Colin Allred responds to comparisons with Beto O’Rourke’s campaign, defends his strategy

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, the Dallas Democrat challenging U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz for his seat in Congress, defended Saturday his campaign’s focus on targeted advertisements and moderate policy, drawing criticism from some Democrats who have expressed more faith in the county-by-county barnstorming approach of Beto O’Rourke’s 2018 campaign.