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Bluetus

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37. There you go with the labels again

Reply to FBaggins (Reply #35)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 05:14 PM

Dec 9

I asked about policies, not labels.

Some Dems are worse than Republicans when it comes to tossing around meaningless labels.

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Jasmine Crockett in, Colin Allred out: A major shakeup for Democrats in their quest to finally win a Senate seat in TX [View all] In It to Win It Dec 8 OP

"But markodochartaigh Dec 8 #1

A 9 point loss is "so close?" Polybius Dec 8 #2

Yes. markodochartaigh Dec 8 #7

He lost by almost 1 million votes. That is not 'so close', even in Texas. Celerity Dec 8 #17

From Wikipedia markodochartaigh Dec 9 #18

But in 2018, Cruz vs. Beto was 50.89% to 48.33% Polybius Dec 9 #23

Crockett can't win in texas moonshinegnomie Dec 8 #3

Very early Boo1 Dec 8 #6

Agreed. I like her. she's tough and smart... but she's also a black woman, and that's just not going to fly in Texas Takket Dec 8 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Dec 8 #9

Do you live in Texas? hamsterjill Dec 8 #14

what is wrong with her politics? Skittles Dec 9 #19

To the average DUer? Not much FBaggins Dec 9 #29

anything that actually helps people bothers repukes Skittles Dec 9 #38

Imaginative assertion Torchlight Dec 9 #24

It's unfortunate, but true pinkstarburst Dec 9 #26

"Her politics" WTF does that mean? Bluetus Dec 9 #32

My guess is that it means exactly what it says FBaggins Dec 9 #33

Ok. Name the policies Bluetus Dec 9 #34

Seriously? FBaggins Dec 9 #35

There you go with the labels again Bluetus Dec 9 #37

I gave you both. I notice you didn't comment on the specific policy FBaggins Dec 9 #39

What is Crockett's specific policy about the Gaza genocide? Bluetus Dec 9 #40

This! hamsterjill Dec 8 #10

She is supposed to wait for Texas to be less racist or sexist? newdeal2 Dec 8 #12

The reality is that Texas IS racist and sexist. hamsterjill Dec 8 #13

Honestly, I wish we had the big names spreading out across the ticket pinkstarburst Dec 9 #27

I wish she was running somewhere else but Texas--- Jack Valentino Dec 8 #11

I'm not optimistic about either one of them. In It to Win It Dec 8 #16

I will be voting for Talarico pinkstarburst Dec 9 #25

This makes sense leftstreet Dec 9 #30

I like both Crockett and Talarico Fiendish Thingy Dec 8 #4

"Crockett can't win in Texas" J_William_Ryan Dec 8 #5

Senator Jasmine Crockett Emile Dec 8 #15

All of us on DU would vote for her DFW Dec 9 #20

The simple facts moonshinegnomie Dec 9 #21

Post removed Post removed Dec 9 #22

Why in your last sentence, you have to insult democrats Emile Dec 9 #28

Your conclusion is certainly one opinion. Torchlight Dec 9 #31

This polling makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote Dec 9 #36