(The Hill) — A pair of Texas Democrats are putting forth a resolution aimed at barring “well-known curse” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) from attending college playoff sporting events in the Lone Star State.
Harris County Democratic Party precinct Chairs Charles Kuffner and Bill Kelly “have come together to author a resolution prohibiting podcaster Ted Cruz from attending college playoff games in person given his record of personal failure,” according to a Wednesday news release on Kuffner’s website.
“The nine scariest words for any college fan to hear are ‘I’m Ted Cruz and I’m coming to your game,’” Kelly said in a statement.
The Houston Chronicle’s editorial board explained the so-called curse last year, writing that the lawmaker “has been present at so many disappointing games — the Rockets loss to the Warriors in the 2018 playoffs, the Texas Tech loss to Virginia in the NCAA men’s finals in 2019 and, well, the list goes on and on — that sports fans dread the ‘Cruz curse.’”
Citing Cruz’s presence at last month’s NCAA men’s basketball title game that saw the University of Houston losing to the University of Florida, the tongue-in-cheek resolution said the Harris County Democratic Party “will work with all partners to keep Ted Cruz away from attending college playoff sporting events in person.”
A Cruz spokesperson appeared unamused by the resolution, saying it was a partisan stunt that wasn’t worthy of news coverage. The senator, the spokesperson said on Thursday, has “been attending Texas sports games his entire life. When they win, he’s there. When they lose, he’s there.”
“When Texas Democrats lose, he’s almost always there,” the spokesperson added.
It’s not the first time that Democrats have latched on to the “Cruz curse” in sports-related swipes at the three-term senator. During his failed bid to unseat Cruz last year, then-Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) released a campaign ad in which a narrator warned, “Sports fans across Texas are suffering from the same affliction: the Ted Cruz curse.”
In detailing the resolution on his website, Kuffner said, “Silliness aside, a little mockery is a good tool to have in your belt for when it is needed.”
Kelly, one of the resolution’s authors, insisted in an interview with ITK that the resolution was in the process of being formally introduced. Responding to the statement from the Cruz representative, Kelly said, “This should be something that Republicans and Democrats can agree on: Ted Cruz needs to stay away from college games.”
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