The Republican has played a key role in remaking the abortion landscape in the U.S., with restoring access a central part of Democratic national campaigns in this year’s election
Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas departs from the Senate Chambers following a cloture vote on the Kids Online Safety Act in the U.S. Capitol Building on July 25 in Washington. Cruz , a lawyer with a talent for rankling opponents, has long been a target for Democrats.For Democrats who see the possibility of securing new votes in Texas , Ted Cruz has the makings of an ideal opponent.
“We are experiencing an extreme abortion ban here in Texas that’s putting women’s lives in danger because of him,” Mr. Allred said in a recent video posted to social media.Texas Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, Representative Colin Allred, speaks during a campaign event on Oct. 3 in San Antonio, Tex. Allred has sought to pin the state’s abortion restrictions on his opponent.Mr. Cruz, a lawyer with a talent for rankling opponents, has long been a target for Democrats.
Two major events have altered Mr. Cruz’s political standing in the past six years, said Matt Angle, who founded the Lone Star Project, a funding organization that works to elect Democrats in the state. The first was his flight to Cancun during a 2021 winter storm that left millions of Texans without power. The second was the end of Roe v. Wade, an outcome Mr. Cruz – who has sought the presidency and was mooted by Mr. Trump as a potential Supreme Court justice – had helped to realize.
Texas has among the most restrictive abortion bans in the country, with exceptions only for a threat to the life of the mother. The predominant view on abortion is farther away from the Democratic view than the Republican view,” said Matt Rinaldi, a former chair of the Republican Party of Texas.
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