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Chasstev365

(6,939 posts) Tue Dec 9, 2025, 08:47 PM Tuesday

GOP Nefariousness in Texas

https://www.rawstory.com/jasmine-crockett-2674384668/

I just don't think an African American woman can win in Texas and apparently neither does the Republican Party.

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GOP Nefariousness in Texas (Original Post) Chasstev365 Tuesday OP

They can't win if they don't run. Gore1FL Tuesday #1

Hey; I hope to God I'm wrong, but it will be very hard in Texas. Chasstev365 Tuesday #2

I heard them and believed it also, at first... but Texas in 2026 isn't America in 2008... Jack Valentino Tuesday #4

Jasmine Crockett is a winner, but it is James Talarico the GOP is terrified of. pat_k Tuesday #3

Gore1FL

(22,804 posts)

1. They can't win if they don't run.

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 09:02 PM

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In 2008, I heard arguments an African American man couldn't win 270 electoral votes.

Chasstev365

(6,939 posts)

2. Hey; I hope to God I'm wrong, but it will be very hard in Texas.

Reply to Gore1FL (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 09:21 PM

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Jack Valentino

(4,218 posts)

4. I heard them and believed it also, at first... but Texas in 2026 isn't America in 2008...

Reply to Gore1FL (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 10:03 PM

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I wish Jasmine could run for the Senate in almost any other state than Texas in 2026....

However, if any Democratic candidate could get all the non-voting Democrats
to actually VOTE, they might have a chance to finally WIN a statewide election
with the national winds at their back!

Texas Democrats will have to make that decision in their primary.

pat_k

(12,655 posts)

3. Jasmine Crockett is a winner, but it is James Talarico the GOP is terrified of.

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 09:40 PM

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Colin Allred is a very good candidate. Jasmine Crockett is formidable. But James Talarico is an exceptional candidate to meet the current crisis. He stands out because he has a powerful, compelling, message against Christian Nationalism from the perspective of a devout Christian -- a message that is resonating.

At a time when almost every UnAmerican, UnChristian, Immoral, and Intolerable goal of the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 Christian Nationalist agenda is being implemented by an insane, and wildly unpopular regime, James Talarico is a unique voice that is taking on Christian Nationalism EFFECTIVELY. He is laser-focused on perhaps the biggest threat we face in a way that Allred and Crockett just can't compete with.

I wish Ms. Crockett had chosen to put her considerable gifts to work on the campaign trail for Democratic House and Senate Candidates across this country, and then run for Ted Cruz's office in 2029.

See posts from last Friday:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220849118#post6

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220849118#post8

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