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yardwork

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21. Winning a Democratic senate seat in Texas is very difficult.

Reply to karynnj (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 14, 2025, 09:11 AM

Dec 14

I agree with this column's overall point. Democratic politicians need to show people that they're willing to fight back.

Mocking Governor Abbott? He's a cruel, stupid man. Calling him Hot Wheels is so minor compared to the things Trump and his crew say every day it's not worth comment.

Politics has changed for the worst thanks to Fox News, hate radio, and internet trolling. We can't win by pretending it's still the old ways.

I remember when Dick Cheney said "fuck you" to somebody on the Senate floor. He got away with it. The rules have changed.

Twenty years ago I could not have imagined that a person as vile as Trump could be elected president. He's been elected twice. Here's where we are. I don't like it either but here we are.

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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