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DFW

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19. That's the part that everybody likes

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Sun Dec 14, 2025, 03:51 AM

Dec 14

Everybody who thinks like us, that is. It would be still one hell of an uphill battle to bring a majority around.

Ironically, I don’t think Texas Democrats can do it by themselves. However, constant Republican finger-pointing, if used to excess (and when have Republicans EVER gone too far, right?), could turn out to be her secret ace in the hole. Do enough loud finger-pointing, and maybe enough formerly uninvolved voters might tune in to check out what all the fuss is about, and find they like what they see and hear. What Texas Democrats can’t accomplish by themselves, the Republicans might inadvertently accomplish for them, despite their intention to do the opposite.

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GOP Will Regret Pushing Jasmine Crockett To Run for the Senate [View all] babylonsister Dec 13 OP

I would say that the fact the Republicans made that effort says something karynnj Dec 13 #1

The author's name was familiar do I gotggled karynnj Dec 13 #5

I don't agree with this sentence JustAnotherGen Dec 13 #9

But that path is fraught with peril leftstreet Dec 13 #11

Winning a Democratic senate seat in Texas is very difficult. yardwork Dec 14 #21

Good luck to her. Scruffy1 Dec 13 #2

What I like about Jasmine Crockett people Dec 13 #3

That's the part that everybody likes DFW Dec 14 #19

In order to win in Texas pinkstarburst Dec 13 #4

Given that they have a real primary choice, that might not happen karynnj Dec 13 #7

Talarico is Hispanic? Rstrstx Dec 14 #18

I'm not in Texas so my opinion doesn't really count... but... JoetheShow Dec 13 #6

I've been complaining about "talk" for twenty-five years now. ananda Dec 13 #12

Given the Senate electoral process (2 per state) ALL of our opinions count for each Senate position. thought crime Dec 13 #13

Right there with you! yardwork Dec 14 #22

My sentiment exactly. Conjuay Dec 14 #23

Republicans claim EVERY Democrat is "radical" despite having a standard Dem policy agenda. Beartracks Dec 13 #8

She'd better take on Talarico's economic message leftstreet Dec 13 #10

Jasmine Crockett has Star Power and is willing to use it. thought crime Dec 13 #14

If it is choice between Talarico and Crockett, mwmisses4289 Dec 13 #15

Uggghhhh. "Fundie" and "Democrat" do not compute. Only in TX could such a thing be thinkable. nt eppur_se_muova Dec 14 #16

He's a fundamentalist Christian in the way Jimmy Carter was. Ron Green Dec 14 #17

Go Crockett Go! BH liberal Dec 14 #20

They said the same think about us when we pushed for far-right candidates to get the GOP nomination in 2022 Polybius Dec 14 #24