Texas Democrat Colin Allred is making another run for the Senate following his loss last year in a race against Sen. Ted Cruz. Allred, a civil rights attorney, a former congressman and a former NFL linebacker, faces Texas State Rep. James Talarico in the Democratic primary. And I think that's the exact opposite of the American dream that's made a story like mine possible. My story was made possible by ordinary working folks, teachers, coaches, counselors at the YMCA who poured themselves into me. I recognized that frustration and I spoke to it, and I think that's part of why we did so well there.