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Tommy_Carcetti

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9. That sucks

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #5)

Mon Dec 16, 2019, 10:12 AM

Dec 2019

He’ll still lose handily but some Republicans might have a little fun with the votes.

I don’t understand the purpose of open primaries. It just seems like an invitation to get the opposing party to nominate the least qualified person for the general.

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This "person" is running against Joachin Castro in the Democratic Primary next year: [View all] George II Dec 2019 OP

Funny, he posts lame shit, then brings up an $11M home, all while blind about Trump's spending. TheBlackAdder Dec 2019 #1

And he's running as a Democrat? mcar Dec 2019 #2

From his campaign page... PunkinPi Dec 2019 #7

I think we may see more of these obviously not democrats. dewsgirl Dec 2019 #11

That person will be lucky to get a few dozen votes total Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2019 #3

Texas is an open-primary state dalton99a Dec 2019 #5

That sucks Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2019 #9

Well if there is a runoff the operation chaos mob have to still vote for the same Party MagickMuffin Dec 2019 #13

Another useful idiot. dalton99a Dec 2019 #4

An angry man with deep loss. I don't see how this wins him anything if he runs a campaign on BeckyDem Dec 2019 #6

Trump has been *so* much better than Obama BKDem Dec 2019 #8

Just another of the duds intrinsic to the democratic process. Hortensis Dec 2019 #10

I am putting a reminder on my calendar for 3/3/2020 to Jose Garcia Dec 2019 #12