johnnyblaze36 said:

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dmart90 said:

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Im Gipper said:

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dmart90 said:

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Gaeilge said:

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The same people shouting that Paxton can't win are the same people that shouted Trump couldn't win on 2016. Beto would beat Cruz in 2018. Trump couldn't win in 2024. Etc.

The "FIRE" yellers have a horrible track record in Texas.

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Just Like Wendy Davis was going to win

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She never had a chance. Nor did Beto. I think this ends up bring a coin flip.

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Did you even see the numbers in 2018?
As close to "coin flip" as Texas has probably ever seen

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I did. I think this will be much closer.

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It will be much closer than it feels tonight. When you step back from a conservative Texan's front porch and look across the rest of the state, there are a lot of voters who aren't feeling joyous due to the real economy. Not Wall Street, but Main Street. If gas prices and inflation are still hot in October, look out.

I remember when I was starting my career in Arkansas in 1991 and the slick-talking governor, Bill Clinton, was making a run for the Dem nomination. I thought... "no way" people will elect that slick-talking scumbag over a WW2 conservative vet like George Bush Sr. Well, the 1991 recession changed that, and it became all about "the economy."

Similar vibes this time around. I hope Paxton pulls it out.

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What on earth is James Talarico going to do to lower gas prices?

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captkirk said:

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My guy? You apparently don't know me too well, I don't vote.

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How proud you must be

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Infection_Ag11 said:

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The Shank Ag said:

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I'm out on the general. Would have voted for cornyn despite his flaws. Can't ethically vote for Paxton. Would never vote for talarico. Have no clue on third party candidates.

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This board insists people like you don't exist

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TAMUallen said:

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captkirk said:

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My guy? You apparently don't know me too well, I don't vote.

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How proud you must be

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Might be a felon? Only said he didnt vote, not why

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fullback44 said:

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91AggieLawyer said:

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Infection_Ag11 said:

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The Shank Ag said:

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I'm out on the general. Would have voted for cornyn despite his flaws. Can't ethically vote for Paxton. Would never vote for talarico. Have no clue on third party candidates.

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This board insists people like you don't exist

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For every one of him, there are easily 3 conservative voters who haven't voted for anyone down ballot, other than maybe Cruz, in a while. Paxton will bring them out.

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I did not vote in this run off because I figured Paxton would win this easily and I was right. I will show up in November no doubt… this Talarico character doesn't belong in Texas politics… he's another weirdo we don't need in Texas … send him to California or Washington

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Omg. He looks so feminine.

He looks like he’s running for office in California. https://t.co/7SeqNIifbc

— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) May 27, 2026

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fullback44 said:

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91AggieLawyer said:

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Infection_Ag11 said:

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The Shank Ag said:

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I'm out on the general. Would have voted for cornyn despite his flaws. Can't ethically vote for Paxton. Would never vote for talarico. Have no clue on third party candidates.

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This board insists people like you don't exist

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For every one of him, there are easily 3 conservative voters who haven't voted for anyone down ballot, other than maybe Cruz, in a while. Paxton will bring them out.

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I did not vote in this run off because I figured Paxton would win this easily and I was right. I will show up in November no doubt… this Talarico character doesn't belong in Texas politics… he's another weirdo we don't need in Texas … send him to California or Washington

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You think this very straight, strong, 100% Texan is a weirdo?! How?!

Omg. He looks so feminine.

He looks like he’s running for office in California. https://t.co/7SeqNIifbc

— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) May 27, 2026

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Just landed in Memphis on our way to DC. Thank y’all for your well wishes.

We left behind our families, our livelihoods, & our beloved Texas. But our sacrifice is nothing compared to the sacrifices brave Americans have made throughout history to protect the sacred right to vote.

— James Talarico (@jamestalarico) July 12, 2021

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Infection_Ag11 said:

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The Shank Ag said:

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I'm out on the general. Would have voted for cornyn despite his flaws. Can't ethically vote for Paxton. Would never vote for talarico. Have no clue on third party candidates.

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This board insists people like you don't exist

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For every one of him, there are easily 3 conservative voters who haven't voted for anyone down ballot, other than maybe Cruz, in a while. Paxton will bring them out.

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I did not vote in this run off because I figured Paxton would win this easily and I was right. I will show up in November no doubt… this Talarico character doesn't belong in Texas politics… he's another weirdo we don't need in Texas … send him to California or Washington

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You think this very straight, strong, 100% Texan is a weirdo?! How?!

Omg. He looks so feminine.

He looks like he’s running for office in California. https://t.co/7SeqNIifbc

— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) May 27, 2026

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…. He's into chopping off male teen peens

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txwxman said:

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Paxton's a liar and a cheater

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dmart90 said:

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Im Gipper said:

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dmart90 said:

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captkirk said:

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Gaeilge said:

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The same people shouting that Paxton can't win are the same people that shouted Trump couldn't win on 2016. Beto would beat Cruz in 2018. Trump couldn't win in 2024. Etc.

The "FIRE" yellers have a horrible track record in Texas.

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Just Like Wendy Davis was going to win

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She never had a chance. Nor did Beto. I think this ends up bring a coin flip.

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Did you even see the numbers in 2018?
As close to "coin flip" as Texas has probably ever seen

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I did. I think this will be much closer.

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dmart90 said:

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Im Gipper said:

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dmart90 said:

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captkirk said:

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Gaeilge said:

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The same people shouting that Paxton can't win are the same people that shouted Trump couldn't win on 2016. Beto would beat Cruz in 2018. Trump couldn't win in 2024. Etc.

The "FIRE" yellers have a horrible track record in Texas.

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Just Like Wendy Davis was going to win

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She never had a chance. Nor did Beto. I think this ends up bring a coin flip.

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Did you even see the numbers in 2018?
As close to "coin flip" as Texas has probably ever seen

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I did. I think this will be much closer.

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It won't even be close.

This one will be a landslide, just like the primary was

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James Talarico: "I am proud to say that our campaign has officially become a non-meat campaign. We are only buying vegan products from our local vegan businesses." #TXsenpic.twitter.com/SkZZ05IXMj

— Lone Star Liberty PAC (@LoneStar_PAC) May 27, 2026

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hope he shares his brisket recipe before he concedes.

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I think Paxton will win but I wouldn't get too cocky. The fact that this race is competitive doesn't bode well for the GOP's chances across the country. The GOP will have to spend here instead of in more important races that are historically competitive, like Maine.

I'll never understand why Cornyn is a RINO but I do think he would clean Talarico's clock, especially with independents.

Should be interesting.

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No...

This race is a microcosm race if Paxton wins in the primary.

A Republican with a lot of baggage vs a milquetoast Dem candidate that suburban white women might be willing to vote for.


It is NOT anything more than that.

I WILL agree that the Republicans will have to spend more if Paxton is the candidate than if Cornyn was the candidate, though.

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Again: the fact that this is competitive does not bode well for the GOP bc they will have to spend more on this race.

I don't like Paxton at all. And I will sit out the general election rather than voting between the two.

Nevertheless, the GOP will need RINOs in Maine & Alaska to hold onto their majority. Spending more in deep red Texas makes that less likely. Seems like a silly risk to take.

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This lowers the vote total that Talarico needs to win.

If your goal is to have a Democrat Senator for 6 years, you're doing the right thing to advance that.

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Then the GOP shouldn't nominate someone with so much baggage. My vote is earned; I owe the GOP nothing.

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That's fine. But, if Talarico wins, don't complain since you helped him do it...

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No. Actually it's not my fault. I didn't nominate him. The GOP did. Blaming voters for bad candidates is a recipe for disaster.

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You helped lower the barrier he had to cross to win by not voting. Paxton sucks as a human. But, he's better than Talarico (both as a human AND how he'd be as Senator).

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No way you actually believe that, right? Right?! Talarico actually follows the teachings of Jesus. Paxton does not.

I seriously cannot comprehend how so many graduates of our great university have come to hold views that are so distorted from reality. These "Christian" nationalists really are wolves in sheep's clothing…father forgive them for they don't know what they do.

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I've read The Bible and attend church regularly so forgive me if I missed it but where exactly does Jesus teach of 6 genders, changing the gender that God gave you, and that it's cool to murder babies? I'll wait for your answers…

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5Amp said:

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hope he shares his brisket recipe before he concedes.

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5Amp said:

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hope he shares his brisket recipe before he concedes.

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Hopefully to the Democratic Party...

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TAMUallen said:

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Ag with kids said:

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5Amp said:

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hope he shares his brisket recipe before he concedes.

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Hopefully to the Democratic Party...

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They dont eat meat but I'm not sure if Cornyn's brisket was either

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4 said:

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That guy is so obviously gay that just looking at a picture of him makes me want to go to a Cher concert.

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4 said:

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That guy is so obviously gay that just looking at a picture of him makes me want to go to a Cher concert.

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