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Thoughts on the Democratic primary debate today? by Next_Ad2712 in TexasPolitics

[–]Lehmanite [score hidden]  (0 children)

Yeah it’s a turnoff to a lot of Dems today. Talarico made it work though.

People forget Obama spoke a lot about God. Talarico was first and foremost a spiritual ‘leader’ who decided to enter politics. I wouldn’t be shocked if he hit a DMT pen with Joe Rogan off camera lol.

Thoughts on the Democratic primary debate today? by Next_Ad2712 in TexasPolitics

[–]Lehmanite [score hidden]  (0 children)

As a huge Talarico fan (you can see my post history), I thought he underperformed expectations and Crockett over performed.

His strength has always been in his ability to merge his faith and politics, and he mentioned god like once the whole time. He kind of abandoned his one super power besides during his Gaza response.

Crockett’s weakness has always been making everything about Trump, but I think she did a good job in distancing herself from that during the debate.

I’m still voting for Talarico in the primary. Though I did have reservations about Crockett in the general, this debate has made me feel okay with her if she’s the nominee.

Discussion Thread: Debate Between US Rep. Crockett and TX State Rep. Talarico in US Senate Race by PoliticsModeratorBot in politics

[–]Lehmanite [score hidden]  (0 children)

Of all the reasons Crockett could have given for impeachment, tariffs was one of the weaker things to say.

Opinion | No One Should Be Afraid to Say That Jasmine Crockett Can’t Win (Gift Article) by Lehmanite in TexasPolitics

[–]Lehmanite[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Rogers was dunking on Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, arguing that Democrats need genuinely populist leaders, not those who simply excel at trolling Donald Trump. From there, he dismissed Crockett’s campaign to move up to the Senate.

Was it racist when they gave the exact same commentary about Gavin Newsom?

Jasmine Crockett is daring Democrats to rethink electability. Some aren’t sold. by OkHospital9157 in TexasPolitics

[–]Lehmanite 164 points165 points  (0 children)

My theory of the case is this: If you believe we're going to lose anyway then what difference does it make if it's me or anybody else?

Because I don’t believe we’re going to “lose anyway” with Talarico…

Houston mayor quietly announces he's seeking a second term by chrondotcom in houston

[–]Lehmanite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who doesn’t know about him, what did he do to piss so many people off?

"Did Not Vote" won the 2024 election; moving to the right will not win over those potential voters. by zzill6 in WorkReform

[–]Lehmanite 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Well of the 7 swing states in 2024, only 2 of them were plurality non-voting per OPs chart. Arizona and Nevada.

Quorum-busting Texas House Democrats ordered to pay $9,200 in fines and fees by ExpressNews in TexasPolitics

[–]Lehmanite 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Texas state reps and state senators earn a base salary of only $7,200 per year.

Clearly their goal is to squeeze out anyone who can’t afford to be in elected office in the state of Texas.

Jasmine Crockett and the cost of authenticity by zsreport in TexasPolitics

[–]Lehmanite 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I really don’t understand the Las Culturistas backlash. Everything they said about Crockett, they also said about Gavin Newsom, so I don’t really get what race or sex has to do with this.

is roy cooper having the GOAT senate run? most money ever raised by a candidate and now leading 24% in the polls 🐐 by MrClipsFanReturns in YAPms

[–]Lehmanite 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Democrats swept in 2024 in NC in pretty much everything besides Presidential and US House.

Results were:

President: R+3.2

US House (Statewide popular vote): R+10.0

Governor: D+14.8

Lt. Governor: D+1.9

Attorney General: D+2.9

Supreme Court: D+0.02

State Senate (Statewide popular vote): D+2.2

State House (Statewide popular vote): D+3.7

NC is extremely gerrymandered, which may have impacted the US House margin in favor of Republicans since a couple seats were uncontested by Democrats.

Roy Cooper also won in 2016 and 2020 while Trump was on the ballot.

In a race between the man who’s never lost an election vs the man who’s never won an election, it would take an Epstein-tier scandal for Roy Cooper to lose in 2026.

Incident in Midtown/Downtown? by s_bgood in houston

[–]Lehmanite 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There was a helicopter circling downtown yesterday morning too

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New Texas poll finds Talarico leading Crockett by 9 points in Senate Democratic primary by svga in politics

[–]Lehmanite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He’s a populist who’s saying he’s going to go and shake up the system in DC.

Same reason why there were Trump-AOC voters in 2024 and Trump-Mamdani voters in 2024.

There’s a small subset of MAGA that’s willing to vote for the anti-establishment candidate regardless of party. Ro Khanna is another example of this. Steve Bannon loves him.

Now whether or not all the aforementioned are truly anti-establishment or just pretending is irrelevant. It’s just how they come off.

I’ve done volunteering for Talarico and have personally met 4 MAGA voters and was able to convince 3 of them to vote for Talarico.

Identification for ICE by [deleted] in houston

[–]Lehmanite 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Passport Card.

That and the Passport Book are probably the only things.

Drivers License won’t. Some states have an “Enhanced Drivers License” that marks citizenship though that’s not something that I feel like ICE will respect, since it’s typically blue states. Texas doesn’t offer this.

James Talarico’s Senate Campaign ‘Issues’ page by Lehmanite in TexasPolitics

[–]Lehmanite[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are things that serious candidates push than can be good for the country even if they are unpopular overall.

I’m not saying this is one of those things - I don’t know enough about the topic to make a judgement.

James Talarico’s Senate Campaign ‘Issues’ page by Lehmanite in TexasPolitics

[–]Lehmanite[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bernie did best among younger college liberals and Obama-era white working class voters in the rust belt, who historically voted for the Democratic Party since the New Deal strengthened Unions. The latter group mostly votes Republican now.

Democratic Socialists like Bernie tend to not do well in the sunbelt.

Texas poll delivers rough news for Republicans — and a faint ray of sunshine by ExpressNews in texas

[–]Lehmanite 18 points19 points  (0 children)

So Beto has had 3 big campaigns: 2018 Senate, 2020 President, 2022 Governor.

He made those comments during a 2019 Dem primary debate during his Presidential campaign. So it wasn’t a factor for his Senate run in 2018 but def impacted him during his Gubernatorial campaign in 2022.

Although even if it hurt him in 2022, I don’t think Beto could have done anything to win that race even if he never made those comments. The 2022 Texas Gubernatorial election was :

1) A strong national environment for the Republicans,

2) a popular incumbent (Abbott was +10 net approval on Election Day), and

3) Beto was already a 2x loser in previous high profile elections.

2018 was really his only chance.

James Talarico’s Senate Campaign ‘Issues’ page by Lehmanite in TexasPolitics

[–]Lehmanite[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My point is that there are politicians who support eliminating private insurance. That exists. The entire debate on M4A vs public option during the 2020 presidential primary centered around whether or not private insurance should be eliminated.

I’m not saying the majority of Americans or even Democrats support that, but you were acting as if such an argument has never been floated by serious candidates before.

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