There are a ton of legendary mistakes, gaffes and big misses in politics. And Texas Democrats clearly think a particular one can help them come November: that time Ted Cruz went to Cancún during a deadly winter storm that left millions across the state without power.
Rep. Colin Allred’s campaign has plastered Texas with ads about the controversy, deploying the message in most of the major media markets across the state.
“When Texans were freezing in the dark, he jetted off to Cancún,” Allred, who is challenging Cruz, says in one of these ads. “We don’t have to be embarrassed by our senator. We can get a new one.”