Democrat Gina Hinojosa pulled off a stunning upset in the Texas governorās race Tuesday, after three-term Gov. Greg Abbott Ā® conceded the race.
I think this changes everything.
Texas has been a non-voting State for decades. This shows what is possible, and that scares Republicans.
Good. I hope theyāre terrified.
Talarico just put all these down ballot mostly unknown and extremely underfunded candidates on his shoulders and shit stomped the Republican party. If he isnāt the next Dem nominee for president Iāll eat my cowboy hat.
Honestly, I donāt think Iād want to see him as the presidential candidate next. Heās very young and after being president you are mostly spent as a politician. Look at Obama. He could have had a longer productive career if he hadnāt been president as early as he was. Talarico Iād hope to see for two or three full cycles as a Senator. If heās then elected president heād still be young, but more experienced.
Itās also not worth giving up an incumbent Texas Senate seat as a Democrat.
Oh my god you guys literally canāt fathom having a government that actually represents you, itās depressing
He literally will represent me in Texas.
Hey no considering opportunity cost, this is Lemmy. We post jeans here
Look at Obama. He could have had a longer productive career if he hadnāt been president as early as he was.
At the same time you constantly hear Amercans complaining that their politicians are too old and too out of touch.
This!!! Iām sick and fucking tired of these old ass boomers fucking everything up because āfuck you I got mineā. Get some young blood in there.
The president should be older though, and experienced.
If it came to a 50 year old vs a 35 year old, Iām voting for the older guy. The younger will be spending too much time on Tik Tok.
Getting Obama out of politics quickly was good. Minus the whole he led the country to trumpism part.
I loved the way El-Sayed spoke and addresses people, I think a 2028 Run would be too soon, but letās check back in 2032
The lineup is stacked for Democrats going into 2028. There are so many options ā AOC, Talarico, El-Sayed, hell even Michelle Obama if we just want an auto-win. This midterm win sets the next Dem President up so well. I wonder if we could make Senate control filibuster-proof supermajority in '28.
I knew Talarico could do it the very first time I heard him speak over 2-years-ago. He has a solid platform and packages it in a way anyone can understand, including religious conservatives.
Why is Michelle Obama ever mentioned as a presidential candidate? She hasnāt been elected to any position yet. Sheās completely unproven as far as being a politician.
Because she terrifies Republicans for starters.
To your points, I really donāt care about whether sheās held governor or Senate position, etc. ā there have literally been over a dozen US Presidents who held neither. Being First Lady for 8 years, Running the East Wing, and having the counsel of her husband as First Gentleman would be more than enough experience ā far more than any of the other candidates I listed Iād contend.
More importantly, I am looking for charisma and moral integrity, which she has both in droves. Expertise can be sought by her hand-picked cabinet of experts of course. Thatās what her personal team is for.
Michele caved to the special interests just like her husband did for her āmoveā campaign.
The little sheās done has not been promising. And thereās no reason to believe āshe terrifies republicans.ā I donāt think theyāre terrified of people who take bribes from the same companies they do.
Honestly, if thatās really all one has for dirt on her, that isnāt much to me. I think Iāll revert back to my aforementioned points as largely superseding.
Put another way, given her historical polling against Trump, I and any sane individual wouldāve taken her over Trump or any Republican any time, any place.
they should just get rid of the fucking filibuster
Itās an effective tool, I think they need to dispense with the written filibuster and return to oral. If you are passionate enough that you want to stop a bill on your own, be prepared to blather
Agreed, I think this is the way. Itās also somewhat self-limiting of senile geriatrics, incapable of standing for sustained lengths of time.
The lazy filibuster must go.
And that may be in reach, given weāre past tie-breaking defecting traitors like Sinema.
We should require all filibusterers to first play Night Bird
They can nuke the filibuster with a simple majority, and simply choose not to when the Dems are in āpowerā. Hopefully that changes with all the progressives that were on the ticket this year.
Iām not sure Michelle Obama would be an auto win. Iād like to think America is ready to elect a woman to the presidency, but I wouldnāt bet my savings on it.
I donāt know if itās something she has or would consider, but think sheād be awesome. However I also suspect after 2 failed female Presidential nominations the Dems are not going to be down for another so quickly.
Honestly, I think I would bet mine, or at least half of it. There is no figure more more popular in the Democratic tent than her, and nobody who ever polled higher against Trumpās 10 years in the spotlight than her. While sexism is sadly a thing in this country, I think the Venn Diagram of legitimate sexists whoād refuse to vote for a woman solely on that is a circle with those core maga Trumpers who refuse to defect to this day and thus wouldnāt for any Democratic candidate, even old white male Biden.
Not exactly my preferred pick in terms of policy, and it doesnāt seem like she wants it but who knows. Her husband made similar comments in 2006.
Hmm. Yeah, when you put it that way I can see youāve got a point. Sheās in her early 60s so thatās on her side. And her husband is a known quantity - rightly or wrongly, people are going to assume she would be on a similar path in terms of perspectives and policies. Anyone who can get the Dem voters out. . . well, some people are better than others, but theyāre all better than trump.
My father just said heās been a fan of his for about 2 years. What did he speak about, then?
I guess it wasnāt a full 2 years ago after reviewing the dates in my case. Talarico had some emergent viral moments on the national stage when he and other Texas state lawmakers protested Republican redistricting efforts to skew House race outcomes (and what set off the reactionary response from California).
He threaded the needle flawlessly in resonating between AOC/Sanders/Mamdani-loving progressives, as well as more rural religious conservative given his packaged folksy charm. If I was to ever run for office, my platform and communication strategy wouldāve always mirrored his approach (though maybe with a tad bit more El-Sayed bullishness sprinkled in appropriately). He frames wealth inequality and corruption within biblical context, which even though Iām not religious I respect utilizing the rhetoric for good.
Texas has never been that red. The GOP first took over the state legislature in 2003 riding Bushās 9/11 bump.
And the first thing they did was a mid-decade gerrymander, and the Dems tried fleeing the state to prevent quorum. Sound familiar?
And it was way worse than what they did last year. Between the 2002 and 2004 elections, Texasās US House delegation went from majority Democrat to 2/3 Republican with about the same number of voters for either party.
Then they started rolling out voter suppression schemes and catering to out-of-state Republicans. They imported a conservative base.
Itāll be an uphill battle for her against the state house and senate.
Nope, just the Senate
That was a pleasant surprise as well.
Plus the incoming Lieutenant Governor is a Democrat. And in the Texas governmental system, the Lieutenant Governor has a ton of power over the Senate, akin to the Senate Majority Leader in most other American systems: ability to set committee memberships, control the calendar, etc.
Shout out to various mom groups that organized, canvassed and door knocked for Gina, all in hopes of saving the Texas public education from the christo-fascist legislators who have been gutting the funding and changing the curriculum to indoctrinate the kids with their religious believes.
So glad Greg Abbott is gone.
Bye bye! Please let the door hitcha ass on the way out!
āHey
CordellTexas! Why donāt you push him in? You can always say it was me.ā
Eat shit hot wheels
We got Blexas! Letās fucking gooooooo!
Itās pronounced Blexas
Blexas, Blexas
I kept saying that there will be flips that nobody was expecting, and this is one of them.
Texas has been edging us over its flirtation with democrats. I never expected the truck to hit the pole either
hoping they investigate his grifts now
Good to have that hateful little man out. I never would have believed it if you predicted it.
Third best birthday ever!
Thank you Texas!!
Roll on out homie
As a liberal in Texas, FUUUUUUUCK YEAH.
Bro, Iām with you. This is the greatest day. I didnāt think Iād see it in my lifetime.
As a left-wing Okie, Iām proud of yāall.
There is about a 70% chance weāre related, lol. I thought my family were the only ones.
Iām sorry for yall
The fact that itās a quarter to 11 and the AP only just called the race for Mazzei gives me some hope for '28 and '30 and maybe even '32. Every county in Oklahoma voted for Trump in '24. This was a state Trump won by 34 points.
Maybe the turd receptacles who keep voting to keep this place a total shit hole will mostly be dead in 10 years, and those of us who care about bettering the places where we live instead of abandoning them can actually get some work done.
that would be nice, but thereās been a concerted effort to turn young men into Nazis. canāt just count on natural death to purge the world of poison. teach local girls how to set up a hunting accident and the joys of either lesbianism or taking care of thirty cats.
Do I have to be a lesbian for the 30 cats? Iāve always been kind of gnc
this is just teaching joys of. obviously the joy exists. that is the nature of thirty cats.
Congratulations on a job very well done! Incredible.
If I had a nickel for every liberal Texan Iāve seen or known for a Fluttershy pfp. I would have like 2 dollars.
WHY ARE THERE SO MANY OF YOU?!
There are dozens of us. Dozens.
And we just want to hug you and chat over tea.
I would absolutely fucking be down for tea time with flutterbutt. BUT ONLY IF I GET TO PET ANGEL RABBIT. I love me sum buns.
Assuming the little asshole doesnāt bite you, go for it.
Fuck yeah indeed. Well done.
Is that sarcasm? Could we not get a progressive?
Texas has been red for over three decades. The state was a key part of the Southern Strategy, because packing the 5th circuit court of appeals with conservative judges was a big part in overthrowing longstanding liberal legislation.
Texas provides a direct pipeline to the 5th circuit, and they also needed to pack a local district court too. So all of the legislation they hate can get litigated in that district court, seen by a batshit crazy conservative judge, and get a batshit crazy conservative ruling. And then any appeals will go to the 5th circuit court of appeals, where it will land in front of another batshit crazy federal judge. And when that batshit crazy federal judge makes a batshit crazy ruling, it goes into effect nationwide unless the SCOTUS overturns it.
Seriously, basically every time you see some kind of āfederal judge overturns the
every person gets a free puppy and our farts all magically smell like cotton candylaw, and reinstates thelivestream puppies getting fed into the Puppy Masher 9000 and we all have uncontrollable diarrhealaw insteadā type of news story, itās coming out of the 5th circuit court of appeals.Texas got hit hard by conservative propaganda as a result, because it has been instrumental as a weapon for conservatives to overturn liberal legislation. Letās not let perfect be the enemy of progress.
Anything to the left of Benito Mussolini is progressive in Texas.
Are you serious? Is this your first Texas election?
Iāll take what we can get. Itās been 32 years since a Democrat had a shot in this state.
Wow, didnāt imagine Texas would get rid of Abbott too - incredible.
Iām waiting to see Dan Patrick and the rest admit defeat as well. The fact that he called it without a fight is insane
You expect him to stand up and fight like a man?
He hasnāt stood to fight anything since removing the torte law he used to make his money and which put him in that chair in the first place
You know people fucking hate Abbott when a sexist and ableist joke gets up voted here
If Abbott wasnāt an ableist piece of shit himself Iād get mad about it but traitors get what they deserve.
bullying is cool when you do it to a Nazi pedophile.
Iām glad yāall understood what I was doing for here.
The fact that he called it without a fight is insane
Iām guessing that means the margins are huge and undeniable.
As of about 30 minutes ago she had a 1.2M vote lead and in 4 major cities she held a 40-60 point lead.
Even though I hate Greg Abbott and everything he stands for, the dude very obviously hates Donald Trump and MAGA, and genuinely relishes the rule of law (even though he manipulates it to benefit his donors). I think Abbott conceded so early to send a message to other Replicans who may be considering āelection fraudā shenanigans. I think he hates that shit.
Iām relieved he conceded. Thatās as much credit as he deserves.
I was unbelievably relieved, but also totally surprised, because he conceded well before the race was even called
Didnāt even realize it was in the cards. What a pleasant surprise.
Trump: vote like Iām on the ballot
Voters: ok
I read that in Bobbyās voice.
Brilliant
Lol that the best part!
I could fucking cry.
Iām so proud of Texas.
Gonna go down there and shoot with my cousins. Hell fuckin yeah!
What theā¦ oh. WITH. Gotcha.
I assumed ejaculate party
Texas circle jerk.
