Once considered the future of the Republican party, Texas Congressman Dan Crenshaw is facing criticism from all sides of the aisle—especially for hypocrisy.
For one example, after criticizing far-right members of the House Freedom Caucus for being "performance artists," Crenshaw released yet another action movie style campaign ad.
Now, Crenshaw is under fire yet again for a recent measure by his campaign.
The Texas voter suppression law signed into law by Republican governor Greg Abbott last year included a host of measures designed to limit access to the ballot box. One such measure was banning local election officials from sending unsolicited mail-in ballot applications, with proponents of the bill citing "election security" in an embrace of former President Donald Trump's lies that the centuries old institution of voting by mail is rife with fraud.
But the law makes an exception that allows political candidates to send mail-in ballot applications unsolicited to their constituents.
Crenshaw recently took advantage of that exception, according to a report from the Texas Tribune, by sending these applications to voters in his district above the age of 60.
U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw is taking heat this week after sending unsolicited mail-in ballot applications to voters.
The congressman has been a strong supporter of a recent Texas law that bans the practice for local election officials.https://t.co/vVVnFIpIHW
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) January 26, 2022
The mailer read:
"Your Application for Ballot by Mail is enclosed! Simply sign, stamp, and mail. The county will then mail a ballot to your home for you to fill out and return. And when you do, be sure to vote FOR Dan Crenshaw."
This is despite the Congressman repeatedly demonizing the institution of mail-in voting.
Correct. I used the wrong example when referring to Pennsylvania. But the point remains: unsolicited mail-in ballots is fraught with potential abuse and mistakes. Currently 9 states are doing that. https://t.co/vBkZu1Qbv3
— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) September 21, 2020
AG Barr calmly destroys the disingenuous questioning by Wolf Blitzer and then destroys the insane logic of universal mail-in voting.
Truth and logic always win. https://t.co/2nK1rPNXiJ
— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) September 3, 2020
Bottom line: absentee ballots & universal mail-in voting are different.
Absentee ballots are requested by voters & voters return them. The voter must be eligible and verified.
— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) August 15, 2020
People didn't hesitate to call him out.
Hypocrisy is a sacrament in the Cult of Trump. https://t.co/SlmWlqoqDD
— 𝔾𝕨𝕖𝕟 𝕄𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕫 (@gwenmoritz) January 27, 2022
The law is for thee and not for me https://t.co/cwbpfaK4Td
— Steven, Cholula New Year (@FullTimeNYDad) January 27, 2022
This party seems to think the rules are for someone else, and the rules are pretty bad. https://t.co/aZPzORDDP7
— Mo Ray (@mo2dmax) January 27, 2022
Just in case there were any doubt that the new voting laws were all about making sure a certain demographic had a harder time voting. https://t.co/aTFKzHCJjR
— josh (@chefboyarjosh) January 27, 2022
This is totally on brand for Republicans -- no voting, unless you intend to vote for us.
If they had their way, ballots wouldn't include other candidates. https://t.co/RtI1oVINOY
— 1stRepublic14thStar (@1Republic14Star) January 27, 2022
Do as I say, not as I do. https://t.co/WXbqRHK0LI
— Nick Harpster - Activist (@picknick2018) January 27, 2022
Crenshaw continues to falsely insist that voter suppression is not happening in the United States.
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