By Hubie and Bertie
This excellent announcement video by Congressman Colin Allred of Texas raises a dilemma. We cats have Democratic friends who fervently believe in running everywhere. We also have friends who are equally as convinced that we have to focus our resources on races we can win.
For example, although Marcus Flowers was an attractive Democratic candidate in Georgia, he was never going to beat Marjorie Taylor Greene in her right-right-right-wing district, despite all the money that poured into Flowers's coffers from across the country.
So by that reasoning, when it comes to, say, holding the Senate in 2024, Democrats should allocate their resources to closer contests — races like Jon Tester's in Montana and Sherrod Brown's in Ohio. We get it. We haven't won a statewide race in Texas for ages.
Still and all, Allred is running to beat the ever-loathsome Ted Cruz.
So if you're thinking through your donation map for next year, our advice for the moment is this: Keep your eye on Allred. Cruz only won by a few points last time, and legal trouble looms ahead for him — thanks to the still-unfolding Republican disaster known as Dominion Voting Systems v. Fox News Network. It's only May 2023, after all. We cats PURR.
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