Allen West running for governor of Texas

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

According to the Texas Tribune's Patrick Svitek, West declared his candidacy during a July Fourth appearance at Sojourn Church in Carrollton, Texas. "I can no longer sit on the sidelines and see what has happened in these United States of America," West said in a launch video.

West told The Texan: “I’m not running against anybody. I’m running for Texas.”

A retired Army officer, West was elected to Congress from Florida in 2010 as part of the national Tea Party wave of candidates, but was narrowly defeated for reelection two years later.

A favorite of House conservatives, West drew two votes for speaker (from Louie Gohmert of Texas and Paul Broun of Georgia) over John Boehner in 2013 even though he was no longer a member of the House. West considered challenging Republican Sen. Marco Rubio for reelection in 2016 but ultimately declined to do so.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/04/allen-west-running-for-governor-of-texas-498057

[Lovie777]

1. What Abbott ain't crazy enough? . ..

[kimbutgar]

2. I wonder who's funding this run?

Sounds like they want to get black people to vote for him instead of whichever Democratic candidate decides to run. This racists are so stupid, black peopleknow he is a mr. steppin fetchit Uncle Tom.

[former9thward]

7. He is running in the Republican primary.

[MuseRider]

3. *sigh* Just another

raving lunatic running for every opportunity that falls in his filthy, idiotic way.

I used to laugh at people who would vote for this nutbag but now, there are just so many that laughing feels sad.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. This is going to be good.

RWNJ fight.

[cloudbase]

5. That explains why Bud has been

sucking up to Trump lately.

[keithbvadu2]

6. These Texas folks will be marching against West?

These Texas folks will be marching against West?

https://democraticunderground.com/10142765342

Tensions Flare as White Supremacists March in Front of Philly City Hall

Patriot Front, which is based out of Texas, is described by the Anti-Defamation League as “a white supremacist group whose members maintain that their ancestors conquered America and bequeathed it solely to them"

[LeftInTX]

12. I dunno...the same people voted for him as party chair!

[keithbvadu2]

14. Yeah! A contradiction, eh?

Yeah! A contradiction, eh?

[LeftInTX]

16. They like him. cuz he's an Uncle Tom...

I'm sure he's full of self hate.
He's one messed up dude....

[GB_RN]

18. Messed Up Is Right...

IIRC, he was involved in the torture of Iraqi detainees.

[bahboo]

8. whatever dude...

jesus, these guys are desperate to pluck from bucks from the cucks...

[Brainfodder]

9. Please proceed....

[Mz Pip]

10. The world is run

by people who show up.

Let’s see who shows up for Texas.

[raging moderate]

11. If this happens in a United Methodist Church, contact the National Council of UMC Bishops.

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Please.

Also, feel free to contact the Internal Revenue Service.
I once did, under similar circumstances.
No negative repercussions for me, and a sudden improvement in the behavior of my church and pastor, resulted.
United Methodists have a long history of liberal thinking.

[LeftishBrit]

13. OMG

I live thousands of miles from Texas, but am aware that GWB was governor there, and it seemed impossible that anyone could be stupider than he was.

I was wrong. Because then they got Rick Perry, and he was much stupider. At least it seemed than no one could be stupider than he was.

And then they got Greg Abbott, and it REALLY seemed that no one could be stupider than he was.

Until you mentioned Allen West!

(Yes, I know that someone from Borisland perhaps shouldn't throw stones!)

[lark]

15. Hahahaha!

The right is eating it's own -

[Bucky]

17. He's fighting for all of America

and so it makes sense that he hops from state to state trying his luck in different elections.

He won't get 5% of the vote among actual Republican primary voters. Texas is like the worst state for Trumpazoic conservatives. Trump nearly cost the Republicans Texas's electoral votes. This is THE ur-suburban state right now, moreso than California or Connecticut. Trumpism hurts the Republican brand here. The smart R's know how to throw a couple of symbolic nudge-winks at the crazy cult and then govern in the interest of large corporations, mega-developers, and the banks.