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Kate's avatar

Hopefully Texas voters will acknowledge how corrupt Paxton is.

Jason Merchey's avatar

Yes you can tell Talarico is critical because FOX is actively demonizing him.

Joseph Vincent's avatar

Yes, voter turnout is the mother's milk of election victories.

Rank-and-file Texas Republicans are not enthralled with Paxton.

Dems are sick of MAGA and stoked for a senate seat from Texas.

So, keep the faith through November, be sure to vote, and be rewarded.

richard geismar's avatar

Calling god NON. BINARY. He is already giving Paxton all the ammo he needs. And showing weakness. It’s all but over. Sorry

Lynn W Gardner's avatar

Jonathan, it’s not what you know that is dangerous, it is what you think you know. But that can be excused due to your imprisonment in the Northeastern Leftist Bubble. That Austin whack job want to be preacher will not sell well outside the coffee shops of downtown Austin, put a pin in it, you heard it here first. Respectfully submitted for your consideration…

richard geismar's avatar

Talarico has about as much chance of winning as I do. Texas has been cheating on all of their elections since before the days of Lyndon Johnson when politicians held back districts. They would then call and ask for 500 votes, 1000 votes or whatever was needed. On top of that Talarico is already apologizing for calling god binary.

M.'s avatar

I don’t trust the state of Texas to have a free and fair election. Not with Abbott and Paxton there.

Dr Giora Hadar's avatar

I would urge caution. Be assured the republicans will pour dirty money and use every trick in the book to prevent Talarico’s win in the poles.

Joseph Almond's avatar

I wish I could share the optimism expressed in your article. What seems to be missing from many of the Substack pundits' writings is the fact that Trump candidates are beating established GOP members by very big margins. Donald Trump obviously still controls the GOP, and he is still, somehow, wildly popular with many Americans. I hope that the blue wave does occur in November, but I see a more sinister outcome being very likely: that not only does the Twit in Chief maintain a majority in both houses, but now those bodies are going to be even more firmly entrenched in MAGA idiots.

Sorry for the pessimism.

Insta: @AllAmericanJock's avatar

Today, Trump reached the lowest popularity ever recorded in the Economist polling average. For any president ever. 8% of eligible voters voted in the Texas primary last night, and almost half of those opposed Trump's preferred pedo. That's not enough to win a general election.

Jean hanlon's avatar

Jonathan! You are as astute as Trump is STUPID! 👍

Yes…the Trumps would not be doing this illicit ‘grab’ if there wasn’t something in it for them…and by something I mean $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

The ‘Regime’ has turned justice inside out, and by rewarding the Coup d’état participants the supposéd legal controllers of this bogus slush fund are signalling the new ORDER:

SUPPORT THE AMERICAN CHIEF ‘GODFATHER’ AND BE REWARDED FOR THAT ‘LOYALTY’…TRY AND STOP HIM IN ‘ANY PURSUIT’ (nomatter how criminal) AND SUFFER HIS WRATH …

“…IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN…” 🐴… 😳

Adding the INSULT to the INJURY…as you explained…it is not sycophant donations to the illegal ‘fund’, but taxpayer’s money. WTF x “1776” $$$$ < not cool! SHAMEFUL, and FOR SURE Trump didn’t come up with that sarcastic dollar figure himself!! 🤨

This DOUBLE 🖕to all American taxpayers is Trump’s latest challenge of:

“What do you think YOU can do about it”

Um…first, break one of your FINGERS, you despicable tyrant, and then VOTE YOU OUT OF OFFICE.

DJT is ‘having a good run’, but is getting “PERFECTLY” tired, and deflating like an old party balloon. 🎈

SOON RID OF HIM…and then the J6ers can be sent home to prison, with…perhaps…a fat orange mascot!! 🦧

Tom Minet's avatar

Like the majority of your readers who will leave comments here, my immediate thought was “I hope you’re right,“ but the lying, cheating and lawlessness of this administration makes me very skeptical. However, if a blue wave does materialize and the Democrats take the House and the Senate, and Trump‘s ratings continue on their downward path, might it not be possible that enough Republicans in the Senate could vote convict Trump in an impeachment trial?

Insta: @AllAmericanJock's avatar

Republicans and Paxton the Pedo Protector think vegetables are worse than pedophilia. Paxton, the most crooked politician in America, got his child rapist friend released. No wonder Paxton was impeached by his own party.

Robert Litan's avatar

Great, as they say from your lips (or keyboard) to you know where, perfect for Talarico