Jerry Jones donated to Ted Cruz campaign amid Republican's sports 'curse' as Cowboys now crumble

Dallas Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones reportedly donated $20,000 to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's re-election bid, according to Front Office Sports. 

Jones' donation to Cruz whitethorn person travel astatine a overmuch bigger value to those who judge successful superstition, however. 

The "Ted Cruz curse" is simply a celebrated sports mentation that is based connected a shape of unfortunate events happening to teams that Cruz has associated with. The curse has go truthful wide that fans of nan Texas Longhorns assemblage shot squad launched a petition connected Change.org to support Cruz distant from nan university's sporting events. Cruz was infamously blamed aft nan Longhorns mislaid successful January’s Sugar Bowl.

Another lawsuit successful which relation pinch Cruz was followed by sports misfortune includes nan Houston Astros' caller bid nonaccomplishment to nan upstart Detroit Tigers successful nan American League Wild Card bid earlier this month. Cruz was seen attending nan game, and nan Astros were swept and kept retired of nan ALCS for nan first clip since 2016. In 2018, during nan NBA Western Conference finals betwixt nan Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors, Cruz posted a photograph of himself sitting courtside for Game 7, arsenic Houston went connected to suffer successful 1 of nan worst shooting performances of James Harden's career. 

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) questions U.S. Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe, during a proceeding astir nan attempted assassination of ex-President Donald Trump astatine a run rally, convened by nan Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees, Washington, DC, July 30, 2024. (ALLISON BAILEY/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

But now Jones has made nan relationship pinch Cruz a financial 1 successful a large predetermination year. And Jones' reported $20,000 aid to nan curse-associated legislator has been revealed amid a amazingly bad commencement for nan Cowboys. 

The Cowboys fell to 3-4 connected nan play this past play erstwhile they mislaid to nan San Francisco 49ers 30-24, successful an ongoing streak of losses to nan storied rivalry that includes 2 playoff defeats successful nan past 3 years. The Cowboys defense has been 1 of nan worst successful nan league, some earlier and aft injuries to prima walk rushers Micah Parsons and Demarcus Lawrence. 

Meanwhile, prima backmost Dak Prescott has regressed from his MVP candidacy past twelvemonth aft signing nan largest statement successful NFL history pinch nan squad conscionable hours earlier its first crippled of nan season. Prescott has thrown 8 interceptions to conscionable 10 touchdowns done nan first 7 games, and is connected gait for nan worst passer standing of his profession this season.

Overall, it's nan Cowboys' worst commencement since 2020, erstwhile nan squad vanished 6-10 and successful 3rd spot successful nan NFC East, wherever they presently beryllium now. It's particularly astonishing fixed nan precocious expectations Dallas had going into nan play disconnected nan heels of 3 consecutive 12-win campaigns. 

Meanwhile, Cruz is fighting successful a highly competitory title to clasp his spot against Democrat challenger Collin Allred. 

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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz speaks astatine nan Republican National Convention. (Fox News)

Real Clear Politics polling mean shows Cruz pinch a five-point lead successful nan race. There are immoderate troubling signs for nan Republican incumbent, including caller polls that show Cruz pinch a lead adjacent to wrong nan separator of error.

Some polls starring up to Cruz’s 2018 Senate title pinch erstwhile Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-Texas, showed a likewise adjacent race, though Cruz was capable to clasp disconnected nan Democratic challenger by nether 3 percent points.

But that adjacent triumph was besides a stark departure from Cruz’s 2012 victory, erstwhile he easy topped erstwhile Texas Democratic authorities Rep. Paul Sadler by astir 16 percent points.

Cruz himself said that he is "in nan mediate of an epic battle" against Allred successful a caller question and reply connected Fox News' "Life, Liberty & Levin."

One method that Allred's run has utilized to target Cruz is nan stigma of his sports curse, and Texas Democrats person moreover dedicated a page connected their website to pushing nan theory. 

Allred's run moreover released an advertisement based connected nan curse. 

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Democrat Texas Rep. Colin Allred (left) and Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (right). (Getty Images)

"Sports fans from crossed Texas are suffering from nan aforesaid affliction: nan Ted Cruz curse… Want to win? Lose Cruz," Allred said successful nan ad. 

Meanwhile, Cruz has hammered Allred connected nan Democrat's erstwhile actions successful supporting authorities that would let trans athletes to compete successful women's and girls' sports. The Cruz run has launched aggregate ads during NFL games addressing Allred's history connected nan issue.

Allred was antecedently elected to nan U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 32nd District successful nan 2018 midterms. Just months aft assuming agency nan pursuing January, he cosponsored and voted for the Equality Act, "which would require schools to see antheral athletes who place arsenic transgender girls connected female sports teams," successful May 2019. Allred has besides gone truthful acold arsenic to reason a parents' measure of authorities that would springiness group nan expertise to intervene successful their daughters competing and sharing locker rooms pinch biologic males astatine nationalist schools.

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