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Aug 19, 2019 8 tweets 4 min read Read on X
People crapping on @BetoORourke for not beating Cruz in 2018 need to Google what "Pyrrhic Victory" means.

Beto's work helped @texasdemocrats crush the GOP in every major county in the state.

There are ZERO county-wide elected R's in the largest county in the state (Harris).
Just for perspective - 6 years apart:

2012 - Presidential - Cruz by 16
2018 - Midterm - Cruz by 2.5

Laugh & gloat all you want... @texasdemocrats are comin' for ya.
Texas Legislature - House Democrats gained...

12 freaking seats... in a MIDTERM election in a DEEP RED STATE.

About a half dozen Rs scraped by less than a point.

One won by 47 votes...
In this same note:

Give a donation to @texasdemocrats.

We can't do it without you.

texasdemocrats.org
One really big thing that @BetoORourke did for Texas in 2018 was wake up Dem donors and orgs.

Traditionally, Texas Dems just send money out. No one sends money in because they think it'll be a waste in a deep red state.

Beto proved them wrong and changed things for 2020.
Beto also woke up Dem candidates.

It's always been chicken or the egg: good candidates don't run because they don't think they can win - we can't win because we don't have good candidates.

Now, really solid Dems all over the state are thinking about running in red-ish areas.
I think @BetoORourke on the Presidential ticket would be a knockout blow to Texas GOP.

They know this. We know this.

Beto running for Senate is good.

Beto running for President is 🔥🔥🔥.

#TurnTexasBlue

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Jan 27
It's all fun and games... until someone eats a drone fired Hellfire missile.
LOL. Chuds calling for people to go get their guns to confront the federal government are mad.

I'm very sorry snowflakes.
Guys, most of you coming to Texas to start shit won't have to worry about the feds killing you with drone strikes.

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Jan 26
The funniest part of all the Abbott/Secession talk is that if Texas did secede from America, we would get all those #FAFO stories (like for Brexit).

"Texans are angry that they now have to stand in the 'Foreign Visitors' line at the airport."
"Texans are outraged that they need a Visa to visit family in America."
"Texas employees are panicking as American companies flee the fledgling nation to avoid increased tariffs imposed on foreign goods.

Texas workers cannot follow the jobs as it would require an employment visa and certified education requirements, which Texas schools don't meet."
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Jun 29, 2023
Congratulations to WHITE SUPREMACY for winning a huge victory today.
Asian Americans have consistently been used as a foil to eliminate Affirmative Action programs which serve to repair centuries of intentional discrimination against Black and Latino AND Asian communities.

Having Asian Americans as parties doesn't make it any less racist.
For decades, WHITE SUPREMACISTS have argued that there's no need for direct affirmative action programs because institutional racism has been eliminated.

For anyone actually from minority communities, you know that's complete bullshit.
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Jun 15, 2023
Would you look at that another NOT-drag queen busted sexually abusing kids.

What's the score for abusing kids now?

Drag Shows: 0
Religious Leaders: 88,659

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Thought this should go here...

theguardian.com/us-news/2023/m…
Classic list...

It never gets old, because they keep adding new offenders.

dailykos.com/stories/2023/3…
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Jun 13, 2023
The state of Texas used to fund public education at 60%. That ratio plummeted to 40% over the past 2 decades.

Texas Republicans didn't bother to do anything about it till they lost 12 seats in 2018.

But, yes, let's BLINDLY trust them this time.
Local school districts complained about the state's shortfall for more than a decade.

Smaller school districts had no choice but to increase local taxes to make up the difference.

State Republicans didn't give a shit until it cost them politically.
Giving the state 100% ownership of the funding for public education ...

Means that state leaders, far removed from the public education system, will have an even bigger pile of cash to siphon from for pet projects, tax give-aways, and perks for big donors.
Read 5 tweets
Aug 24, 2022
Once again, not even standing room left to see @BetoORourke today.

These are people from the Humble and Kingwood area (the reddest Republican parts).

Plenty of Republicans came out to listen and ask questions.
I was even surprised about the size of the turnout and energy in such a bright red area.
Unlike Abbott, who doesn't like to be challenged by the public, Beto took hard questions from the audience.

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