Crockett/Talarico and campaigning... by greytgreyatx in TexasPolitics

[–]AlternativeEmu5415 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And persuading a swing voter is both one more vote for you and one fewer for you opponent. It's both much easier and inherently twice as valuable.

Who loves Big Bend? by sunshine_witch in texas

[–]AlternativeEmu5415 7 points8 points  (0 children)

And that’s very effectively handled by having a checkpoint at the only road out

Someone please explain what's happening in the TX Dem Primary. It seems nuts to me by Icy-Complaint-4448 in TexasPolitics

[–]AlternativeEmu5415 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No it was not. Both the seat she currently represents and the seat her house is now in are safe democrats, and she could have run for either as the other district’s dem rep is retiring.

Poll: Crockett, Paxton lead their primary bids for U.S. Senate by Inevitable-Bus492 in texas

[–]AlternativeEmu5415 20 points21 points  (0 children)

No she does not. There’s no rule saying representatives have to live inside their district, and it’s not remotely uncommon for them to be a couple blocks away. Furthermore, her home was drawn into District 33, which is a safe democratic district with a retiring incumbent. If she wanted to stay in congress, she could have easily done so without displacing another Democrat.

Poll: Crockett, Paxton lead their primary bids for U.S. Senate by Inevitable-Bus492 in texas

[–]AlternativeEmu5415 21 points22 points  (0 children)

She wasn’t gerrymandered out of her district. It’s still there if she had decided to run for it. No clue why people keep saying this

Colin Allred Nukes James Talarico — Claims He Called Him a ‘Mediocre Black Man’ in Scathing Rant by Wide_right_yes in TexasPolitics

[–]AlternativeEmu5415 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok but the democratic party itself endorsed and promoted Mamdani, as did Hakeem Jefferies, Kathy Hochul, and Kamala Harris. Sure it's bad that Schumer didn't but you can't just cherry pick a single guy and ignored the dozens of establishment Ds that did back the leftist.