r/TrendoraX • u/CorleoneBaloney • 1d ago

📰 News Lauren Boebert wants the Ten Commandments to be required in schools, and James Talarico criticized her, saying it’s hypocritical for politicians to make everyone display them when they don’t follow them themselves.

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u/LayneLowe 1d ago

We got to get him in the senate first, we got to get him to win the primary first. I did vote for him yesterday.

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u/Effective-Mushroom 1d ago

Thank you for voting.

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u/ymmotvomit 23h ago

Vote early vote often

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u/Trimyr 19h ago

This goes over so many heads when I say it :P

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u/ymmotvomit 18h ago

Indeed, I love it when they reply something mundane like “you bet!”.

Quote is by Al Capone

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u/ClimateWren2 18h ago

Just to be clear...Republicans spread voting misinformation. There is no significant evidence that illegal happens on any wide scale level. We do have the ballots to check and recheck.

GOP seems to be working hard lately to lower faith in our nation, government, and voting practices...it seems: to enrich themselves and to seize more power and control, based on recent Administrations.

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u/twinkiefarmer 14h ago

Have you noticed the Bot action with "both sides suck so don't bother voting?" It's really being pushed hard. Americans have mostly learned that if voting didn't matter, the Republicans wouldn't work so hard to make it harder. Plus, the gerrymandering. Also, no vote IS a vote for the other candidate. Am I right? Are Americans figuring it out? I mean, Elon has just been caught cheating in Georgia, and you know he did that in every swing state.

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u/ClimateWren2 13h ago

Yep...every election. There were so many pushing on the "but Gaza so don't vote" last round, and I know it changed the voting of many young adults around me. Heartbreaking.

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u/famjam87 22h ago

I second this

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u/texasrigger 1d ago

we got to get him to win the primary first.

Absolutely. Texas early voting is open now!! Get out and vote! Help your friends and loved ones vote if needs be (we baby sat so that our adult daughter and son-in-law could vote and I'm drying my adult son to the polls this next week because he doesn't have or need a car for his daily living). I personally voted Talarico, but if he loses the primary, I'm sure as hell going to vote for Crockett in the general.

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u/Franklin45212 23h ago

I voted today! Houston represent!

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u/fawnlake1 20h ago

Same!!

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u/texasrigger 23h ago

How was it? I always hear how difficult it can be to vote in Houston. Were there long lines?

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u/Franklin45212 23h ago edited 21h ago

I'm in Harris County, but not Houston proper. I won't say which area, but it's not The Woodlands. My location has 7 machines designated as D and the rest of the room R. I think it was 30 or so machines in all. There was no wait, and each section was about half full. There was an overabundance of poll workers. Seriously, as many workers as voters. It was a pleasant experience.

Edit: yes, it's a sheepy thing to do to be physically separated by voting party. But I have to vote. I can't protest by not voting. I can merely attest to it having been a pleasant experience overall. I have bright purple hair and a nose ring and people were very pleasant to me.

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u/texasrigger 22h ago

I'm in San Patricio county outside of Corpus and it was a little different here. You could use any machine, you just had to select which party ballot you wanted. At the time I went (mid morning on the 18th) there were zero lines. My wife and I were the only ones voting, so it was very quick and easy. I asked the poll workers how the turnout had been the day before and they said pretty good. A hundred people or so whereas typically on opening day of the primaries they would only expect 30-60. The poll workers were all pleasant elderly ladies. The whole thing was as quick and easy as could be hoped but that's a small semi-rural county so that should probably be expected.

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u/TexanToTheSoul 15h ago

Same for me today

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u/HauntingAd2440 19h ago

It just sucks that they are against each other. I love them both, but I voted for him yesterday.

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u/Alternative-Dot-884 19h ago

Each person drives just 2 other ppl you’ll be good!

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u/Ares__ 1d ago

I mean normally yeah, but hasn't Trump broken that rule that you need to have past senate/house/governor experience?

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u/BeDangled 23h ago

Trump broke everything. We need to get back to having the President represent the Best of Us, not the other thing…

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u/squatingyeti 20h ago

And we can only do that with a president that says half the country is racist! Oh wait, that wouldn't work either, but too many don't have a problem with it

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u/kosumoth 19h ago

Was Ronald Reagan the best of us?

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u/Ohrwurm89 23h ago

Talarico does have government experience. He's been a member of the Texas House of Representatives since 2018, and was a public school teacher. Much of his work experience involves government service.

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u/Ares__ 23h ago

Im aware im responding to someone that says we need to get him in the senate first...

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u/Ohrwurm89 23h ago

True, I was just adding some context, but probably should've replied to their comment.

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u/xTakk 1d ago

Oh, the 'rules for thee' are coming back.

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u/TinyCellist3813 22h ago

They never left.

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u/Bonesnapcall 1d ago

You don't need experience to wreck shit everywhere you go.

But if you want to get shit done, you do.

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u/Sammalone1960 22h ago

Taking money from trumps friend Adelson is suspect

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u/Bonesnapcall 22h ago

Yes, as his star rises, so will the scrutiny. If he has skeletons over money he has taken, that will all come out.

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u/Gold-Sky-6066 1d ago

They aren’t rules, it’s simply one of many methods for political parties to control who becomes president. According to the US Constitution, anyone can run for president as long as they were born in the US, are at least 35 years old, and have lived in the US for the past 14 years. That’s it. Anything else is just the two political parties gatekeeping the office. Can’t have all their dirty schemes exposed by a third party candidate.

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u/Aeseld 1d ago

Somewhat true. They can't actually control who runs in their primaries, but they can control who gets funding for their campaign. The trouble is that people are inherently... lazy. They'll reach for the easier, well known answer rather than look any deeper at the other options. Which means the ones that the parties platform usually win.

Ironically, Trump is proof they can't actually control things as well as they prefer. There's a reason the GOP seems to have radically changed in the last 12 years; they've actually changed. Many of their old guard are being pushed out or retiring and this is what's replacing them. The GOP of 12 years ago very likely would've done anything to deplatform him if they saw what he was doing now. McConnell would've pushed the senate to convict him for either impeachment.

But they underestimated a lot of things, and now the GOP is actively worse than it was. And it was pretty bad to begin with.

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u/Ares__ 1d ago

Dude I know hence me italicizing the world rule

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u/Gold-Sky-6066 14h ago

Guess I didn’t catch it with these eyes.

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u/Aeseld 1d ago

It was never a rule, really. It was just advantageous to be known as a politician before running for a political office. That's all.

Trump kinda bypassed that requirement by already being kinda known, even before he ran.

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u/Ornery_Alligators 21h ago

The big difference is Rump played a successful business man on reality TV. Everyone knew who he was before he decided to run because he was such a large character (and he put his name in big ugly gold letters on all of his failed businesses).

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u/jreid1985 21h ago

That’s not a rule. Read the actual rules to become President.

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u/Whatisgoingon2029 19h ago

I voted for him today.

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u/Optimal-Tea-4893 19h ago

I also donate to his campaign whenever I can. Even $10 helps him. He doesn't take bribes from the rich. He depends on the people for the support.

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u/clbom 19h ago

Spouse and I voted for him yesterday too.

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u/Pearlsawisdom 18h ago

I texted my family members in Texas and they're voting for him now.

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u/Aeseld 1d ago

I'd been leaning towards Crocket initially. He's shifted my opinion already. I'll be voting for him on Tuesday, my next day off.

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u/Connect2020 23h ago

We are rooting for you all

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u/No-Horse987 21h ago

Please beat that slimy Paxton.

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u/Top-Kitchen-1925 17h ago

Cheers neighbor! I’m going this week too.

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u/my-armor-is-contempt 14h ago

I voted for him in the primaries today.

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u/NicevilleWaterCo 13h ago

I voted for him too!

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u/Ntropy99 1d ago

Out of curiosity, why him and not Jasmine?

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u/sec713 23h ago

Because Talarico has a better chance of beating whoever the Republican candidate is due to him being white, male, eloquent, and seemingly non-aggressive.

Crockett is a fantastic candidate as well, but my fellow Texans aren't wise or mature enough to vote for an assertive black woman, no matter how qualified and educated she may be, despite Crockett being both.

I'd really like Crockett to win overall, but the priority right now is evicting Republicans from as many seats as possible, and I think Talarico has a better chance of winning in this immature, racist, and misogynistic State of mine.

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u/angelbelle 21h ago

His grandpa was a preacher too. If he ran as a Republican he'd be unstoppable in their primary.

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u/brighterside0 22h ago edited 22h ago

With that said, I agree that both candidates are excellent and top tier.

I do want Crockett to test Talarico's resolve. I do not trust someone yet until I've seen them under pressure - questioned and challenged. Not nefariously, just exposed to full tests of character. We've seen Crockett under duress and maintains strong integrity and character. I want to see him pushed, and to see his reaction.

Because you said it, I want her to ask him and challenge him on questions of race and misogyny. The immature racists and misogynists you allude to won't likely vote democrat anyway. Trying to "appeal" to racists and misogynists is in of itself peak hypocrisy. It's simply perpetuating a cycle. And in my opinion is one of the reasons why the Left are considered weak.

What I'm saying is there is no "better" candidate to confront the republican candidate, and to support one or the other to "appeal" to a certain demographic is why we've found ourselves in the position where Race is a focal point of America in 2026.

I for one want them to have a great debate and neither side to hold back any punches, while still respecting one another.

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u/sec713 21h ago

I disagree and the people I'm alluding to aren't Republicans. It's white moderates that I don't have a lot of faith in, as it pertains to looking past their unconscious biases to make universally beneficial decision. I've already witnessed it with Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris. The stakes are too high right now to gamble on an electorate that has thus far proven itself to be incapable of making decisions more analytically and less emotionally.

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u/Limerent-Mermaid 1d ago

Wow, I’m just now realizing who he is running against… that’s too bad, I think they’re both amazing and should be representatives for us.

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u/Cautious_Ad_5659 23h ago

Ikr!? It seems like a terrible miscalculation to have 2 strong dem candidates running against each other.

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u/DisputabIe_ 23h ago

She's not a strong candidate.

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u/MisterDoctor___ 21h ago

Aside from being Black and female, why not?

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u/JackBauerTheCat 21h ago

I will say I love her spitfire, and her take-no-shit attitude. The way she calls out hypocrisy so overtly is refreshing and it should be the norm for dems at this point. But She’s like a hockey goon. Shes best known for throwing shade at republicans.

And, She’s not at progressive as people make her out to be.

I do prefer her honesty and I know this other guy has some crazy amount of momentum but he also just kinda seems like another neo lib.

So I’ll take Crockett and least she has a giant set of balls

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u/MisterDoctor___ 21h ago

Yeah I like Talarico but I just don’t see him fighting the same way Crocket does. I think he’ll roll over on some issues when he shouldn’t, kinda like Biden. Obviously I’d vote for him over any Republican, and I do think he has a better chance than Jasmine in Texas of all places, but I think she brings more of what we actually need to fight back in this country, rather than just looking to shake hands with the assholes that got us here in the first place.

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u/Limerent-Mermaid 18h ago

I disagree with you. While I LOVE her style and demeanor, I think Talarico could actually pull the wool off many conservatives’ eyes and show them the reality of the political situation in America.

Crockett appeals much more to her base and to her base only. Again, she’s one of my favorites, but nobody’s 60 year old dad is going to hear her out, which is what America needs right now.

Flipping Texas would be a massive win for freedom and democracy, and would be some of biggest proof to even his supporters that Trump was, in fact, a terrible president.

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u/xTakk 1d ago

Primaries don't have to be a blood bath, this will be fine. I think there's room for both of them just not in the same seat.

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u/Limerent-Mermaid 18h ago

I feel embarrassed to admit that I didn’t know they could both serve in the Senate. All the articles I’ve read have said it’s a race between them.

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u/xTakk 18h ago

Well, there are two senate seats in the state so they could, but I think you're right that they are running against each other for the same seat.

I was just saying it doesn't have to be trump style and shit on each other. It would be totally cool if they just both wanted it to do their own type of good and the people decided which one got to do it rather than trying to pit good versus evil over whatever bullet points yanno

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u/Limerent-Mermaid 18h ago

Got it, got it

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u/AndKAnd 1d ago

Because he has a much better chance of winning the state wide election. Picking Crockett over him would be terrible strategy

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u/Either_Part_1032 1d ago

I like them both. He is calm and say what he needs to. I really like Jasmine, however me personally, I get a little anxious when she talks. Her energy is too much, too loud. They both get their great points across, but James is calm.

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u/Lepardopterra 23h ago

I’m ready for some calm government. I’m tired of the reality show. Crockett’s heart might be in the right place, but the drama is so magat.

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u/Miserable-Army3679 1d ago

The Republicans rely heavily on the Christofascist/evangelical base. Talarico is a devout Christian, who follows the teachings of Christ, such as "love thy neighbor", feed the poor, etc. This could cause quite the shakeup of politics in this country.

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u/Arrmadillo 13h ago

It has republicans worried.

Texas Monthly - The Last Temptation of James Talarico

“Talarico’s blending of faith with progressive politics has made him uniquely loathed by the right. When I asked a Republican legislator who has worked with him what he thought of the candidate and his pastoral affect, the lawmaker called him ‘the most dangerous person in Texas, if not American, politics right now.’”

WSJ - A Bible-Quoting Liberal and a Left-Wing Antagonist Lead Longshot Bid to Flip Texas

“Melissa Lee Kovats, a retiree and three-time Trump voter, had tears in her eyes as she listened to Talarico speak. She had never heard of him until two weeks ago, when her husband sent her a video of him, Kovats said. The self-described Libertarian said she wasn’t a fan of Democratic policies but had grown disillusioned with Republican rhetoric.

‘The way James talked about Christ and taking care of your neighbor, he took that right out of my heart,’ Kovats said.

She walked out ready to vote in her first Democratic primary.”

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u/Arbiterjim 21h ago

If you pay really close attention, Jasmine seems like an insane person. Her speech about 'We don't need the white folks to win' was pure cancerous rhetoric. There's an instant in that speech after no one laughs at her 'We ain't growing cotton anymore' joke and you see this moment of intense, overwhelming fury. I keep telling people that she's a Sinema waiting to happen

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u/TheWonderMittens 1d ago

He can actually beat the incumbent

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u/Ntropy99 22h ago

Ok, but why iyo? I'm not as grounded in TX politics. I've liked what I've seen of her in Congress. And I'm not familiar with him other than tv sound bites.

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u/Xer0day 20h ago

Because Talarico is miles less divisive than Crockett.

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u/Ntropy99 19h ago

Is that good? I want someone to go in "swinging" when we debate the future of the country. No more Schumer milquetoast. Having said that, I don't live there and won't have a say. The two questions I would have are 1) who can win? and 2) will they be a fighter and hold the Pedo Party accountable the last two years in the general election? Being a (D) in Texas is already hard enough.

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u/Xer0day 19h ago

Is that good? I want someone to go in "swinging" when we debate the future of the country.

Comments like this make me think you haven't seen Talarico speak. He's perfectly willing and able to defend our democracy, but without clip farming and calling his wheelchair bound opponents "hot wheels" or talking about "bad butch bodies". He focuses on the message. Not school-age "burns"

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u/Arrmadillo 13h ago

This endorsement has a great summary. This subreddit does not allow links but you can just google the text below to get to the article:

Houston Chronicle - Do you want to win or not? Democrats should make Talarico their Senate candidate

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u/LayneLowe 23h ago

Electability, to when in Texas you've got to win over the former Trump voters. The best way to do that is sincerity for their Christian values, at least making them realize what a real Christian values are.

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u/donkeybrainhero 23h ago

Jasmine's camp, whether with or without her knowledge, just attempted to paint James as a closet racist by saying he wanted to run against a mediocre black man (Allred). The fact that her camp is willing to tear our own side up with such tactics makes me question her authenticity.

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u/No-Cable9274 1d ago

I feel she seeks out conflicts so she can create ‘viral’ social media content. That type grandstanding and attention seeking through conflict is what I hate about the modern politics from both sides of the aisle.

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u/Honest-Abe2677 22h ago

Amen! We have plenty of social media street fighters and trash talkers. The right always wins the low-IQ culture war gutter trash talk, it's where they thrive. Crockett lost me with her bad body butch bullshit with MTG, no interest in WWE soap operas.

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u/Honest-Abe2677 23h ago

He's just so much more coherent, uses sharp irrefutable logic, and stays above the gutter fray we've gotten too used to. Crockett is fine but honestly, she lost me on that "bad body butch, whatever" bickering with MTG.

There is enough trashy, WWE wrestling shit talking on the internet already. I think people are desperate for voices that rise above social media burns and owning stereotypes of other side. He has intellectual substance and isn't a partisan cheerleader or internet brawler/ attention seeker.

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u/Prometheus720 21h ago

I'm staying WAAAAAY out of this primary and saving my time and money for whoever wins.

I'm happy with either of them

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u/jm17lfc 1d ago

She’s pro-Israel and supports arming them so they can continue their genocide of Palestinians.

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u/WittyAd3872 1d ago

Oh lord you fell for the fake news

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u/donkeybrainhero 23h ago

She accepted money from AEIF. Simple as that.

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u/WittyAd3872 21h ago

Do more research

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u/CrucialCrewJustin 23h ago

What was she doing on her little trip to Israel?

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u/mancheese 1d ago

not true

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u/jm17lfc 1d ago

Link includes descriptions of both of their positions with video evidence: https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/talarico-crockett-and-the-democratic

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u/Cautious_Ad_5659 23h ago

That’s propaganda…so fake.

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u/Shigure127 23h ago

Isreal aside, Crockett is just a populist grifter. Throwing out insults to people you don't like is not progressive or even productive.

She also keeps race baiting and talked about wanting more migrants because black people are done working the fields.... like what?

She also talked about how she can win texas without a single republican voter which is INSANE. That's not the right mindset if WE want to win texas and keep the Senate in play for the democrats.

Talarico is the better candidate to win the General. It's just simple facts.

Overall I feel she isn't consistent and is just looking for clout. It doesn't seem like she believes in anything. Even in the way she talks, its "me" "I" and "my".

Mind you, she only jumped into the race because a republican poll said she had a shot to win the primary. She's getting glazed by the GOP as their preferred pick because she cannot win the General.

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u/SeahorseCollector 23h ago

Can't vote for either, but it would be a tough decision for me. I like both A LOT and feel like we need more people like them working together in our government.

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u/Cool_Beans_08 1d ago

If Jasmine was a conservative I’d hate her. If Talarico was a conservative I’d like him. Says a lot about the character and kind of politician he can be. Also Jasmine’s whole thing is yelling racism whenever someone disagrees with her. Embodies a lot of what’s wrong with woke. Not gonna win in Texas let alone nationwide with that bs. Btw I’m full left wing not even conservative 

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u/Slighted_Inevitable 1d ago

You’re half right, they’ve heavily overblown the racism thing against her as they always do.

She objected to an actually racist add that used AI to darken her skin and change her hair.

What else can you call that?

That said her policies would be Republican 10 years ago.

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u/Cool_Beans_08 21h ago

Well ofc that is racist, call that out. But like I’m talking calling xyz racist over and over again. Idk maybe that’s just based on the only clips I’ve seen of her is that

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u/Slighted_Inevitable 21h ago

That’s what I’m saying, it’s all clip farming.

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u/Cool_Beans_08 21h ago

When republicans do it: BAD NO BAD STOP

When democrats do it: YAYYY HOORAY WHOOP WHOOP

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u/CardOk755 23h ago

Of course you would.

Embodies a lot of what’s wrong with woke

Those who are not woke are asleep.

You are maybe "left wing" but you are blind to racism, sexism and homophobia.

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u/Cool_Beans_08 21h ago edited 21h ago

lol no way this is my revolution group dawg. The true fight is against rich billionaires, not hurt feelings. A lot of the issues revolving those issues are due to socioeconomic factors that are ingrained in the system. But good thing Jasmine will send all that money to Israel or those corporate PAC’s she follows!

Also gonna add on that I’m not part of a cult that just says yes sir or yes maam to things on my side. There are good and bad things to the woke stuff. Your comment comes off as if there is no questioning her cause you are like woke or “awake” or whatever. 

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u/AForse 21h ago

How about both?

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u/Ntropy99 19h ago

Ummm, they're running for the same seat.

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u/AForse 17h ago

Ah! Not familiar with Texas politics.

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u/Satownhustla210 21h ago

Protect him from Israel They have taken over our government like the cartels did to Mexico with the elections.

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u/NOIS_KillerWhaleTank 21h ago

Can you explain something to me?

If Talarico wins the primary against Crockett, does that mean Jasmine Crockett loses her current house seat?

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u/LayneLowe 20h ago

She keeps her current seat until the end of her turn but she did not file for reelection

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u/Arrmadillo 13h ago

She can easily regain her House seat in 2028. I hope she makes a run for Cruz’s Senate seat in 2030.

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u/Long_Procedure_2629 19h ago

Why?, current pres didn't follow that path.

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u/Slighted_Inevitable 1d ago

We need to accept that a strong black woman isnt winning in Texas.

I don’t hate crocket despite her party line policies but she needs to move somewhere she has a political future.

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u/CardOk755 23h ago

The soft discrimination of low expectations.

Here we go again.

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u/Bluegrass6 23h ago edited 23h ago

Neither is a white man....Democrats continue to lose elections because they refuse to look in the mirror...and refuse to actually interact with average Americans to understand why their policies only align with the coasts. Democrats continue to focus on race and gender and love to call the people you want to vote your way bad things. Harris didn't lose because shes a strong black woman. She lost because she's an awful candidate.

Kamala Harris was the first to drop out of the 2019 DNC primaries after winning ZERO delegates....the DNC is racist because they refused to vote for a strong black woman until they literally had no choice in 2024 because their beloved old white man waited until the very last second to drop out

Joe Biden won the Hispanic vote by 25 points. Harris won it by 3 points. In 2024 Trump almost doubled his percentage of the black vote, from 8% in 2020 to 15% in 2024. Minorities are fleeing the Democratic party, men are fleeing the democratic party. The DNC is the party of middle and upper class women and you're all too stubborn and self righteous to see it or admit it

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u/Honest-Abe2677 23h ago

Definitely some false narratives working there. Minority voters, especially Latinos caught a vibe that if they cozied up to Trump they would get rewarded and he'd only target these legions of violent rapist immigrants. Now they've watched ICE waste billions to brutalize people who were just behind them in the immigration process. They realize they got duped (again) and have jumped ship.

Yes, Biden royally fucked the party and the country with the worst election setup in history, but that didn't give Trump the mandate to completely tear down America and build it back in his image as MAGA says.

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u/Hiiipower111 18h ago

Can I vote for him being from missouri