for the U.S. Senate between Republican incumbent Ted Cruz and democrat Colin Allred.

With Election Day on Tuesday, FOX 26’s Greg Groogan and FOX 4 Steven Dial He sat with Cruz and Allred as both candidates made a last-minute effort to win over voters.

Colin Allred

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – OCTOBER 3: Democratic candidate for the United States Senate, U.S. Representative Colin Allred (D-TX), speaks to the media at a campaign event where volunteers manned phones on October 3 October 2024 in San Antonio, Texas. Recent surveys have indicated a tightening

On Cruz’s role in the Texas abortion ban

Allred: “He’s responsible for this abortion ban that we have here in Texas. And he doesn’t want to talk about it. So he’s trying to distract people. But I think Texans are smarter than that. And I think they know what’s going on. doing. “.

Transgender athletes in sport

Some recent political ads have focused on transgender athletes in sports. However, a recent University of Houston poll shows that voters do not consider it one of their top 10 issues.

Allred says the ads are a “Hail Mary” from Cruz and are intended to distract from other issues.

Allred: “This is just an attempt by Ted Cruz to distract from the fact that for 12 years he’s done nothing. In fact, he’s done worse than nothing. He’s stopped things from happening. If you think we should secure the border, well, I “I did it. I tried to pass a $20 billion bill to do that. Ted Cruz said no. “He is someone who has nullified every effort we make to try to fix our broken immigration system.”

In recent surveys

the most recent Emerson College Survey shows Cruz with just over a percentage point lead over Allred.

The poll spoke to 815 likely voters and had a margin of error of 3.4 percentage points.

The poll showed Allred closed the gap with Cruz, which was around four points in September.

Allred: “What I know is that when I ran for Congress in 2018, I don’t think there was a single poll that showed me leading against Pete Sessions, and I beat him by almost seven points. So, to me, the most important poll “It will be election day when they start announcing the vote totals.”

What do the headlines say for November 6?

Allred: “‘Ted Cruz falls’ and I think it will be something that will not be a victory for me or for a party. It will be a victory for our state because we do not have to have a senator who abandons us. when we need him most, we can have one who wants work for you every day.”

Ted Cruz

HOUSTON, TEXAS – AUGUST 6: Senator Ted Cruz speaks with supporters as he hosts a law enforcement and public safety rally with law enforcement leaders at King’s Bierhaus on Tuesday, August 6, 2024 in Houston. (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via Getty Im

About the abortion ban in Texas

Cruz said he agrees with the Supreme Court in allowing state governments to decide the appropriate abortion rules in their states.

Cross: “No one should be surprised that I respond so differently than California does. The abortion rules in Texas are made by the state legislature in Austin, I’m not in the state legislature. The law is signed by the governor. I’m not the “By the way, neither does he (Allred), none of us can vote on this.”

On control of the Senate and the status of the 2024 elections

Cruz believes that not only is control of the next Senate in 2024 at stake, but also future Senates.

Cross: “Chuck Shumer, right now, has 49 votes to end the filibuster. The filibuster is the requirement that 60 votes are needed to pass major legislation.

“Colin Allred has promised to be the 50th vote, the final vote you need. They would add DC and Puerto Rico as two new states. They would do it because they believe that would give them four more Democratic senators, and they would do it so that the Democrats would never lose the Senate.

“This is what I hope for. I hope we have a phenomenal election. I hope we have an election where Donald Trump is re-elected and we win a Republican Senate and House. If that happens, I have to tell you, the advantages are enormous.”

border security

Cruz continued to talk about what he thinks will happen at the border if he wins re-election.

Cross: “If we have that kind of election, we will secure the border. And by the way, it won’t take 6 months or a year. We will do it in January and February.

“I can be sure of this because the last time Trump was president I worked hand in hand with him and we achieved historic success. We achieved the lowest rate of illegal immigration.

“So if we win, we’ll see tax cuts. We’ll see the border secure. We’ll see an end to the regulatory assault on small businesses, oil and gas, and jobs in Texas.”

The trip to Cancun 2021

cross received national attention in 2021 when he flew with his family to Cancun, Mexico, while Texas was in the middle of a deep freeze.

Cross: “Yes, it’s true that that day I was acting like a dad as well as a senator. I took my kids somewhere they could be warm. I spent a day there and turned around and went back to Texas.”

A final message to voters

Cross: “I’m more than happy to put my 12-year record of fighting for the Texans and delivering for the Texans next to Allred’s record.

“In Texas we have low taxes, low regulations, small businesses do very well and we have a lot of jobs. I think this race is about keeping Texas, Texas.”

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