Ted Cruz is Lonely in Texas: 'The Radicals Are In Charge'
Summary
After Democrats won several Texas statewide races, Republican Senator Ted Cruz described the result as a major rebuke and said the state was currently blue. He blamed Republicans for failing to address voters’ cost-of-living concerns, while political scientist Mark Jones said the result did not mean Texas had permanently shifted left.Key Facts
- Cruz said Democrats’ election victories amounted to a “blue tsunami” and a “Watergate-level repudiation.”
- The article reports that Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated Republican Governor Greg Abbott.
- The article says Democrats also won a Senate seat and other statewide offices.
- Cruz said he was the only statewide elected Republican remaining in Texas.
- Cruz cited grocery, energy, housing and insurance costs as sources of economic strain for voters.
- Cruz criticized tariffs and the continuing conflict with Iran, saying both had gone on too long or raised costs.
- Rice University political scientist Mark Jones said the results were more a rebuke of President Donald Trump than a rejection of Texas Republicans.
- Jones said Texas remained conservative and was not likely to become a blue state in the immediate future.
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