Ted Cruz has been slammed for joking that Texans should “join me in Cancun” as the state braces for a deep freeze.

“Texans, with the freeze coming, wrap your pipes, cover your plants, stay off icy roads & keep your family safe. And, if it gets too damn cold, join me in Cancun!” he wrote on X.

  • Telorand@reddthat.com
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    10 months ago

    Read the room, asshole.

    Enjoy taxpayer-funded trips to Cancun while you can, because you’re on the ticket in November, and you won’t have the benefit of being in an off-year election or Conservative Californians this time.

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      10 months ago

      Unfortunately he’ll still win. Remember Uvalde voted for Abbot after the school shooting. After it exposed the absolute incompetence of their leadership they said “yep that’s who we want”. Cruz is sadly safely in his seat.

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        10 months ago

        He’s not. His polling numbers in the off-years coupled with the guaranteed higher voter turnout and Millennials and Gen Z showing up to vote should worry him.

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            10 months ago

            I get your original sentiment, though, and I agree that it’s not a guarantee that he’ll lose. But it’s going to be an uphill battle for him, because even if he doesn’t lose to a Democrat, he might lose to a less-worse Republican.

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        10 months ago

        Yes, and also, Ted Cruz isn’t Abbott. Abbott ran against Beto, who made that gaffe about taking people’s guns away. Additionally, the turnout for the gubernatorial election was abysmal. Something like 24-30%, iirc.

        Since Nov 2024 is the presidential election, which typically sees at least 60% turnout, and Trump and Republicans have been leaning hard into Fascism and these culture war issues, I expect Ted to have to actually fight for his seat.

        I’m not saying he’ll definitely lose, but I don’t think this is going to be a cakewalk for him.