🧵*sigh* Alright folks, it is time to have an honest conversation about South Texas:
I’m going to say something very unpopular. Henry Cuellar and Vicente González were always going to win.
The reason there was such a frenzy to protect their seats is because they’re lazy. 1/10
I’m going to say something very unpopular. Henry Cuellar and Vicente González were always going to win.
The reason there was such a frenzy to protect their seats is because they’re lazy. 1/10
Henry and Vicente have never done town halls or any public facing events for their constituents. They also got regularly outraised by Michelle Vallejo, who got the short end of the stick because of these deadweights. 2/10
Adding to this, Henry Cuellar is an incredibly sore winner and one who is more concerned about his own ego than public service. I hope for the sake of my hometown he proves me wrong this time but I doubt it. 3/10
When we look at the local level races, the damage is there. We lost a state House seat in the RGV and a wealthy, anointed heir to replace a useless state senator had a tight election. But why? 4/10
For starters, the RGV and South Texas has not had Democratically reinforced infrastructure since the Viva Kennedy and Raza Unida Party era. Organizers who have sacrificed and committed to fighting for their communities are ignored. 5/10
Because we lack culturally competent outreach and support for the people who know their communities better than anyone in Austin or D.C. ever could, these communities lose. And then get gaslit and blamed for it. 6/10
Secondly, we don’t call our bad Democrats for shitty behavior, and this results in not only local distrust for Democrats but the political system as a whole. Case in point? Cuellar who is good to no one but himself and #SucioLucio who was out stumping for R’s. (yes, really.) 7/10
These two have been defended by Democrats because “we can’t afford to lose a seat” and as a result, local voters are fed up and want nothing to do with voting.
By defending bad people, you defend bad representation and lose your base. 8/10
By defending bad people, you defend bad representation and lose your base. 8/10
I also want to touch on Uvalde for a second. People are asking how that community voted for Abbott over Beto. What the general public didn’t see was a community who was attacking grieving parents for speaking out. It’s not fair and to put this burden on them is worse. 9/10
Many of the parents who lost children have been at odds with their own community, and we deserve to give them grace and compassion. We also owe it to them to keep fighting. 10/10
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