Where's Colin? Why We’re Not Backing Colin Allred for Senate

And why you shouldn’t either.

In 2023, we were thrilled when Colin Allred announced his run for U.S. Senate. A young, charismatic candidate with a promising background and a decent voting record? Sign us up. Or so we thought.

Fast forward to 2024 and—whew, were we wrong.

We kept waiting for the real Colin to show up. The bold leader. The Texas Democrat who understood grassroots power, knew how to fight, and wasn’t afraid to get in the ring. Instead, what we got was... a milquetoast candidate who ghosted the base and ran a campaign straight from the DC Consultant Starter Pack.

He announced and we thought he would reach out to us and return our calls by June, it didn’t happen. Then by August and it didn’t happen. Finally it was January and we were starting candidate Webinars and he never signed up to speak to us after we reached out numerous times. In January we filmed a few Anti-Ted Cruz ads, we had new signs printed against Ted Cruz, we were ready to rally the masses, but the rally never quite happened.

Here’s why we’re not supporting Colin Allred for U.S. Senate—and why you won’t catch us wasting another second hoping he “figures it out.”

1. He voted with Henry Cuellar.

Yes, that Cuellar. On bad bills. Against the Democratic caucus. Nothing says “bold progressive leadership” like siding with the most conservative Democrat in Congress. Not exactly the future of Texas politics. But also he voted for bills that dehumanized immigrants.

2. He distanced himself from Biden and Kamala.

Until the very end, Allred didn’t want to be seen with President Biden or Vice President Harris. Even recently, he joked about Kamala becoming the nominee and tried to blame her and Biden for his loss. That’s not leadership—it’s cowardice dressed in centrist consultant spin.

3. He barely campaigned on the ground.

Texas is a huge state. You don’t win it from a Zoom room or by sending out mass texts. He didn’t show up in communities. He didn’t knock doors. He didn’t hustle. Until it was too late. He did however show up at fundraisers where they raised over $50,000. So that should tell you a lot.

4. He sent surrogates to do his job.

At every turn, it was someone else standing in for Colin. Not the energy we need from someone who wants to take down Ted Cruz. Often some of the surrogates didn’t even fit the venue and audience. It was a disaster.

5. “Where is Colin?” was an actual game.

Seriously. It became a running joke during the election. No one could find him. Not at events. Not in communities. Not online. Not even on the trail.

6. He raised a ton of money—and wasted it.

We’re still wondering what he spent it on, because it sure didn’t show up in grassroots organizing or digital outreach.

7. He had flashes of potential—but mostly? Meh.

Every now and then he’d say something compelling. But most of the time? He played it so safe you’d think he was running in a swing district in Delaware, not Texas in 2024.

8. We saw more of Beto than we did Allred.

And Beto wasn’t even on the ballot.

9. He ignored us—and 75+ candidates.

We invited him to a Candidate webinar and an event with over 500 grassroots supporters and 75 Democratic candidates. He didn’t bother to show up. Or call back. Or follow up. Pro tip: If you’re not where the moms are, you’re not winning Texas.

I loved it when we called his team and got a notification that someone was on leave for six weeks. I then called the person filling in, and they said they didn’t know anything and would wait for the other person to come back. We gave up.

10. Even his surrogates ghosted us.

By the end, not even his stand-ins were showing up. That's how bad the enthusiasm got. One of his surrogates was supposed to show up at a GenZ event we co-sponsored and she didn’t show up even through we advertised she was going to be there.

11. Texas Democrats are shifting left—and he didn’t.

We’re done with lukewarm centrism. The base is demanding bold, progressive leadership, especially since Trump won. Colin didn’t get the memo.

12. Texans are tired of establishment politics.

You can’t win here by being the safe pick. Texans want fighters, not fence-sitters.

And finally... no one asked for this.

Go on TikTok. Check Twitter. Read the comments. People were actively begging others not to donate to this campaign. We got emails with subject lines like: “Who told this man to run??” And honestly? Fair question.

We suspect it was the usual suspects—DC consultants who get paid win or lose and don’t give a damn whether Texas flips blue.

We’re done playing that game.

Texas deserves candidates who show up, fight hard, and don’t ghost their base.

So no—we’re not backing Colin Allred. And we hope you won’t either. This campaign needs to end before it starts.