Texas Governor's Race 2022

[RDCanecutter 26898]

I mean, how do you NOT vote Beelzebub Puppykicker Babycrusher? It's not even about the R or the D at that point.

[dingleberryswitzer 2724]

9 hours ago, David Dennison said:

Which sacrificial lamb are the Democrats going to trot out this time?

I nominate briskettexan. 

[Updawg 2385]

I nominate briskettexan. 

An actual republican? That’s crazy

[YChang 3570]

I’m leaning Mike Collier for Lt Gov for now… arguably a more impactful role anyway. Who y’all got? 

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14 hours ago, David Dennison said:

Which sacrificial lamb are the Democrats going to trot out this time?

4 hours ago, dingleberryswitzer said:

I nominate briskettexan. 

1 hour ago, Updawg said:

An actual republican? That’s crazy

 

 

[gmr548 16702]

I think the abortion law is an overreach that might be the final straw for a lot of people, especially women.

[Bullneck 19540]

31 minutes ago, gmr548 said:

I think it's the tipping point.  February Freeze, Covid BS, and now this. 

 

Eventually people will realize that all they need to do to have a normal life is not vote for scumbags.  Now, whether than can actually vote or not is the another issue.

[F250 29201]

1 minute ago, Bullneck said:

I think it's the tipping point.  February Freeze, Covid BS, and now this. 

 

Eventually people will realize that all they need to do to have a normal life is not vote for scumbags.  Now, whether than can actually vote or not is the another issue.

It seems it's just being accepted as the norm.

 

[Brisketexan 106922]

7 minutes ago, Bullneck said:

I think it's the tipping point.  February Freeze, Covid BS, and now this. 

 

Eventually people will realize that all they need to do to have a normal life is not vote for scumbags.  Now, whether than can actually vote or not is the another issue.

Nope

5 minutes ago, F250 said:

It seems it's just being accepted as the norm.

 

Yep.

Actually policy and outcomes don't matter.  Can't vote for anything but an (R), because Socialism and the Dems want black antifa illegal aliens to live in your house and rape you.  Boom, done.

The Thujone cartoons are real.  Texans would rather eat leaves out of their hats next to their collapsed homes than vote for another political party that might...oh, I don't know, try to actually govern and run a functioning state.

[Js1 87190]

1 hour ago, gmr548 said:

Yeah, more than likely, a lot of Texas voters are upset it doesn't go far enough! 

[Goofyboy 3434]

Is bongo playing Matthew the only shot at taking down a GOP Governor? Of course, I’m assuming he’s a Democrat.

[RPM 26641]

16 hours ago, dingleberryswitzer said:

I nominate briskettexan. 

#teamledge

[dingleberryswitzer 2724]

16 hours ago, Bullneck said:

I think the abortion law is an overreach that might be the final straw for a lot of people, especially women.

I think there’s a ton of moderate suburban republican women that don’t care because there’s no way THEIR daughters would ever be in a situation to need an abortion because they are good Christian girls.  

THeres also probably a ton of “good Christian girls” that have had abortions that didn’t tell mommy and daddy.  

[used2b 249]

Ideally the Dems will put up a moderate woman from the private sector with proven executive leadership success.

Any ideas?

Edited September 2, 2021 by used2b

[Js1 87190]

30 minutes ago, Goofyboy said:

Is bongo playing Matthew the only shot at taking down a GOP Governor? Of course, I’m assuming he’s a Democrat.

I have seen nothing but hypothetical polling to show he’d be competitive.  He’s taken no public stances and there’s been plenty of opportunities to start building a platform against Abbott. He’s not done that. 

[DigglerontheHoof 21554]

17 minutes ago, dingleberryswitzer said:

I think there’s a ton of moderate suburban republican women that don’t care because there’s no way THEIR daughters would ever be in a situation to need an abortion because they are good Christian girls.  

THeres also probably a ton of “good Christian girls” that have had abortions that didn’t tell mommy and daddy.  

And they can afford to go to another state to have it done.

no one in bible study ever needs to know.

One of many reasons Christians are shit.

[MonkeyDoughnut 10806]

35 minutes ago, Goofyboy said:

Is bongo playing Matthew the only shot at taking down a GOP Governor? Of course, I’m assuming he’s a Democrat.

He's made statements that he is not Democrat or Republican.... my guess he would decide what he needed to run as to give him best shot to win if he decides.

Here are his statements on his affliation:

 

Is McConaughey a Republican or a Democrat? 
He says he is neither. McConaughey describes his party affiliation as "aggressively centric."

"Look, I’m a 'Meet You in the Middle' man. When I say 'aggressively centric,' that sometimes gets parceled over there with 'Oh, that’s a shade of grey, a compromise,' " he told the Statesman. 

In the past, McConaughey has spoken out against political extremes.

"You need liberals. What I don’t think we need is the illiberals, and what I don’t think that some liberals see is that they’re often being cannibalized by the illiberals," he said on "Good Morning Britain" in December.

“Now, you know, there are extremes on both sides that I think are unfair — that I don’t think are the right place to be," he continued. "The extreme left and the extreme right completely illegitimize the other side … or they exaggerate that side’s stance into an irrational state that makes no sense."

[MonkeyDoughnut 10806]

2 hours ago, Bullneck said:

I think it's the tipping point.  February Freeze, Covid BS, and now this. 

Eventually people will realize that all they need to do to have a normal life is not vote for scumbags.  Now, whether than can actually vote or not is the another issue.

All comes down to who runs. You can't trot out another candidate like Lupe Valdez and expect to beat Abbot. While seemly a fine person she didn't have have the charisma or political polish to handle a state wide race.  Personally I'm hoping McConaughey does step up and run.

[Horn Under a Bad Sign 20929]

13 hours ago, Updawg said:

An actual republican? That’s crazy

I believe Matthew Dowd is contemplating running.

[Guest Lobo]

Where’d you hear that?

[Fudge Nuggets 19457]

1 hour ago, used2b said:

Ideally the Dems will put up a moderate woman from the private sector with proven executive leadership success.

Any ideas?

They could try that, or they could try to win by putting up the typical old white dude. I don’t like it, but if you’re going to compete in this fucked up state it has to be male, pale and stale. 

[dingleberryswitzer 2724]

2 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

They could try that, or they could try to win by putting up the typical old white dude. I don’t like it, but if you’re going to compete in this fucked up state it has to be male, pale and stale. 

Mack brown!!

[DonkeyCigars 143]

13 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

They could try that, or they could try to win by putting up the typical old white dude. I don’t like it, but if you’re going to compete in this fucked up state it has to be male, pale and stale. 

That's a fun spin on the Male, Pale and Yale original idiom-- did that get traction to be more "Joe Biden Six Pack" or maybe because we are in the South?

I'd vote for MM.

Edited September 2, 2021 by DonkeyCigars

[Horn Dogg 4297]

1 hour ago, dingleberryswitzer said:

Mack brown!!

Just go with the guy that brought Mack across the line - Vince Young!

[Js1 87190]

There’s an opening and no one is willing to grab it

 

[Longhorn_Fan68 34106]

5 minutes ago, Js1 said:

There’s an opening and no one is willing to grab it

 

1% cited abortion as their top national issue and 0% as a statewide issue, yet here we are.

Edited September 2, 2021 by Longhorn_Fan68

[Voldemort86 2259]

After a legislative session where people supposedly wanted property tax relief and winterizing of the power plants and instead got Dan Patrick’s weird shit, I’d imagine that most Texans are unhappy with the state government.

we probably needed the ice storm to hit during an election year for it to have an impact. Most people will have forgotten it by the time they vote.

Edited September 2, 2021 by Voldemort86

[Longhorn_Fan68 34106]

Just now, Voldemort86 said:

After a legislative session where people supposedly wanted property tax relief and winterizing of the power plants and instead got Dan Patrick’s weird shit, I’d imagine that most Texans are unhappy with the state government.

we probably the needed the ice storm to hit during an election year for it to have an impact. Most people will have forgotten it by the time they vote.

unless it happens again

[Chuckie Finster 23083]

48 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

unless it happens again

If my family is stuck without power for 4 days in freezing weather again, there will be no personal political ramifications because I will be in jail.

[Voldemort86 2259]

If it happens again, I’m still skeptical. All some people ever want to do is own the libs. 

[elfenix 34753]

1 hour ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

1% cited abortion as their top national issue and 0% as a statewide issue, yet here we are.

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Field Dates: August 20-30, 2021

gotta wait until next month's. 

[Longhorn_Fan68 34106]

1 minute ago, elfenix said:

gotta wait until next month's. 

I doubt anything that comes out of the next one will do anything to dispel the assertion that this was a solution in search of a problem.

[elfenix 34753]

Just now, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

I doubt anything that comes out of the next one will do anything to dispel the assertion that this was a solution in search of a problem.

oh i misread the intent of your post.  thought you were lamenting no one grabbing the opportunity. 

[Js1 87190]

1 hour ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

unless when it happens again

Like Houston flooding, it's going to happen again.  And again.  And again. 

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12 hours ago, F250 said:

It seems it's just being accepted as the norm.

Among Trumpkins.  Who are not the majority of voters, and may not even be the majority of the GOP (but they are loud enough to drown out the others).

9 hours ago, MonkeyDoughnut said:

All comes down to who runs. You can't trot out another candidate like Lupe Valdez and expect to beat Abbot. While seemly a fine person she didn't have have the charisma or political polish to handle a state wide race.  

This.  Need an Ann Richards type.

And the Dems have to assume that Abbott will be too much of a pussy to debate.

6 hours ago, Voldemort86 said:

If it happens again, I’m still skeptical. All some people ever want to do is own the libs. 

Those people who care only about owning the libs are not the majority.

A shitload of us here are former Republicans.  Some of us left years ago, some of us were still Republicans up through Shaggy, and then Trump happened.

The problem is the Dems don't know how to capitalize on a lot of moderates not wanting to associate with the batshittery that is driving the GOP.  If you don't give them a viable option, they'll just pull that (R) lever.

I have faith that ERCOT will find a way to remind everybody of last February, but I also have faith that the Dems will fuck up their candidate selection, canceling that out.

[Goofyboy 3434]

The Democrats need to put up someone that will run on legalizing marijuana, not taking guns and getting rid of this abortion law. Is that possible? Can the democrats leave guns alone or the idea of taking guns alone?

[Satchel 6982]

6 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

Among Trumpkins.  Who are not the majority of voters, and may not even be the majority of the GOP (but they are loud enough to drown out the others).

This.  Need an Ann Richards type.

And the Dems have to assume that Abbott will be too much of a pussy to debate.

Those people who care only about owning the libs are not the majority.

A shitload of us here are former Republicans.  Some of us left years ago, some of us were still Republicans up through Shaggy, and then Trump happened.

The problem is the Dems don't know how to capitalize on a lot of moderates not wanting to associate with the batshittery that is driving the GOP.  If you don't give them a viable option, they'll just pull that (R) lever.

I have faith that ERCOT will find a way to remind everybody of last February, but I also have faith that the Dems will fuck up their candidate selection, canceling that out.

I think Dems believe (and not without good reason) that support from the GOP refugees is a half mile wide and an inch deep. They observe with some astonishment how Republicans can misbehave with an impunity that is rarely extended to Democrats. How else can  the migration from Obama to Trump be explained?

[JimmyJames 12271]

8 hours ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

1% cited abortion as their top national issue and 0% as a statewide issue, yet here we are.

Well that’s about to change.

MM could run as a moderate/conservative dem and win. Does he want to? I have no idea. 

[Satchel 6982]

1 minute ago, JimmyJames said:

Well that’s about to change.

MM could run as a moderate/conservative dem and win. Does he want to? I have no idea. 

We might need someone with a little more fire in the belly to lead the effort to unfuck Texas than a moderate conservative might have.

[JimmyJames 12271]

2 minutes ago, Satchel said:

We might need someone with a little more fire in the belly to lead the effort to unfuck Texas than a moderate conservative might have.

What the state needs now is a moderate conservative dem who actually gives one flying fuck about the state. That ain’t a coming from the GQP we know that. Abbott is deeply unpopular. It’s there for the taking. 

[JimmyJames 12271]

Abortion is now illegal in Texas.

Joe shithead can sue anyone who has anything to do with an abortion in Texas for money.

That same asshole can walk around the streets of Dallas, Houston, etc with an AK and nobody can do anything about it. Even the cops.

The power grid failed in February because the temperature got below freezing and hundreds of people died and everyone else lived in temporary squalor for a week.

The Capitol got ransacked by thugs and almost overthrew democracy.

All of that happened since the last election less than a year ago and some of y’all think nothing has changed. 

[Satchel 6982]

7 minutes ago, JimmyJames said:

What the state needs now is a moderate conservative dem who actually gives one flying fuck about the state. That ain’t a coming from the GQP we know that. Abbott is deeply unpopular. It’s there for the taking. 

That might be what the state votes for but our needs far exceed the moderate conservatism MM or anybody of his ilk might provide, imo.

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1 hour ago, Goofyboy said:

The Democrats need to put up someone that will run on legalizing marijuana, not taking guns and getting rid of this abortion law. Is that possible? Can the democrats leave guns alone or the idea of taking guns alone?

Can Republicans leave abortion alone?  Or the border?

 

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40 minutes ago, Satchel said:

We might need someone with a little more fire in the belly to lead the effort to unfuck Texas than a moderate conservative might have.

[JimmyJames 12271]

Wheeler for governor!

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27 minutes ago, JimmyJames said:

All of that happened since the last election less than a year ago and some of y’all think nothing has changed. 

I think all of that and more has made a shitload of people uncomfortable with where the GOP/Texas/etc. is headed.

I forgot who posted this, so apologies, but it's what the GOP in Texas is turning into in the minds of a lot of people, including moderates.

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30 minutes ago, JimmyJames said:

All of that happened since the last election less than a year ago and some of y’all think nothing has changed. 

You are leaving out one important thing.  Over the last 4-5 months, Abbott has reversed course in the middle of a fucking pandemic and has been trying to fuck with school districts and parents in Texas trying to stay masked up and do virtual when things got bad, and Paxton has gleefully been there beside him, throwing gasoline around everywhere.

There's over 5 million school kids in Texas, and almost every one of the millions of their parents, with the exception of the weird home-schoolers and anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers, want their kids to stay in school, not catch it, and not have to quarantine.

They want their sports and other extracurricular activities to go on, particularly high school parents and alumni.

Fucking Abbott and Paxton tried to wage a full-on war against those parents with stopping local districts from mandating masks, and those parents aren't forgetting it.

And Abbott and Paxton did it very visibly in the public arena, and they wanted you to know that they were the ones pushing against it.  

They wanted full credit for this as Delta went fucking haywire and filled up our hospitals, including our children's hospitals.  They gave no fucks when ICUs filled up.

What they did was not leadership, it was not normal, it was not the actions of somebody who gave a shit about their kids, and everybody saw it.

[atomheartbevo 90655]

Without Delta, Abbott could have skated with his war against masks, and most school districts would not have tried to fight the ban.

But he fucked up, and he was too much of a fucking idiot to admit he was wrong and roll things back.

[Satchel 6982]

1 hour ago, Goofyboy said:

The Democrats need to put up someone that will run on legalizing marijuana, not taking guns and getting rid of this abortion law. Is that possible? Can the democrats leave guns alone or the idea of taking guns alone?

When have Democrats done anything other than leave guns alone? Seriously.

[tx 3 putt 78707]

On 9/1/2021 at 5:58 PM, Bullneck said:

I think the abortion law is an overreach that might be the final straw for a lot of people, especially women.

 

people are lazy. remember that big women's march in austin. how many marched to vote in the R primary ? lol