Jasmine Crockett (Texas Representative)

[Longhorn_Fan68 33723]

18 minutes ago, Mittens said:

About fucking time. 

It is quite refreshing, but there is no denying that if they would have had this attitude 40 years ago, we wouldn't be in the mess we are today.  Say what you want about the republicans (and please do!), they have had the long game figured out since Reagan.  They have been systemically breaking down the game forever, and Dems have let themselves get rolled over.  Co-opting the church to push agendas, gerrymandering, getting elected at the lowest levels and changing laws/rules on school boards and small towns, rejecting political norms to block SCOTUS nominations, etc. Literally too many things to count - and I'm certainly not the poli-sci guy to break it all down for anyone.  I have always felt like the Dems put importance on doing the right thing, and Republicans put importance on winning, at whatever cost.  Thrilled to see Dems taking the low(er) road and punching back, but undoing what the Rs have successfully worked on over decades is a tough row to hoe.

Probably the wrong thread for this, but specifically here in TX, how is there no Dem Godfather behind the scenes to keep these knuckleheads from making bad decisions?  How are Wendy Davis, Lupe Valdez and a 2x defeated Beto the best we could put up against Abbott?  And that's not even going back to Perry's opponents... Who let Beto run for President in 2020 and destroy all the positive momentum he made in the 2018 senate race?  I'm pulling like hell for Allred, but I've been less than impressed with his efforts on the trail, and am prepared for Lucy to pull that ball back in Nov.

 

the R long game was appealing to the lowest common denominator (and then even below that). they chose the easier path. from what I can tell in my 45 years on this earth, as imperfect as they may be, the dems have never compromised who they are to get their goals. seems to me that is the ultimate long game. they've been chipping away at the racist and elitist infrastructure in this country since they switched colors. the dems chose the hard path a long time ago and are just now building the kind of momentum they have been working toward. I see no reason for it lessen anytime soon, which is really encouraging. we are of a fortunate nature to be living in the best time to be alive

Edited September 20 by Longhorn_Fan68

[Mittens 8036]

6 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

as imperfect as they may be, the dems have never compromised who they are to get their goals.

That is an idyllic way to look at it.  One might argue that simply having a backbone and fighting back once in a while instead of waiting until after the fact to point out how mean/wrong/deceitful/whatever the opposition was would have been a better plan of action.  You don't think the dems are compromising who they are today, do you?  My position is this attitude would have been helpful a couple decades back.