PSA: Vote Against Trumpism Thread - Candidates to Support

[tantric superman 4667]

The idea behind this is just to identify your voting district and then identify the candidates you think will best send a message to stop the Trumpism is federal and state government.  We all have our own definition of Trumpism.  To me, Trumpism is just a generally ugly anti-intellectual celebration of asshole-ishness and idiocracy.  What I'm fighting isn't what I think are traditional conservative ideals - Trump has no ideals - but rather the gutlessness of his active and passive supporters. 

Please feel to add your own districts.  I'm very uneducated on state politics and would be interested in at least finding out who is running in some of the other races.

If you can, list your general location and then the districts if you know them.

Lake Highlands (NE Dallas)

US Senate - Texas - Beto O'Rourke v. Ted Cruz

Vote Against:  Ted Cruz - Votes in line with Trump’s position Trump 91.9%

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/ted-cruz/

Challenger Beto O’Rourke votes in line with Trump's position 29.6%

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/beto-orourke/

Gen thought:  Cruz is a recognized asshole, and Trump's bitch.

$upport Beto O'Rourke:  https://betofortexas.com/

 

US Congress - District 32 - Colin Allred v. Representative Pete Sessions

Vote Against - Representative Pete Sessions - Votes in line with Trump 98.8%

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/pete-sessions/

Challenger Colin Allred is a former NFL player and Dallas lawyer (Baylor undergrad, UC Berkeley law). 

Gen thought: Sessions has been doing this awhile and doesn't seem interested in doing anything more than rubber stamping whatever comes his way.  Allred seems to be a solid guy who is appears to be much more interested in reaching out to all the demographics of the district.

$upport Colin Allred: 

https://www.colinallred.com/

 

Texas State Senate District 16--Senator Don Huffines v. Nathan Johnson

Vote Against Don Huffines. 

Challenger is Nathan Johnson, Dallas Attorney (UT Law School)

Gen thought:  Huffines is one of the conservative Texas state senate wackos who supported the Bathroom Bill, etc. Don't really like Texas politicians who aren't willing to have an open mind on immigration.  A Texas politician who doesn't appreciate the immigration dilemma in Texas is like a man who doesn't appreciate dogs.

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/midday-DFW-Immigration-Phoner_Dallas-Fort-Worth-412179493.html

$upport Nathan Johnson:  

https://nathanfortexas.com/

 

Texas State House District 114 -- John Turner v. Lisa Luby Ryan

Vote against:  Lisa Luby Ryan

Challenger:  John Turner - Dallas lawyer (Harvard and Yale Law School)

Gen thoughts:  A Lisa Luby Ryan volunteer approached me on my front lawn during the primaries and started bad-mouthing the incumbent - Republican Jason Villalba - for not being conservative enough.  Her campaign targeted Villalba for his support of actually having a somewhat open mind about gun violence. Again, not so much focused on the particular issue but more how she approached the issue during the primary. 

http://www.dallasobserver.com/news/primary-election-shows-us-torn-between-sane-center-and-uber-outer-fringe-10453131

$upport John Turner: https://johnturnerfortexas.org/

 

[tantric superman 4667]

North Austin to Temple

US Congress - District 31 - MJ Hegar v. Representative John Carter

Vote Against - Representative John Carter - Votes in line with Trump 98.8%

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/john-r-carter/

http://hillcountrynews.com/stories/wheres-carter-critics-say-longtime-us-rep-john-r-carter-is-isolated-unresponsive-to,75917

Gen thought: Carter is "all in" on Trump.

http://politics.blog.mystatesman.com/2017/03/24/when-trump-says-something-i-believe-him-on-telephone-town-hall-congressman-john-carter-is-all-in-with-trump/

$upport MJ Hegar:  https://www.mjfortexas.com/about/

[BrickHorn 18186]

It’s simple.  Just vote for every candidate with the word “DEMOCRAT” next to his or her name on the ballot.  

Edited June 25, 2018 by BrickHorn

[tantric superman 4667]

I'm leaving open the possibility that there may be one or two Texas Republicans who may not be lazy Trump apologists.  There were many Republicans I agreed with and mostly agreed with before Trump, so I'll leave open the possibility that their own foibles may be unrelated to Trump.

May not matter in terms of the election but matters a bit to me for the purpose of this thread.

[conVINCEd 21468]

If a Republican openly denounces Trump, in complete and unequivocal terms, I might consider voting for them.  It won't happen, and even if it did, they wouldn't have a chance of winning.