Will Hurd throws in the towel

[Gil Bang 25898]

won't seek reelection

[bolverk 29405]

 

[bad_teammate 13132]

[Horn Dog 9674]

[Voldemort86 2259]

This is a very good development for the democrats. He was one of the few republicans who could hold onto that district. He had some kind of a Jedi mind trick going with those people out there. It should be a blue district every single time.

[SimonBolivar 10932]

I was wondering why he asked Mueller a good question instead of posturing.

[F250 28691]

1 hour ago, Voldemort86 said:

This is a very good development for the democrats. He was one of the few republicans who could hold onto that district. He had some kind of a Jedi mind trick going with those people out there. It should be a blue district every single time.

He did a pretty good job of walking the fine line of representing his oddly shaped district. Plus having the heavily populated northern wealthy suburbs of San Antonio helped out a lot.

[Voldemort86 2259]

27 minutes ago, F250 said:

He did a pretty good job of walking the fine line of representing his oddly shaped district. Plus having the heavily populated northern wealthy suburbs of San Antonio helped out a lot.

Is that part of San Antonio predominantly white?

[conVINCEd 21468]

I pay very little attention to house races outside of my district.  Is he being primaried?

[fattyflattie 4636]

6 minutes ago, Voldemort86 said:

Is that part of San Antonio predominantly white?

North and northwestern part of SA, yes. 

[F250 28691]

5 minutes ago, Voldemort86 said:

Is that part of San Antonio predominantly white?

It isn't Austin white but compared to the rest of the city, yes it is.

[F250 28691]

6 minutes ago, conVINCEd said:

I pay very little attention to house races outside of my district.  Is he being primaried?

No, he just bailed. As previously mentioned, he was probably the only Republican capable of winning the district. The GOP wouldn't primary him. A MAGA type will not succeed in holding the district for the GOP.

 

[WhatTheBuck 28713]

Beto is going to have some free time soon. Maybe they can go on another road trip. 

[tx 3 putt 76403]

He was going to be in one hell of a dog fight for his seat and probably wasn’t winning this district again. Won in 2018 by 1000ish votes. 

Looks like a very Hispanic district to me, district demo :

Ethnicity	24.92% White 3.85% Black 1.6% Asian 68.34% Hispanic 1.29% Native American

Edited August 2, 2019 by tx 3 putt

[F250 28691]

3 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

He was going to be in one hell of a dog fight for his seat and probably wasn’t winning this district again. Won in 2018 by 1000ish votes. 

Y’all keep talking out your asses, district demo :

Ethnicity	24.92% White 3.85% Black 1.6% Asian 68.34% Hispanic 1.29% Native American

It's always been a dominantly Hispanic district the challenge has always been low voter turnout for Hispanics. The suburban vote is what has carried him despite the biggest portion of his district sitting on the border.

 

[Doc Sam Beckett 5784]

9 minutes ago, F250 said:

It's always been a dominantly Hispanic district the challenge has always been low voter turnout for Hispanics. The suburban vote is what has carried him despite the biggest portion of his district sitting on the border.

 

Well Ted Lieu introduced me to Gina Ortiz today, and I gotta say, wood vote. 

[Voldemort86 2259]

42 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

He was going to be in one hell of a dog fight for his seat and probably wasn’t winning this district again. Won in 2018 by 1000ish votes. 

Looks like a very Hispanic district to me, district demo :

Ethnicity	24.92% White 3.85% Black 1.6% Asian 68.34% Hispanic 1.29% Native American

Those demographics are precisely what makes Hurds taming of that district remarkable. 

Repubs will probably run a MAGA type here and lose. They can’t find someone who will do better than Hurd.

[tantric superman 4667]

Damn.  Hurd was the only Republican I liked.

SA Marshall Rah rah rah!

[yoladu 4067]

He represented Texas better than any of his fellow GOP Texas House Reps.

[Brisketexan 104628]

17 minutes ago, yoladu said:

He represented Texas better than any of his fellow GOP Texas House Reps.

Damning with faint praise, but yeah.

[F250 28691]

33 minutes ago, tantric superman said:

Damn.  Hurd was the only Republican I liked.

SA Marshall Rah rah rah!

#54 looks like he is in his 30's.

 

[Asithappens 974]

That don't confront me, but fuck Will Heard if the modern-day definition of "honorable" is simply resigning/not running for re-election.

We need more spine from our leaders.

[tantric superman 4667]

13 minutes ago, F250 said:

#54 looks like he is in his 30's.

Probably grew up in East Helotes. 

When it was rough.  Before they built the HEB. 

[tantric superman 4667]

Just now, Asithappens said:

That don't confront me, but fuck Will Heard if the modern-day definition of "honorable" is simply resigning/not running for re-election.

I'm holding out hope that he is going to run against Trump for the Republican nomination.

[Asithappens 974]

5 minutes ago, tantric superman said:

I'm holding out hope that he is going to run against Trump for the Republican nomination.

Yeah, but what will that accomplish?

He stands no chance of winning. I guess if he wants to engage some kind of moral campaign, then that may help. 

Too many so-called "honorable" people have let Trump slide. Especially evangelical christians. Fuck them. They are nothing more than modern-day Pharisees. Political christians, not religions christians. No wonder younger people think christianity is a crock of shit. They're right. It is.

[FondrenRoad 4378]

9 minutes ago, Asithappens said:

That don't confront me, but fuck Will Heard if the modern-day definition of "honorable" is simply resigning/not running for re-election.

We need more spine from our leaders.

Yep.  Honorable would be growing a nutsack and pushing back against Trump's stranglehold on the GOP.  I like that he's abandoning his post to a likely Dem, but it isn't the honorable move.

[F250 28691]

7 minutes ago, tantric superman said:

I'm holding out hope that he is going to run against Trump for the Republican nomination.

According to the rules of aggy, wouldn't they have to throw their support behind Hurd in a situation like this? Shit, heads might explode all over College Station if this were to happen.

[Asithappens 974]

3 minutes ago, F250 said:

According to the rules of aggy, wouldn't they have to throw their support behind Hurd in a situation like this? Shit, heads might explode all over College Station if this were to happen.

Shit, heads might explode.

And, shitheads might explode.

We can only hope.

 

[FondrenRoad 4378]

4 minutes ago, Asithappens said:

Shit, heads might explode.

And, shitheads might explode.

We can only hope.

 

Nice haiku.

[Asithappens 974]

4 minutes ago, FondrenRoad said:

Nice haiku.

Funny.

I have to change the "And, ..." to "Also,..."

But, fuck Trump. Fuck those who support him. And fuck aggy.

[atomheartbevo 89449]

28 minutes ago, tantric superman said:

I'm holding out hope that he is going to run against Trump for the Republican nomination.

If the GOP in Texas were smart enough to be looking 3 elections down the road, they would be trying to find Hurd a state office to run for next year, even if it means going after an incumbent R, because when those state spots start flipping, they aren't going to come back to the Rs.

Edited August 2, 2019 by atomheartbevo

[Asithappens 974]

5 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

If the GOP in Texas were smart enough to be looking 3 elections down the road, they would be trying to find Hurd a state office to run for next year, even if it means going after an incumbent R, because when those state spots start flipping, they aren't going to come back to the Rs.

Molly and Ann are enjoying their drink of choice somewhere.

Have one for me, girls.

[Bateshorn 9905]

27 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

If the GOP in Texas were smart enough to be looking 3 elections down the road, they would be trying to find Hurd a state office to run for next year, even if it means going after an incumbent R, because when those state spots start flipping, they aren't going to come back to the Rs.

I can't remember who it was from the Hispanic Caucus who had an exchange with the GOP in the House during the the 2010 map redraw, but the Hispanic delegation was furious they only got 1 of the 4 seats that Texas was awarded after the Census, instead of 2, which had been the gentleman's agreement ahead of time.  Essentially, Blake Farenthold upsetting Solomon Ortiz encouraged Joe Barton to ask for 3 GOP seats instead of 2 for the GOP and 2 for the border. The gist of the conversation was basically:

Latino rep: "You may have won today, but we won't forget this, and someday, when we run this state, we are going to repay you in kind and brutalize you in redistricting."

GOP: Lol. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ .

While it's not going to happen in 2020, that day is hurtling towards the GOP much, much faster than I think Perry and Abbott thought in 2011. And ironically, it's coming on the back of the Suburbs they felt so confident about 8 years ago.

They actually got all four seats, because Hurd has been able to hold on to his district, even though it was seen as the 1 Latino Seat.

Edited August 2, 2019 by Bateshorn

[Ghost of LL 15492]

11 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

If the GOP in Texas were smart enough to be looking 3 elections down the road, they would be trying to find Hurd a state office to run for next year, even if it means going after an incumbent R, because when those state spots start flipping, they aren't going to come back to the Rs.

That would not surprise me in the least.

Look--life as a member of the minority party in the House sucks.  There's absolutely no way to influence shit.  It's just a miserable, soul-draining experience.

Much better just to use the next two years to come back to Texas, survey the landscape, and beginning a campaign for lt. governor.

[FondrenRoad 4378]

17 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

If the GOP in Texas were smart enough to be looking 3 elections down the road, they would be trying to find Hurd a state office to run for next year, even if it means going after an incumbent R, because when those state spots start flipping, they aren't going to come back to the Rs.

The Texas GOP is moving more toward the Trump Tea Party Gohmert direction and away from the Hurd direction.  The Texas GOP will be barely sustainable at some point.  Although, I could be wrong.  Nunes still has a job in California.

W's GOP had started to pull in Hispanic voters.  That has been entirely flushed away by the current GOP.

Edited August 2, 2019 by FondrenRoad

[cactusflinthead 27594]

18 hours ago, bolverk said:

 

 

[Voldemort86 2259]

3 hours ago, FondrenRoad said:

The Texas GOP is moving more toward the Trump Tea Party Gohmert direction and away from the Hurd direction.  The Texas GOP will be barely sustainable at some point.  Although, I could be wrong.  Nunes still has a job in California.

W's GOP had started to pull in Hispanic voters.  That has been entirely flushed away by the current GOP.

I can’t believe people liked W’s GOP.

 

all they did was fuck up major decisions, tank the economy, raise gas prices, and start wars while putting them on a credit card because they just massively cut taxes. 

 

W was the worst president since Hoover.

[Biff Tannen 45499]

3 hours ago, FondrenRoad said:

That has been entirely flushed away by the current GOP.

Not entirely.  I mentioned a while back I found out a hispanic female friend of mine is a trumpkin because she "agrees with his immigration policy".  I don't talk to her much anymore.

[WhatTheBuck 28713]

4 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

Not entirely.  I mentioned a while back I found out a hispanic female friend of mine is a trumpkin because she "agrees with his immigration policy".  I don't talk to her much anymore.

Give her name and address to ICE. 

[Asithappens 974]

13 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

Not entirely.  I mentioned a while back I found out a hispanic female friend of mine is a trumpkin because she "agrees with his immigration policy".  I don't talk to her much anymore.

Ignorance and idiocy know neither racial nor ethnic boundaries.

[Voldemort86 2259]

19 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

Not entirely.  I mentioned a while back I found out a hispanic female friend of mine is a trumpkin because she "agrees with his immigration policy".  I don't talk to her much anymore.

There are lots of stupid people in America who vote against their own self interest.

 

my neighbor was one of the first people to put up a “ nobama” yard sign in 2012. He wanted mitt Romney to win, the same guy who was promising massive cuts to things like disability. Yeah...... my neighbor has a vision disability. Good luck with that pal.

[F250 28691]

2 hours ago, Voldemort86 said:

I can’t believe people liked W’s GOP.

 

all they did was fuck up major decisions, tank the economy, raise gas prices, and start wars while putting them on a credit card because they just massively cut taxes. 

 

W was the worst president since Hoover.

Yeah that was an awful administration but to FondrenRoad's point there was a period of time within the Texas GOP (Gov. Bush era) when the Hispanic vote was actively pursued. Of course Post 9/11 shit went down hill.

[Pescado_Rojo 19331]

W was actually a pretty good governor...and an awful President. 

[RPM 26230]

4 hours ago, cactusflinthead said:

 

[Helobious 9481]

23 hours ago, fattyflattie said:

North and northwestern part of SA, yes. 

There’s a plurality of whites, but they aren’t the majority. 

I stand corrected, they’re the minority. Fun fact, loosely relating to Hurd’s district: SA Reagan & SA Johnson are both only about 40% white nowadays, which still makes them the whitest public high schools in San Antonio. Not counting Alamo Heights since it’s not really in SA. 

Edited August 3, 2019 by Helobious

[fattyflattie 4636]

Yeah I didn’t know if it was “majority” white.  But it is the “whiter” side of town, I believe. It’s been 10 years since I lived in SA, but it was then anyhow. 

[fattyflattie 4636]

11 hours ago, tantric superman said:

Probably grew up in East Helotes. 

When it was rough.  Before they built the HEB

Back when you could smoke in El Chaparral.  And the entire place was 825 ft^2. 

[Voldemort86 2259]

1 hour ago, fattyflattie said:

Yeah I didn’t know if it was “majority” white.  But it is the “whiter” side of town, I believe. It’s been 10 years since I lived in SA, but it was then anyhow. 

I can’t imagine what that feels like. 

 

I grew up in a dfw suburb that was probably 95% white. I can’t imagine what it would feel like to be a minority.

[Helobious 9481]

1 hour ago, Voldemort86 said:

I can’t imagine what that feels like. 

 

I grew up in a dfw suburb that was probably 95% white. I can’t imagine what it would feel like to be a minority.

I don’t know either. I’ve always lived in places that were mostly hispanic. I didn’t learn I was considered a “minority” until high school. I still think it’s a stupid term. 

Also, today I learned that Will Hurd is part black. I always assumed he was mixed white & hispanic since he was from SA.

[zzzz 39]

The GOP is so desperate to hang onto power they've become pro-Russia, pro-racists, pro-whatever it takes. The good people are leaving their stinking ship.