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Arthur_Frain

(2,412 posts)
13. It's Texas
Wed May 27, 2026, 04:59 PM
Wednesday

Unlike many here, I’m not waiting on Texas to “flip”.

I know too many Texans.

I know too many ultra maga people (such as my brother) who would love to move there.

The idea that “decent people” are going to rise up and throw out the evil conservatives is a trope I’m tired of hearing. It’s happened exactly once in my politically aware life, and the very next cycle they put the same evil conservatives back in charge. Reelected them, they did.

I’m afraid this was a contest we were never going to win. Simply outnumbered by the evil, the, stupid, the ignorant and the gullible. Might be on the losing side, not convinced it’s the wrong side.

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I sure was. mahina Wednesday #1
No. Again, B.See Wednesday #2
This run off only told us who was motivated to vote Buckeyeblue Wednesday #3
Rightwing radio calls him a "RHINO",even though he votes with trump 90% of the time. Omnipresent Wednesday #4
Not at all. hamsterjill Wednesday #5
Paxton will definitely be easier to defeat Wiz Imp Wednesday #6
We once thought that about Trump. Fuck Texas. dem4decades Wednesday #10
Um, no. Wiz Imp Wednesday #11
Paxton is not going to be easily defeated. hamsterjill Wednesday #16
Not one bit. BlueTsunami2018 Wednesday #7
I wasn't. PSPS Wednesday #8
TSF's endorsement was no risk. Sneederbunk Wednesday #9
A bit Cosmocat Wednesday #12
It's Texas Arthur_Frain Wednesday #13
No. It's Texas. But Cornyn became downright puke-worthy when he promised to support Paxton. Vinca Wednesday #14
No LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #15
The only people voting in the repub runoff were maga pinkstarburst Wednesday #17
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