Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, brought up his faith in an attempt to deny his own voting record on men who identify as transgender competing in women’s sports during a candidates’ debate Tuesday night with incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.

Debate moderator Gromer Jeffers Jr., a political reporter with The Dallas Morning News, asked Allred about Cruz’s political ads claiming that Allred refuses “to protect the integrity of women’s and girls’ sports.”

“Let’s be very clear about what’s happening in this campaign,” Allred responded. “You don’t have to be an NFL linebacker to recognize a ‘Hail Mary’ when you see one.”

The Democrat, a former NFL linebacker for the Tennessee Titans, claimed that Cruz’s attack ads represent “a desperate, last-second attempt by Senator Cruz to distract you because he can’t defend his own record.”

“Listen, I’m a dad, I’m a Christian, of course I don’t support these ridiculous........

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