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Trueblue Texan

(4,630 posts)
Tue May 26, 2026, 10:56 PM 14 hrs ago

Cornyn got his ass handed to him tonight! YES!!!

To me, it didn’t really matter who won that race…we will have to work hard to defeat either of them. But I was glad Cornyn found out boot lickers are kicked to the curb pretty quickly if TSF says so. The truth seems to be that any good Republicans left aren’t voting for Republicans this election cycle because they see what has happened to their party. The remaining ones are MAGA Republicans who will NEVER vote for a Dem, even if it costs them their democracy, their nation. This is why in this very red county, Democratic primary turnout was TRIPLE the last midterm primary.

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TBF

(37,298 posts)
2. Moderates are possible, plus our own base & young voters
Tue May 26, 2026, 11:10 PM
14 hrs ago

we need to ramp up registration efforts and get out the base. Talarico is doing well with Latinos and that will continue to be key for him.

Trueblue Texan

(4,630 posts)
3. I think it's obvious they DID crossover in the primary.
Tue May 26, 2026, 11:10 PM
14 hrs ago

As I said, the only good Republicans are refusing to vote for the Republican ticket and are voting Democratic. The remaining Republicans are MAGA and will NEVER cross over. But there are more of us than them. We just need to get people to the polls.

BannonsLiver

(20,884 posts)
9. Depends on what kind of Republicans you're talking about.
Wed May 27, 2026, 01:04 AM
12 hrs ago

If it’s foaming at the mouth MAGA devotees obviously not. If we’re talking about suburban voters who have soured on Trump and only voted for him in 2024 because they thought “he was good on the economy”, but now see him for the corrupt, senile lout he is, Talarico has a good shot because a lot of them are going to cross over.

Jack Valentino

(5,259 posts)
10. A few--- but it is much more likely that a LOT of GOP voters will just STAY HOME and NOT VOTE---
Wed May 27, 2026, 01:04 AM
12 hrs ago

which has been customary in Trump's midterm elections when he has not been on the ballot---
but is even MORE likely this year, when Trump has abandoned or even BETRAYED
his own campaign promises-----

"Prices will go down on Day One!"
and'
"NO MORE WARS!"

Even some of the maggots won't be anxious to turn out and vote
for support of their betrayer!

NO, most of them won't vote for a Democrat--- but staying home is at least half as good!

Trueblue Texan

(4,630 posts)
14. Not so sure about that...
Wed May 27, 2026, 09:46 AM
3 hrs ago

Triple the Democratic primary turnout from previous midterm primary says something about voter’s awareness of the danger our nation is in. It took them a while, but the blatant corruption, looting the Treasury, manipulating the markets, crypto stealing/dealing, pardoning the J6ers, the attempt to pay criminals with the slush fund…a lot of them are waking up for real. They are voting and voting for Dems.

summer_in_TX

(4,294 posts)
11. Certainly there will be some, possibly quite a few.
Wed May 27, 2026, 01:11 AM
12 hrs ago

Not all Republicans are MAGA ones, even if they voted for Trump.

Ken Paxton is despised by many Republicans.
Fraudster
Cheater
Serial adulterer
Pedofile excuser

He knows Talarico has led every poll asking who they would vote for it the November election were just Paxton v. Talarico. Paxton spent a LOT of his victory speech smearing Talarico, showing just how worried he is.

lees1975

(7,202 posts)
4. Texas has had a silent majority for a while now.
Tue May 26, 2026, 11:16 PM
13 hrs ago

I moved away in 2010, but even before then, minorities under-registered and undervoted. It's a majority minority state and the way Latinos and Blacks have been treated there by the state legislature should generate a 100% turnout in November. Of course it won't, but I think Talarico has the money and the message to beat Paxton, though it will very likely be close, just because there seem to be more stupid people there than in most other states. And it is the most corrupt when it comes to state legislatures, so I expect the cheating in November to be massive. So there needs to be a real Democratic party effort to avoid laying down and taking it and getting out to the polls.

msongs

(74,264 posts)
5. MS Now reports todays voters were a very small % and most extreme of all possible
Tue May 26, 2026, 11:27 PM
13 hrs ago

voters. as runoffs attract only the most extreme voters while the bored majority just sits at home. that would be good for Talarico

state of stupid

(195 posts)
6. Why is it so hard to understand...there is no Republican Party left! There is only the
Wed May 27, 2026, 12:12 AM
13 hrs ago

Rino Party. All real Republicans have been kicked out, or are in the process of being
kicked out! This party belongs to the Lardass from Mara a Lardo. The elected idiots
are not afraid of The Fuhrer, they are afraid of his cult. Screw them, they created the
Monster and until they decide to fight to get rid of DEAR LEADER AND his cult, FU$K
THEM AND THE WHINING HORSE THEY RODE IN ON!!! As a matter of fact, when they
decide to the fu$king, they need to use their own di$ks and not some poor innocent
bystanders!!!

Warpy

(114,711 posts)
8. I agree that old fossil has poisoned the Senate long enough
Wed May 27, 2026, 12:39 AM
12 hrs ago

I just hope Paxton proves to be unelectable.

If not, I hope his total lack of ethics and regard for the law get him expelled sooner rather than later.

Trueblue Texan

(4,630 posts)
15. There is no criminal who is unelectable in Texas.
Wed May 27, 2026, 09:48 AM
3 hrs ago

We have to remember that and get our voters to the polls come hell or high water.

Warpy

(114,711 posts)
17. I'm hoping the megachurch hypocrites haver their limits
Wed May 27, 2026, 10:16 AM
2 hrs ago

and that Paxton is so egregious he might exceed them enough that they decide to sit out this election. Don't discount the powers of laziness and apathy, they are powerful forces when they combine.

Or the mega churchy types might want to elect some total garbage they can look down on. That's why I won't predict this election.

Then again, I live next door and I've watched the sickness se in. I've hoped it wasn't contagious (NM being blue and progressive in many ways) and so far the fever hasn't spread.

littlemissmartypants

(34,548 posts)
12. The voter data looks encouraging:
Wed May 27, 2026, 01:16 AM
11 hrs ago

March 2026: 18,657,918 registered voters

April 2026
Democrats: 8,182,838 voters (46.55%)
Republicans: 6,617,030 voters (37.64%)
Independent/Other: 2,778,772 voters (15.81%)

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