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LeftInTX

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11. But Beto was over-the-top

Reply to ColinC (Reply #7)

Mon Jan 3, 2022, 03:25 PM

Jan 2022

He could have toned it down, but he double downed.

He could have just said he supported sensible gun safety laws and said he spoke out of passion for El Paso, but he doubled down on what he said.

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Texas: 600,000 votes [View all] brooklynite Jan 2022 OP

Well, golly blogslug Jan 2022 #1

Your attitude AND your sarcasm are much appreciated. 👍 nt Atticus Jan 2022 #16

He doesn't. BlueTsunami2018 Jan 2022 #2

Can you cite a poll? ColinC Jan 2022 #3

Indeed. BlueTsunami2018 Jan 2022 #5

I think polls have shown Texans are either evenly split or in favor of gun control ColinC Jan 2022 #7

Here's a pretty good site. BlueTsunami2018 Jan 2022 #8

It appears those are 2013 numbers ColinC Jan 2022 #10

But Beto was over-the-top LeftInTX Jan 2022 #11

Banning AR15s is a wildly reasonable thing to do. ColinC Jan 2022 #13

Well . . . . WINTERS COMING MagickMuffin Jan 2022 #4

Only if we have weather like that again. LeftInTX Jan 2022 #12

D/FW will be roller-coasting the next few days. MagickMuffin Jan 2022 #14

He doesn't moose65 Jan 2022 #6

Hopefully Abbott will meet him halfway lame54 Jan 2022 #9

percent is what matters not raw number dsc Jan 2022 #15

Absolutely wrong... brooklynite Jan 2022 #17

nope dsc Jan 2022 #18

Beto lost to Cruz in 2018 by 223,000 votes or 2.6%. panader0 Jan 2022 #19