Republicans Text Democratic Voters--And Accidentally Admit Their Policies Are Bad

A shady, anonymous text reveals the GOP’s dirty little secret: they know.

https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/republicans-text-democratic-votersand




Yesterday, I was minding my own business when I got a text. This text, though, wasn’t asking me about my car’s extended warranty; it wasn’t from MoveOn (who has been texting me a lot lately), and it wasn’t one of the dozen daily texts I get from my kids’ school. No, it was weirder.

The text I received told me to “demand accountability from State Representative Chris Turner,” my House Representative. The text told me to demand Chris Turner not support Dustin Burrows (R-HD83) for Speaker.

I didn’t examine the language very closely before I jumped on the phone to find out who sent it, and maybe I should have because it’s full of Republican colloquialisms. But my immediate reaction was—who the hell sent this?

Chris Turner (D-HD101) is my House Representative, and I have a good relationship with him and his office. He knows me, and his office knows me. I have already discussed the speaker issue with his Chief of Staff. Regardless, the text didn’t come from the Democratic side, and I was far from the only Democratic voter to receive this text yesterday.