Just excellent!

Thanks for posting this.

Voted for him already. I think he looks like Opie with cowboy boots, but he connects with people and he's a uniter. He's right about that barefoot rabbi, too.

I cast my vote yesterday.

Because, in time, this guy could go ALL the way.

so engaging and comfortable in his skin and with the crowd.
He stays for pictures until everyone who want one has a chance.

Jasmine is a ball of fire and a force of nature, it's true and there are those who think she can't win in November because of those things. I think James has a better shot especially considering he will appeal to those West Texas rednecks

Texas is so mysoginistic that I am hesitant to predict she will win. Anne Richards is thrown up as an example of a woman who won statewide but she also had the absolute worst opponent ever. He was a real piece of work.

The other woma who won a statewide election we Kay Bailey Hutchison and she was a Republican. A moderate Republican; I sure do wish we still had her; her retirement gave us Ted Cruz

I absolutely despise how this race has erupted into a range war. It all hinged on the redistricting and the last minute SCOTUS opinion that ruled for the midterm map - 3 days before the filling deadline. That was when everything went insane.

made that joke about rape and he still came within three points of beating Anne Richards. I think that much of Texas has come a long way since the 90's, but I also think that about one third of Texas hasn't come far at all.

1. Not as many people know how bad Ken Paxton is as we think we know. They are focused on DC, not state politics. They will simply vote for the R as usual. 2. Cornyn could still win that primary.

People are already saying he's presidential. Can you say Beto?

The way politics are these days, it's better to be fiesty. Even negative attention is good attention. It worked for Trump.

I voted for Jasmine. I think she's fit for the job. I saw how she grilled Bondi the other day.

Wish Talarico had run for governor, but was told that he couldn't win against Abbott....Hello??? Why couldn't he win against Abbott???

He's been fighting Abbott tooth and nail since he was elected in 2018. He's been fighting those billionaires up in Ft Worth. He's been following Chris Tackett and the Texas dark money stuff. He's been such a strong force for public education in Texas. He would be perfect, but a bunch of "moms" recruited him for senator because "he couldn't beat Abbott"....go figure.... Of course I'm supporting Gina now and was thrilled that she threw her hat in the ring, but I still feel Talarico would be a stronger candidate.

We may not win, but the goal is to run the best candidates for the postition. Likewise I don't think Jasmine would have been a good candidate for governor, but she is for senator. She's in the federal government. She's in congress. I don't think Talarico will pick up that many cross over votes to make a difference. If I thought so, I would have voted for him in a flash.

Can't wait. The last politician I went to see was Obama in the run-up to his first election in 2008. Had a prime spot, thanks to my mother. She had deep Democratic connections. Alas she passed in 2013.

I've been on tenterhooks about this election. Jasmine Crockett is formidable and could win the primary. But Talerico could win in November because he appeals to independents too and can pick up disaffected Republican votes.

This week's response to his interview with Colbert being banned has been fascinating and hopeful. The Poynter Institute says between views on YouTube and on social media, 85 MILLION people have watched his interview. WOW!

I'm trying not to hold my breath, but I am crossing fingers and toes, and praying every day.

Take a look at Jasmine Crockett, JT. She FIGHTS and So Do So Many of our Dems!

One of the best examples of a sitting Dem who deserves to be dissed is John Fetterman who is my senator here in Pennsylvania. I've been a Democratic Committeeperson for 41 years and I absolutely will not vote for Fetterman in the primary if he decides to run again in 2028. If Dems are not doing the job we elected them to do we get rid of them in the primary. That's how democracy works, but just to be clear, I would never vote for a Repuke in a general election.

Having said all of that, I am a huge fan of both Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico, but I think Talarico has a better chance of winning the general election. His message is spot on and while I cannot vote for him I've already donated twice to his campaign and I think he is our best shot at flipping Texas blue and taking back the Senate in November.

We Have So Many Who Are Resisting Strongly... And Talarico can't do it alone.. we Need Dems Across the Country Winning in the Midterms.. like they have been Overperforming Now.

Check out all the Dems' Names who are Involved in This Show of Solidarity and Resistance, to come on the 24th of February.

State Of The Swamp...alternative/rebuttal to SOTU

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221024758

Ron Filipkowski: The People's State of the Union is catching on.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221033559

He campaigned for and supported Allred in his race against Ted Cruz. However, his campaign was mediocre. There was a running gag "Where is Allred" . I don't think he spent much time on the border.

Also any comment James made was not a public one but was a conversation between the two of them. I just can't see him dissing Allred at all. it isn't his style.

I like Jasmine but I would have preferred her to stay in the House until Cruz comes up again.

Thankfully this primary is almost over, and there will not be a runoff because the 3rd person is an unknown

I'm referring to what he was saying in the Vid about.. ".. national Dems.".

I don't like any Anti Dem message.. I've seen that horror show before when we got Traitor 2 times.

No worries I don't live in Texas .. and if I did I would vote for him if he's the candidate, of Course.

This has resulted in Congressional Dems polling about the same as Trump right now. https://abcnews.com/Politics/americans-disapprove-trump-issues-americans-dont-trust-dems/story?id=130346647

Talarico can read polls. Yes, it is totally unfair for him to say "coastal Democrats" are out of touch. But it is also an effective way to endear him to Texas independents and disaffected Republican evangelicals, and even a lot of Texas Democrats. If that's what it takes to flip Texas blue, I forgive him.

When reporters asked Nancy Pelosi what she had to say to Democratic candidates who distanced themselves from her, she'd crack a big smile and say, "Just win, baby!"

Ignorance and religious perversion are just as much the enemies of Texans as Chuck Schumer or Elon Musk. I’d say, even more so. There are less than 100 billionaires in Texas. Go kill them all, including the ones on our side (I’ve met at least one), and you’ve reduced the number of Texans voting Republican by under 100. Like Adlai Stevenson said, “that’s not enough. I need a majority.” You do not increase the number of your potential allies by trashing them.

Just like yelling about the dangers of Mexicans overrunning Maine or Montana is distraction for the gullible, so, too, is yelling about the dangers of Sheldon Whitehouse, Adam Schiff and 82 rich guys in Texas as being the only things standing between us and a Texas Democrat in the Senate. If that were true, Beto would have been our Senator long before now.

Talarico needs to fine-tune his message if he wants to move beyond the mirror image of Republicans whining about “libbruls.” Texas Democrats are smarter than that, and will turn off if he keeps preaching about dangers that are not our biggest threats.

Tip O’Neill was correct, “all politics is local.” What Gavin Newsom has to say will not change votes one way or the other in a Texas primary. Talarico is wasting valuable time bothering. Keep it local to Texas. Who we end up electing to the Senate in Texas will not hinge on what is said in Sacramento any more than the next governor of California will be determined by speeches by Texas Democrats in Austin. In a statewide election, the message has to resonate with the people who will be voting there. If it doesn’t, it was wasted hot air.

He's scandal ridden and corrupt to the core. It’s actually appalling that someone like him would run for such a high office and it shows the sort of candidate republicans would prefer because Jeebus. He’s probably nearly as disliked as Ted Cruz. I think with Talarico as the nominee, we could see more republicans sitting it out, simply because he’d scare them a bit less.

There’s no doubt Crocket would engage democrats in coming to the polls. But I have a bad feeling she would bring out republicans (and republican leaning independents) as well.

I voted for Jasmine.

Wake me up when moderate Republicans show up....