Disclaimer before I write this, I support and have done some campaigning for James Talarico. I also campaigned for Beto O'Rourke.
Just a reminder, as #BetoORourke crawls out of the woodwork give commentary and campaign for people, that he is basically responsible for a lot of the problems that #JamesTalarico is now facing with #SwingVoters in #Texas: the last time #Democrat had this much traction for a #Senate seat, he lost by a slim margin, then less than 2 years later stood on a stage and said "Hell yes, we're going to take your guns!"
For people like me, it seemed like he had had a complete mental breakdown when he realized he couldn't win the presidential primary, as if anyone has ever been entitled to win a presidential primary. For most of Texas, it seemed like outright #corruption, that someone who had almost been a senator was willing to back a no-go position in order to woo a small group of party elite billionaires, against the wishes of the vast majority of his own state, even his own home district.
I agree that it's stupid, but if Texans seem confusingly interested in this bizarre mythology that #Talarico is a "secret vegan", remember that a lot of them are still getting over the time that a Democrat blatantly lied to them about a central policy issue in order to get elected to their senate seat, and a lot of people who actually voted for him feel like they had dodged a bullet when he didn't win. Black voters especially seem to be really hesitant about him, because right now, Democrat leadership is scrambling to throw every marginalized group under the bus: we don't know how hard it will be to get him to even show up for civil rights issues.
So as #DemocratParty leaders sit there scratching their heads as to why no one votes for their candidates, remember, nobody can trust their candidates.
Again, I am saying this as someone who supports Talarico and thinks the country would be much better off with him in the Senate. It is night and day between him and #Paxton, who openly took bribes to dismiss charges against people, and who was recently seen cavorting in Mexico with yet another mistress, all the while running a campaign that is firmly rooted in hatred for minorities. My issue isn't with Talarico here, it's with Beto O'Rourke and the corrupt Democrat Party leadership he represents: they have created an incredibly difficult situation for everyone trying to support #CivilRights and fight conservative #authoritarianism.
Democrat leadership must be removed.
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