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hamsterjill

(17,812 posts)
16. Paxton is not going to be easily defeated.
Wed May 27, 2026, 07:20 PM
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If you aren’t from Texas, you don’t get it. I don’t give a shit about margins, or polls, or whatever else works elsewhere.

MAGA is heavily entrenched in Texas and Paxton has a massive war chest. There are people in Texas who would never vote for a Democrat I don’t care HOW qualified that candidate might be.

Talarico came out swinging today and I am happy to see that. Because he’s going to need to show strength against the criminal to be taken seriously. I will be the happiest Texan that there is if Talarico wins. But we don’t need to start out this contest by thinking one was easier to beat than another. We need to acknowledge that beating either Paxton or Cornyn in Texas is going to take a miracle, and we need to remember that every single day until Talarico is sworn in. Take nothing for granted.

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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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