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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

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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 Saturday OP

I would say that the fact the Republicans made that effort says something karynnj Saturday #1

The author's name was familiar do I gotggled karynnj Saturday #5

I don't agree with this sentence JustAnotherGen Saturday #9

But that path is fraught with peril leftstreet Saturday #11

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

Good luck to her. Scruffy1 Saturday #2

What I like about Jasmine Crockett people Saturday #3

That's the part that everybody likes DFW Sunday #19

In order to win in Texas pinkstarburst Saturday #4

Given that they have a real primary choice, that might not happen karynnj Saturday #7

Talarico is Hispanic? Rstrstx Sunday #18

I'm not in Texas so my opinion doesn't really count... but... JoetheShow Saturday #6

I've been complaining about "talk" for twenty-five years now. ananda Saturday #12

Given the Senate electoral process (2 per state) ALL of our opinions count for each Senate position. thought crime Saturday #13

Right there with you! yardwork Sunday #22

My sentiment exactly. Conjuay Sunday #23

Republicans claim EVERY Democrat is "radical" despite having a standard Dem policy agenda. Beartracks Saturday #8

She'd better take on Talarico's economic message leftstreet Saturday #10

Jasmine Crockett has Star Power and is willing to use it. thought crime Saturday #14

If it is choice between Talarico and Crockett, mwmisses4289 Saturday #15

Uggghhhh. "Fundie" and "Democrat" do not compute. Only in TX could such a thing be thinkable. nt eppur_se_muova Sunday #16

He's a fundamentalist Christian in the way Jimmy Carter was. Ron Green Sunday #17

Go Crockett Go! BH liberal Sunday #20

They said the same think about us when we pushed for far-right candidates to get the GOP nomination in 2022 Polybius Sunday #24