Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is reportedly scrambling to hold off a formidable challenge for his seat from the left.
The politician appeared on Fox News "Hannity" on Wednesday, pleading for financial reinforcements after claiming that he's being outpaced in fundraising to notch a third term.
"The Democrats are coming after me, they are gonna spend more than $100 million this year, George Soros is already spending millions of dollars in the state of Texas,” he told the host Sean Hannity, and first reported by Rolling Stone. “My opponent, a liberal Democrat named Colin Allred, is out raising Beto O’Rourke, my last opponent, 3 to 1. They are flooding millions of dollars into Texas — and the reason is simple. You remember my last reelection, it was a 3-point race. I won by 2.6 percent.”
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Texas has notoriously remained red ever since 1976, when Jimmy Carter won a single term.
Cruz's bid for staying in D.C. is going to have to best former NFL player and current U.S. Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas), who breezed to victory last month in Texas’ Democratic Senate primary.
After claiming victory, Allred took a shot at his Republican rival.
"The fundamental reason that democracy works is that people elect leaders to represent them and their interests, try to fix things for them, not look out for themselves," he said. "We've had enough of that with Ted Cruz."
The senator was already trying to tamp down controversy involving iHeartMedia doling a $630,850 payment to the Cruz-affiliated super PAC, Truth and Courage.
The substantial offering raised ethics questions as to whether it was an "unlawful contribution" since it's possible that Cruz solicited donations of over $5,000 to his PAC, which would be illegal.
A spokesperson for Cruz responded to the accusations, telling The Houston Chronicle that Cruz appears on his podcast multiple "times a week for free."
