Texas Governor's Race 2022

[Hmbre97 6306]

9 minutes ago, CTC2 said:

I hope he and Dowd go really negative.  There is ground to be made there if they talk more about how Texas is near the bottom of a lot of important metrics, ERCOT and less about guns and voting rights.  While most of Texas may be pro life, even the staunchest R's don't like the idea of citizens getting bounties for turning people in.  It's a fools errand, but I would enjoy seeing them punch those guys in the face.

[Fudge Nuggets 19190]

17 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

He absolutely needs to do this.  Texas needs him to protect our MAGA values, and not be a coward and walk away.  RUN, DON, RUN!

It's like you boneheads don't remember the primaries leading up to the 2016 presidential election.

[Bama Chick 28596]

I hope he and Dowd go really negative.  There is ground to be made there if they talk more about how Texas is near the bottom of a lot of important metrics, ERCOT and less about guns and voting rights.  While most of Texas may be pro life, even the staunchest R's don't like the idea of citizens getting bounties for turning people in.  It's a fools errand, but I would enjoy seeing them punch those guys in the face.

I don’t know anything about Dowd but if you’ve been following Beto, he’s a LOT more salty and has been absolutely relentless and savage in calling out Abbott.

I predict we’ll see a lot more Spicy Beto.

[Snake Diggity 4621]

21 hours ago, bluto said:

Got it 53-47 abbott… assuming huffines doesn’t torpedo.

Beto has no chance at >45% of the vote unless a 3rd candidate outflanks Abbott to the right.

[atomheartbevo 89648]

2 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said:

Beto has no chance at >45% of the vote unless a 3rd candidate outflanks Abbott to the right.

I know just the man who is not afraid to protect Texas.

 

[Fudge Nuggets 19190]

6 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said:

Beto has no chance at >45% of the vote unless a 3rd candidate outflanks Abbott to the right.

Third party fascist does fuck all to increase Beto's percentage.  The hope is said fascist draws enough away from Hot Wheels that Beto's 40% is enough to get the W.

Won't happen, but that's the hope.

[David Dennison 18854]

9 hours ago, fattyflattie said:

Fuck. I can’t fucking stand Huffines and think he’s a detriment to society, but not voting for Beto.  I think he’s got a helluva lot better chance than he’s getting credit for here. 

He's going to lose badly. 

[Biff Tannen 45673]

12 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Third party fascist does fuck all to increase Beto's percentage.  The hope is said fascist draws enough away from Hot Wheels that Beto's 40% is enough to get the W.

Won't happen, but that's the hope.

Yes, I believe that is the preferred play.  Split the Rs.

[David Dennison 18854]

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Edited November 16, 2021 by David Dennison
I need to read better.

[South Austin 52463]

9 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

Trump isn't on the ticket (bad for Abbott)

Yes, but conceptually Biden is on the ticket. 

This next election in Texas will be just as much a backlash against Joe Biden and his tyrannical federal government that makes us get vaccines and allows brown-skinned criminals to freely cross our borders to rape our Texas women and steal our jobs.  And there's no Trump to galvanize the Democrats, along with the moderate Republicans who hated that fucker and voted D in 2020.  The Republican candidate -- whether Abbott or Huffines -- will coast to victory by at least 12 points. 

Sorry for ruining your Black Panther party. 

[Biff Tannen 45673]

2 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Yes, but conceptually Biden is on the ticket. 

This next election in Texas will be just as much a backlash against Joe Biden and his tyrannical federal government that makes us get vaccines and allows brown-skinned criminals to freely cross our borders to rape our Texas women and steal our jobs.  And there's no Trump to galvanize the Democrats, along with the moderate Republicans who hated that fucker and voted D in 2020.  The Republican candidate -- whether Abbott or Huffines -- will coast to victory by at least 12 points. 

Sorry for ruining your Black Panther party. 

This is our concern dude.  Trump exists in their minds and that is all that matters.  Even after he's dead (which many won't believe), they will be voting to honor the orange godking and smite the heathen Ds.  We are fucking broken.

[The Royal We 3072]

54 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

I know just the man who is not afraid to protect Texas.

 

Uhhhhhh, didn't CBP "protect Texas" here, by, you know, catching/seizing these narcotics?  wtf is this 'lil gremplin on about?

[Guest Lobo]

So did Abbott ask for permission from the federally run CBP to seize the narcotics or did Biden's CBP fail Abbott on this operation?  I am so confused Don.  I feel like how you must feel after being wiped down with a fine shammy.  

[elfenix 34230]

47 minutes ago, The Royal We said:

Uhhhhhh, didn't CBP "protect Texas" here, by, you know, catching/seizing these narcotics?  wtf is this 'lil gremplin on about?

[The Royal We 3072]

12 minutes ago, Lobo said:

So did Abbott ask for permission from the federally run CBP to seize the narcotics or did Biden's CBP fail Abbott on this operation?  I am so confused Don.  I feel like how you must feel after being wiped down with a fine shammy.  

Right.  Explain it to me like I'm 4, use crayons if necessary.  What exactly happened here and what exactly would you have done differently in this situation where the federally run CBP seized a metric fuckton of narcotics at the border?

[Chad Fuck 17670]

3 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

I know just the man who is not afraid to protect Texas.

 

Says Feds can't protect border.  Uses as "evidence" notice of Feds protecting border. 

Edited November 16, 2021 by Chad Fuck
Looks like I was beaten to the punch. Oh well. Carry on.

[Chad Fuck 17670]

1 hour ago, The Royal We said:

Right.  Explain it to me like I'm 4, use crayons if necessary.  What exactly happened here and what exactly would you have done differently in this situation where the federally run CBP seized a metric fuckton of narcotics at the border?

He'd have had the DPS and the Texas BY GOD National Militia take care of it.  

[Beau Vine 54211]

 

[Brisketexan 105095]

3 hours ago, South Austin said:

Yes, but conceptually Biden is on the ticket. 

This next election in Texas will be just as much a backlash against Joe Biden and his tyrannical federal government that makes us get vaccines and allows brown-skinned criminals to freely cross our borders to rape our Texas women and steal our jobs.  And there's no Trump to galvanize the Democrats, along with the moderate Republicans who hated that fucker and voted D in 2020.  The Republican candidate -- whether Abbott or Huffines -- will coast to victory by at least 12 points. 

Sorry for ruining your Black Panther party. 

South Austin ain't wrong.

The GQP is consistent and relentless in their messaging.  Sure, it's stupid messaging.  But it's perfect for stupid voters.  It works.  The things we have to worry about aren't the things that actually affect all of our lives (an epic fail of an electric grid system, which WILL fail again, shitty education, crumbling infrastructure, and the like).  Nope, it's tattooed MS-13 types coming to kill us in our suburban home in Plano and shit.  It works.  Because dog whistles are the best whistles.

[Guest Lobo]

2 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

 

I won't fault him for trying to do something, but looking at this list...it's got a massive, glaring omission.  

People that produce concerts and festivals.  

[burntorangebongos 10710]

Huffines is dragging Abbott to the right extreme. Even if the asshole loses badly, he is making Hot Wheels into a loon. Fuck that guy and fuck Abbott.

[Satchel 6938]

On 11/15/2021 at 10:32 AM, Brisketexan said:

Paxton isn't going anywhere.  The Chair of the UT board of regents is out fundraising for him, quite successfully.  Paxton will be re-elected, and UT leadership will help make it so.

Enjoy that lovely tidbit.

Texas is becoming SEC in more ways than one.

[atomheartbevo 89648]

5 hours ago, South Austin said:

Yes, but conceptually Biden is on the ticket. 

This next election in Texas will be just as much a backlash against Joe Biden and his tyrannical federal government that makes us get vaccines and allows brown-skinned criminals to freely cross our borders to rape our Texas women and steal our jobs.  And there's no Trump to galvanize the Democrats, along with the moderate Republicans who hated that fucker and voted D in 2020.  The Republican candidate -- whether Abbott or Huffines -- will coast to victory by at least 12 points. 

2 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

South Austin ain't wrong.

The GQP is consistent and relentless in their messaging.  Sure, it's stupid messaging.  But it's perfect for stupid voters.  It works.  The things we have to worry about aren't the things that actually affect all of our lives (an epic fail of an electric grid system, which WILL fail again, shitty education, crumbling infrastructure, and the like).  Nope, it's tattooed MS-13 types coming to kill us in our suburban home in Plano and shit.  It works.  Because dog whistles are the best whistles.

Y'all are fixated on Trumpkins in Texas.  Dems will never pull them over to their side and it's foolish to even consider the possibility.  There's not even a guarantee they will show up in '22 without Trump on the ballot - a shit-ton of them were dissatisfied/disaffected when it came to politics, and a deep dive into their voting histories proved that, and Trump hasn't exactly been criss-crossing Texas and railing on twitter to rile them up.

There are plenty of Texans who are not full-on Trumpanzee (which Ted Cruz found out about in 2018), and they are not concerned about MS-13 or getting their lawn mowing jobs stolen by Ecuadorians.  Younger parents in particular are pissed about what happened last February.  They are pissed that the Republicans were fucking around with COVID.

Trump beat Hillary by 9 points, and only beat Biden by 5.5 points.  

With Trump campaigning for him, Cruz only won by 2.6 points over Beto "I'M GONNA TAKE YOUR GUNS" O'Rourke.

 

[atomheartbevo 89648]

You're also ignoring something else:  Abbott is veering hard-fucking-right, knowing that it's pissing off plenty of moderates and independents.

It's easy to say that it's simply about 2024 and trying to win Daddy Trump's approval, but I also think Abbott is scared shitless of either Trumpkins staying home, or worse, Huffines making a play in the general.

Huffines doesn't make a play for the general election if he's in the low single-digits, but if he comes out of the primary with 20% or 30%, there's a chance he buys into what he's selling about Abbott being the anti-Republican and runs in the general.  He knows plenty of Democrats might just crossover in the (R) primary and fuck with Abbott as well, which is going to bother him - Huffines is a True Believer.

I've been told his media presence is ramping up in the next month or two, so we'll probably see Abbott try to out-Trump himself.

Whatever your view, it's undeniable that something has crawled up Abbott's ass and he's scared of something.

[Brisketexan 105095]

7 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

Y'all are fixated on Trumpkins in Texas.  Dems will never pull them over to their side and it's foolish to even consider the possibility.  There's not even a guarantee they will show up in '22 without Trump on the ballot - a shit-ton of them were dissatisfied/disaffected when it came to politics, and a deep dive into their voting histories proved that, and Trump hasn't exactly been criss-crossing Texas and railing on twitter to rile them up.

There are plenty of Texans who are not full-on Trumpanzee (which Ted Cruz found out about in 2018), and they are not concerned about MS-13 or getting their lawn mowing jobs stolen by Ecuadorians.  Younger parents in particular are pissed about what happened last February.  They are pissed that the Republicans were fucking around with COVID.

Trump beat Hillary by 9 points, and only beat Biden by 5.5 points.  

With Trump campaigning for him, Cruz only won by 2.6 points over Beto "I'M GONNA TAKE YOUR GUNS" O'Rourke.

 

Man.....you keep thinking that the worm is turning in Texas.  Nope.  The GQP says enough for everyone - they appeal to the nutbar base, but they also say broad platitudes that let the less engaged traditional Repub voters stay in the fold.

Texas remains a 5-8 point GQP state.  If Abbott wins by a margin less than 54-46, I'd consider that a big step forward for Texas dems.  

You can Charlie Brown and the football wish this shit as long as you like, but Lucy ain't going anywhere any time soon.

[Foosters 17850]

3 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

 

My guess is just more undercover officers arresting people for weed. That, or nothing at all.

[LCHorn 2616]

1 hour ago, atomheartbevo said:

You're also ignoring something else:  Abbott is veering hard-fucking-right, knowing that it's pissing off plenty of moderates and independents.

It's easy to say that it's simply about 2024 and trying to win Daddy Trump's approval, but I also think Abbott is scared shitless of either Trumpkins staying home, or worse, Huffines making a play in the general.

Huffines doesn't make a play for the general election if he's in the low single-digits, but if he comes out of the primary with 20% or 30%, there's a chance he buys into what he's selling about Abbott being the anti-Republican and runs in the general.  He knows plenty of Democrats might just crossover in the (R) primary and fuck with Abbott as well, which is going to bother him - Huffines is a True Believer.

I've been told his media presence is ramping up in the next month or two, so we'll probably see Abbott try to out-Trump himself.

Whatever your view, it's undeniable that something has crawled up Abbott's ass and he's scared of something.

I think you’re way exaggerating how much the moderate/independent skewed Texans care about the past performance of the governor.  All that will matter next November is R or D and the electorate is FAR more animated over cultural issues.    
 

That said, if I were Beto I’d hit safety and education hard and pray for Huffhines to crack the GOP support in a more durable way.  

[South Austin 52463]

1 hour ago, atomheartbevo said:

Y'all are fixated on Trumpkins in Texas.  Dems will never pull them over to their side and it's foolish to even consider the possibility.  There's not even a guarantee they will show up in '22 without Trump on the ballot - a shit-ton of them were dissatisfied/disaffected when it came to politics, and a deep dive into their voting histories proved that, and Trump hasn't exactly been criss-crossing Texas and railing on twitter to rile them up.

There are plenty of Texans who are not full-on Trumpanzee (which Ted Cruz found out about in 2018), and they are not concerned about MS-13 or getting their lawn mowing jobs stolen by Ecuadorians.  Younger parents in particular are pissed about what happened last February.  They are pissed that the Republicans were fucking around with COVID.

Trump beat Hillary by 9 points, and only beat Biden by 5.5 points.  

With Trump campaigning for him, Cruz only won by 2.6 points over Beto "I'M GONNA TAKE YOUR GUNS" O'Rourke.

 

Okay, have fun at Beto's election night party.

[Satchel 6938]

7 hours ago, David Dennison said:

He's going to lose badly. 

Depends. Not if he spends a disproportionate amount of his time in the Valley.

[South Austin 52463]

2 minutes ago, Satchel said:

Depends. Not if he spends a disproportionate amount of his time in the Valley.

Do you remember how Trump fared in the Valley?  I'm not saying there will be as many Abbott or Huffines supporters down there, but the Valley is not as dyed in blue as people think.

Texas Tribune: Voters in the historically Democratic stronghold of South Texas are left wondering whether this was simply a strange election during an unusual year or a sign of a profound political realignment in the region.

[Satchel 6938]

1 minute ago, South Austin said:

Do you remember how Trump fared in the Valley?  I'm not saying there will be as many Abbott or Huffines supporters down there, but the Valley is not as dyed in blue as people think.

Texas Tribune: Voters in the historically Democratic stronghold of South Texas are left wondering whether this was simply a strange election during an unusual year or a sign of a profound political realignment in the region.

That’s why he needs to spend a disproportionate amount of his time in the Valley.

[Mrs Whiggins 13050]

8 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

I know just the man who is not afraid to protect Texas.

 

In addition to his glossing over the agency responsible for seizing the contraband, Huffines saying he's going to protect the border with Mexico should make one pause given the recent arrest of the Texas National Guard member and some of the problems the military (at the federal and state levels) has with radicalization.

So, does Don Huffines plan on simply taking over the business as a transnational criminal organization run by the state or is he thinking of shooting on sight like the fellow they just arrested in the Austin synagogue fire wanted to do? Or is he going to work out an extortion scheme?

[atomheartbevo 89648]

So pretending that he can deploy 20,000 Texas National Guard troops to secure a 1,200 mile border.

 

[atomheartbevo 89648]

YOU GO DONNIE BOY! THEY ARE USING CRT TO KEEP WHITES AND ASIANS FROM GETTING HORSE PASTE AND MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES!

 

[atomheartbevo 89648]

[Bama Chick 28596]

Okay, have fun at Beto's election night party.

If he pulls it off I may catch a flight out there for the celebration.

Anyone got a spare bedroom lol?

[Guest Lobo]

Wait, so now CRT isn't being used to shame white students but rather to inhibit Asians in Texas from receiving monoclonal antibodies?

And I can only assume, Mr. Huffines, that these monoclonal antibody treatments can only be effectively administered at the Texas-Mexico border by a robust force posture, lest the illegals continue to exploit CRT in schools and choke off the supply of said monoclonal antibody treatments.  Of course, I'm just typing random and bizarre shit but am 85% sure you'll be making some similar claim before Christmas.  

I'd ask you "What color is the sky in your world?"...but you're a demonic troll and live underground and I can't fault you for not knowing.  

[David Dennison 18854]

2 hours ago, Satchel said:

Depends. Not if he spends a disproportionate amount of his time in the Valley.

I still think he's going to lose badly.

I'll vote for him, though.

[Brisketexan 105095]

I still think he's going to lose badly.
I'll vote for him, though.

This. When y’all grasp that the literal Jesus Christ could return to earth and run for Texas office as a Dem….he would lose by 6-8 points, after being lambasted as a commie socialist heretic.

[Goofyboy 3278]

When our power grid fails again this winter, that might have some effect on the outcome. Right?

[Brisketexan 105095]

When our power grid fails again this winter, that might have some effect on the outcome. Right?

Yeah….no. Greg Abbott literally doesn’t care if Texans die, and he doesn’t have to.

[tantric superman 4667]

I want Beto to run so Collier has a shot at LGov.

[Bullneck 19078]

You don't need to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows

[atomheartbevo 89648]

4 minutes ago, Bullneck said:

You don't need to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows

That photo should scare the shit out of Abbott.

[atomheartbevo 89648]

https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/meet-deirdre-gilbert-the-other-democrat-running-for-texas-governor/

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Deirdre Gilbert, who lives in Fort Bend County, launched her own campaign this summer for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, an announcement met with far less fanfare than O’Rourke’s. The Houston native has never held elected office nor possesses the statewide name recognition or fundraising firepower that the former El Paso congressman has upon entering the race. However, she’d like to defy what some might see as a long-shot bid to become the first Black woman to serve as governor of Texas — or any other state in the U.S.

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When asked further about the COVID-19 vaccine, Gilbert would not share if she’s vaccinated, saying that information is too private to divulge. She also said it’s “a question that I don’t like to answer.” 

“Right now, I think asking people that [question] really starts something between two people. You know, it’s a fight, and I’ve seen it where somebody might say they do or somebody may say they don’t, and that’s a dangerous situation to put somebody in,” Gilbert said. 

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“Either I’m going to be attacked because I didn’t say something, or I’m going to be attacked because I did say something,” she added. “What we have to understand, as the governor of the state of Texas, that I work for all people, not just people that have been, what, vaccinated or not vaccinated, but as a governor, we should be trying to figure out how to treat and help both sides of the fence, not just one.”

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Before announcing her candidacy for governor, Gilbert had experience owning her own business and running a nonprofit. She owned a janitorial services business before she had a daughter with special needs. Gilbert said she then spent 26 years as a teacher. She later created the National Medical Malpractice Advocacy Association after her daughter died from what she called “medical error.” That tragedy coupled with the inability to hold a doctor accountable, she said, also made her realize how important it is to have the right people in positions of power.

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Gilbert also explained the other issues she’ll champion in her campaign include expanding health care, addressing the state’s education system and simply vying for visibility for her candidacy. She said she will keep reminding people that O’Rourke is not the only Democratic candidate in the race even though he’s garnered much more attention than she has at this point. 

“Put me out there to say we got another candidate, and that’s all I’m looking for. We have another candidate that’s running for governor of the state of Texas, and her name is Deirdre Gilbert,” she said.

She doesn't understand how to run for Governor - you're supposed to trash the shit out of your opponents.

[Pescado_Rojo 19416]

Huffines is like your crazy alcoholic uncle’s Facebook page, if he got introduced to meth by his stripper side piece. 

[Brothahorn 10087]

Fuck Beto.

Fuck Abbott.

[Brisketexan 105095]

Fuck Beto.

Fuck Abbott.

But you’ll still vote for Abbott. The most pathetic, unprincipled cuck, beholden to his masters and giving zero fucks about the people of Texas….and you’ll help him win, easily.

[Anastasis 23469]

LOL @ you guys that still vote.

 

[Guest Lobo]

Hard to believe early voting on this disaster starts in just about four months.

Edited November 17, 2021 by Lobo