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"X to turn Texas State Blue" has to be the most reused political headline of all time.
It translates to "Texas has a massive media markets and consultants get 20% on when they sell an ad-buy on behalf of a candidate, so lets throw money at Texas because it makes us more money" when you translate it to DNC consultant.
It's not turning anything until we get rid of Abbott, Patrick, and Paxton. Best Talarico can do is one of those three. This state is so fucked up. Our elections are fucked.
Talarico is running against Paxton for which is going to replace Cornyn.
Gina Hinojosa is running against Abbott, the limited polling so far has her losing by 3-8%. Which is within striking distance depending on what else goes on. I would assume that if Hinojosa wins, Vikki Goodwin will beat Patrick.
The problem with fucking idiots is that they’re always fucking other fucking idiots and creating more fucken fucking idiots!
For a visual version, this process is graphically explained in the first few minutes of the documentary Idiocracy.
And strangely enough I could only watch about 15 or 20 minutes of it and couldn’t watch anymore. And let me add I was a HUGE B&B fan!
Take my click!
Doubt it, I'm not convinced Texas has three brain cells to share amongst themselves. They've had stronger candidates than Talarico in the past and still re-elected Cancun Cruz.
...Working as intended.
Timing also matters. When things are shitty people want change.
I’ll believe it when I see it. You can serve filet mignon and Texans will still vote for feces on a platter. Example: Ted Cruz.
The only thing Texas has ever turned blue:
I want to believe eapecially since Paxton may be the worst fucking candidate ever.
However i think even assuming Talarico wins Hot Wheels will find a way to claim the election is rife with fraud and appoint Paxton anyway.
Considering that Abbott is in charge of the fix, he would know
Wouldn't it be purple, at best? Flipping one Senate seat in a red state isn't going to make the whole place blue.
For sure, but even making Texas remotely competitive would be a huge blow—it’s a large state that takes a lot of money to reach with political advertising, and if republicans have to start campaigning hard to keep their bedrock state then that time and money drain can start dragging other races.
That is a nice thought/expectation/wishful thinking... but seeing L.A. on track to chose a deeply shitty reality tv scumbag as Mayor, I am doubting Texans will do anything to help themselves
Fuck’en A!