Despite signs of enthusiasm since Vice President Kamala Harris joined the race for president, even the most optimistic Democrats likely don’t have Texas flipping blue on their bingo cards for November’s election. Texas hasn’t picked a Democrat for president since Jimmy Carter, the last Democrat to serve as the state’s governor was Ann Richards, and it’s been more than 30 years since anyone other than a Texas Republican served as a U.S. Senator.
Colin Allred, a former NFL linebacker-turned-U.S. Congressman, is hoping to change that — particularly in the wake of recent polling that has put him neck-and-neck with longtime U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.
“This started off as a close race, it’s going to finish as a close race,” Allred said in an interview with Spectrum News on Wednesday. “And what it’s going to come down to is making sure that who we are as Texans shows up on Nov. 5, and that we make sure that as many Texans as possible know what my plans are to lead us forward together.”…