Is he the one in charge of electric power in Texas?
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Whether or not he is in charge of electric power in Texas doesn’t change how terrible it looks to run away and hide from the suffering of your constituents.
Now I am starting to sound much more harsh and sensationalist than I ever meant to, because personally it’s not a huge issue to me. But if you’re going to slink away from the conditions that your neighbors and constituents are suffering through, don’t be surprised how betrayed people feel.
The principles expressed in your post are important. Cruz has a responsibility to his Texas voters if only because they selected him to represent them.
Publicly recommending in the face of threatening weather with expected shortages that his voters remain quite uncomfortably at home (as he did according to news reports), and then flying off to a sunny resort beach is not the action of a competent leader.
It is true the quality of his representation and how he regards Texas voters may not be a huge issue for you or the rest of us, but that is only until we at the national level are asked to vote for him.