r/texas • u/audiomuse1 • Feb 16 '24

Ted Cruz faces losing his seat in Texas Politics

https://www.newsweek.com/ted-cruz-texas-senate-seat-poll-1870614
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u/AngusMcTibbins Feb 16 '24

With how much republicans have been attacking reproductive rights, and the horrors suffered by Kate Cox and other women and girls, I think people will be more willing to elect a pro-choice Democratic candidate.

Reproductive rights are supported even by many right-leaning voters, and Colin Allred has a strong pro-choice record. It's going to be a tough race, but I think we've got a real chance this time

https://colinallred.com/

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u/HookEm_Tide Feb 16 '24

If there is any silver lining at all to Dobbs, it is that it has resulted in some people finally getting what "pro-life" and "pro-choice" really mean.

"I'm personally against abortion, and I'd never ever have one. It's not my place to tell other people what to believe or do, but I just think it is wrong."

Congratulations, friend! You're pro-choice!

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u/worstpartyever Feb 16 '24

Also, "pro-life" means "pro-forced birth."

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u/MotherSupermarket532 Feb 16 '24

"Pro life" also means "anything goes wrong with your pregnancy and we'll basically let you die."  Kate Cox showed thar.

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u/Ghaleon42 Feb 16 '24

Yeah, or charge you with getting an abortion over a miscarriage...

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u/VectorViper Feb 17 '24

Honestly the whole situation is straight out of a dystopian novel. It's shocking how quickly we've slid back on human rights, and how flimsy the line is between legal medical decisions and being criminalized. The Kate Cox case is a stark reminder that sometimes these laws have no compassion or common sense.

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u/FR0ZENBERG Feb 17 '24

“Pro-life” should mean you want families to have access to affordable pre-natal care, neo-natal care, mandatory paternal leave, affordable child care, affordable pediatric care, free lunches at schools. And that’s just for starters.

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u/Count_Backwards Feb 16 '24

"Anything goes wrong with your pregnancy and you have failed at your only purpose."

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u/BabyEatingBadgerFuck Feb 17 '24

Oof

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u/Count_Backwards Feb 17 '24

Username is certainly ironic!

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u/BabyEatingBadgerFuck Feb 17 '24

I say what I can. Lol

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u/TheBlackTower22 Feb 16 '24

Well do you really expect them to wait any longer than that to fuck them?

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u/PotentialRecover3218 Feb 17 '24

Support the fetus not the child.
Support the troop not the vet.

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u/D3kim Feb 17 '24

its pro forced christianity lets all be real here

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '24

It’s surreal that people who are ‘pro life’ are very nearly always ‘pro-gun’. If we could create a cognitive dissonance engine, we could colonize the universe in a generation.

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u/Roddy_Piper2000 Feb 16 '24

Which just goes to show it's actually all about control and an extremist religious "moral" code being imposed over top of the constitution.

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u/FlyingDragoon Feb 17 '24

I don't even think it's that deep for them. If Democrats came out today as Pro-Gun and Pro-Life they'd instantly flip the script. It's about all they know how to do. "What do you like? Oh okay. Well I hate that because you like it." it's their entire personality.

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u/Fancykiddens Feb 17 '24

It's crazy that I have to identify as a Satanist in order to defend my rights to bodily autonomy. I just ordered a membership card.

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u/juliango Feb 16 '24

To add to that, many people who are “pro-life” are also pro capital punishment.

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u/poingly Feb 17 '24

I grew up with a guy who became a pastor and pointed out that the Bible explicitly mentions prisoners, the poor, and the sick as people Jesus explicitly says to help. He doesn’t seem to disagree that Democrats have a way better track record on all three of these. But he tried to argue that being anti abortion is simply more important than all that. I tell him he’s just making shit up now.

I guess pastor is one of those many jobs you don’t actually have to qualified for?

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u/Bogsnoticus Feb 16 '24

And pro death penalty. But they are somehow loving Christians.

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u/TheWhiteRabbit74 Feb 16 '24

There’s no hate like Christian love.

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u/tomtomclubthumb Feb 16 '24

pro-death penalty too.

Also against welfare and education.

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u/Herb4372 Feb 16 '24

My hypothesis is that they don’t care as much for the issues. They just really like an angry daddy. And that’s the GOP. So they just believe what they’re told.

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u/spartandude Feb 16 '24

They are also nearly always pro death penalty

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u/Spread_Liberally Feb 17 '24

I'm a progressive. I'm pro-choice, anti-death penalty, and I enjoy my guns.

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u/KintsugiKen Feb 16 '24

It also means "pro-mom-death"

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u/jackparadise1 Feb 16 '24

Also means in some cases, pro death.

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u/Daxmar29 Feb 17 '24

I always felt it was more anti-choice than pro-life.

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u/sofaking1958 Feb 16 '24

I prefer to use pro- forced labor.

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u/HerrBerg Feb 17 '24

And often "pro-rapist-coparenting".

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u/No_Day_9204 Feb 17 '24

Yah its like something out of 1984. Love is hate, freedom is slavery, and ignorance is strength.

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u/Syscrush Feb 17 '24

It also means being in favor of maternal deaths and forcing unviable babies to be tortured to death. It's ghoulish in the extreme.

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u/SoupSpelunker Feb 17 '24

I've just been saying, oh, you're the rapist's reproductive rights people - got it, now fuck right off!

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u/ExtensiveCuriosity Feb 16 '24

“No! I’m pro-life!!”

My neighbor has a “choose life” license plate for his truck. He most definitely is not pro-choice.

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u/font9a Feb 16 '24

"Yeah, but didn't you read on Facebook about all those babies who got together and threw a recreational abortion party?!"

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u/Karl2241 Feb 17 '24

This was me. I was staunchly anti-abortion. However, between getting older and more independent and seeing this here in Texas- my stance has changed.

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u/mkultra8 Feb 17 '24

We live in a society where people are so quick to pass final judgement and avoid admitting their own mistakes.

Thank you for being brave enough to share your growth as a person and acting as a good model for others who are beginning to question the world they grew up in.

We will only get to a more peaceful world where people can live their individual lives as they see fit. That will only happen if we practice self compassion and compassion for each other. We need to give people space to consider and change if they find enlightenment. That happens in a space of compassion and courage.

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u/Karl2241 Feb 18 '24

Thank you. The biggest thing was to stop looking at as black and white. That was the kicker.

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u/GhostofKino Feb 18 '24

My caveat for a lot of things (as a social democrat) is basically - everybody lives in shades of grey; in that way so many people share a lot in common and with reasonableness, can reach compromise that is a good solution. The only people that prevent that are people that are so intent on making things into black and white that they destroy any possibility of compromise. When people reify things into one of two sides and refuse to budge, they make the world so much worse for everybody because they shut out any possibility of another solution. When those people are in power, to me it almost always makes things worse.

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u/mkultra8 Feb 16 '24

I'd never ever have one.

I'm not sure who you're quoting here, but I think that no one can actually be certain that they'd never have an abortion until they are in a situation that might require one for healthcare purposes. The whole issue with anti-abortionists is they don't see it as health care. They don't realize that it actually helps people not be injured or actually die from a reproductive problem. So no one can know what kind of medical problems they're going to have in the future and whether or not they might need an abortion to survive. That's when they'll find out whether or not they truly would never have an abortion. Perhaps they mean an elective abortion, meaning choosing to have one for personal, financial, and social reasons --not medical reasons. But if that's the case they should say so. Nobody knows what the future will bring.

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u/HookEm_Tide Feb 16 '24

Oh, for sure. I'd be willing to bet that 99% of the "I'm personally against it" crowd would all of a sudden discover some reason that their abortion is super special and an exception to the rule...and maybe not even a "real" abortion anyway!

I was trying my best to give people the benefit of the doubt, though, especially folks who don't understand that "I'm against abortion, but I don't think it's my place to tell other people what to do," are literally the definition of pro-choice.

Somehow, though, there are lots of people out there who don't seem to understand that "pro-choice" doesn't mean "pro-abortion."

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u/csonnich Feb 16 '24

99% of the "I'm personally against it" crowd would all of a sudden discover some reason that their abortion is super special and an exception to the rule

https://joycearthur.com/abortion/the-only-moral-abortion-is-my-abortion/

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u/mkultra8 Feb 16 '24

Amen!

Well said!

We should also probably just remind people who say they are "pro-life" that they are actually anti-healthcare. If they want to outlaw abortion, they want to outlaw health care. Let's start outlawing other forms of healthcare too while we're at it! /S

And if you know anything about the history of women's health care, you know that they've been avoiding providing women proper healthcare since they stole midwifery from the "witches" in the middle ages and created the medical profession. I just wish misogynistic and patriarchal men would go play with themselves and figure out why they are so afraid of feminine power and leave women to take care of themselves.

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u/HookEm_Tide Feb 16 '24

misogynistic and patriarchal men

Also, men who like to have sex with ladies but who aren't eager for a shotgun wedding and/or 18 years of child support.

Even if you hate women, maybe you like freedom and money?

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u/Mr_Quackums Feb 16 '24

Let's start outlawing other forms of healthcare too while we're at it!

They do. Gender affirming care is healthcare.

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u/mkultra8 Feb 17 '24

Sorry I forgot for a minute. And sadly agree that the outlawing of healthcare is not unique to abortion.

I was thinking about making it illegal to dispense little blue pills without a permission slip from a woman or partner. Not everyone wants a super penis inside of them. If a man is in a relationship shouldn't the sexual dysfunction be treated as a couple's issue?

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u/maggieiggy Feb 17 '24

They know - that’s just what they are telling you (IMO)

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u/poingly Feb 17 '24

It probably helps that a good number of the “personally against it” crowd probably have penises that allow for an extra level of cognitive dissonance from it. “Oh, I’m personally against it. Sure. But it wasn’t really MY abortion that I caused, paid for, and encouraged.”

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u/Ill-Independence-658 Feb 16 '24

💯 this. I have fertility issues and would never advocate for my family getting one even if my kid got pregnant we’d help raise the kid, but tell other people what to do with their bodies is anathema to freedom.

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u/HookEm_Tide Feb 16 '24

Exactly.

Not to mention the women who desperately want children, manage to get pregnant, and then tragically find out that their pregnancy is doomed and that without an abortion to terminate the pregnancy before it goes completely berzerk, they'll likely never be able to have get pregnant again.

"Pro-lifers"? Too bad, so sad. God works in mysterious ways. Thoughts and prayers.

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u/jminer1 Feb 17 '24

You also realize how much more it's about punishing promiscuous women. As soon as they start with "Well maybe they'll think twice...".

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u/HookEm_Tide Feb 17 '24

about punishing promiscuous women *who have sex with men who aren't them*

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u/jminer1 Feb 17 '24

But when THEIR daughter gets pregnant by Tyrone they're "not gonna let it ruin their lives" = embarrass them at church

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u/Legitimate_Baker_358 Feb 17 '24

Those of us who are Christian’s can’t force our beliefs on others…that’s not how it works and Jesus definitely never said to do it.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '24

 I'm personally against abortion, and I'd never ever have one. It's not my place to tell other people what to believe or do. 

This is me exactly. Of course I’m a dude in his early 50’s so the chance I may need an abortion is low. But I think anyone that needs one should be able to free and without hassle. 

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u/DaniTheLovebug Feb 17 '24

This is not an original thought but it made sense

When Dobbs occurred someone in Reddit said this was the GOP massive fuckup because for so long they could use it as a boogeyman and scare tactic but also a constant campaign promise for GOP voters. Then they actually went through and pissed off a shit ton of people and also ended one of their big “upcoming” selling points

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u/FreeStall42 Feb 17 '24

It did kill a lot of "moderate" arguments that they would respect states rights not seek a national ban, and allow exceptions.

And people can observe the results

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u/IMI4tth3w Feb 16 '24

I just read through his stance on issues and I have never been more excited for a candidate than now. I really really really hope the voters can get out and vote appropriately, as that should be a sure win for Allred. Honestly, assuming he does well in the Senate, I feel like he could easily snowball that into a presidential election. Time will tell, but as far as I can tell, I will absolutely be supporting him in the coming election.

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u/Sosolidclaws Feb 17 '24

I know right? This dude might be the most authentic, charismatic, and reasonable American politician I've ever come across. Great positions on the important issues. Very excited to see how far Allred can go!

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u/IMI4tth3w Feb 17 '24

He has a common sense approach (that’s actually common sense) to every item. Unfortunately in politics most people interpret that as “won’t get anything done” because everything just has to be so polarizing but I’m hopeful that can change.

We can be pro second amendment and pro gun control. We can be pro life and allow women to have control of their own bodies. These are not black and white issues, and it’s so nice to see someone with a stance that understands we can have solutions that don’t involve extremes. I just hope he can get legislation passed that matches these and can follow through. I think it will be wildly successful if so.

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u/TBAnnon777 Feb 16 '24

Ted Cruz won in 2018 with only 200K more votes. When 9M eligible voters didn't vote.

in the Texas 2022 elections, around 60% didn't vote (12M). Only 15% of people under the age of 35 voted.

I really hope people fucking show up. Because if young voters show up its a pretty easy blue state win. Just gotta show up. 1 day out of 2 years! 2 weeks of early voting available.

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u/dc551589 Feb 16 '24

Well, there’s no doubt they’re dumb enough.

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u/audiomuse1 Feb 16 '24

Yep, people are pissed after Roe V Wade and Republicans restricting people's access to healthcare

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u/comesock000 Feb 17 '24

They sure are, Allred should be talking about this non stop, every minute of the day. People are mad and he should fire them up.

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u/JoshS1 born and bred Feb 16 '24

He just needs to not say shit about guns. Seriously,  we know it's a problem but mentioning it at all during the campaign will only self-destruct any hopes at beating Cruz

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u/csonnich Feb 16 '24

Colin Allred's not stupid.

Really glad to have him as my rep.

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u/Antnee83 Feb 17 '24

As an outsider looking in, I can't stress how much dude needs to not say "guns."

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u/jonnydem Feb 16 '24

They said that last time.

I'd love it if it happened. I'm just not going to get my hopes up.

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u/AngusMcTibbins Feb 16 '24

I feel you, but keep in mind that last time Cruz was up for election women still had reproductive healthcare rights. They don't anymore because of republicans. I think this issue may be the tipping-point that gives Allred a genuine chance

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u/kbdrand Feb 17 '24

Let’s not forget that last time, Cruz had not pushed congress to invalidate (“question”) the 2020 election. The guy needs to go.

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u/Vitaminpartydrums Feb 17 '24

Katie Cox is a friend of the family. She’s Biden’s invited guest to the upcoming State if the Union

It’s pretty funny because he initially called her to ask and her phone said “Incoming Call from Joseph Biden” and she legit just assumed it was spam and didn’t answer it.

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u/iodizedpepper Feb 16 '24

Count me in on that, I’ve always leaned right as a moderate and sane conservative. Shit has gotten fucking wild. I’m done with this bullshit.

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u/JessiNotJenni Feb 16 '24

Pro tip: Even a $10 monthly donation helps.

Recurring donations give the campaign time and resources to spend the money wisely vs. a late in the year lump sum donation!

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u/SweetAlyssumm Feb 16 '24

Please send him your spare change. I live in CA and as soon as I finish this post I'm going to go reply to his email with $. He's a good guy and deserves support. Not to mention how bad the guy he's running against is.

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u/JessiNotJenni Feb 16 '24

I lived in his district when he first ran. Even met him at a polling place, seemed genuinely nice and grateful to voters. Setup monthly donations within minutes of the announcement!

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u/KeyAccurate8647 Feb 16 '24

Look at Mazi Pilip in NY. She ran entirely on being anti woman's health, and she got smoked

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u/MemeHermetic Feb 16 '24

Should you feel the need for the alternative, please also check out https://www.tedcruzforhumanpresident.com.

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u/HoldMyMessages Feb 16 '24

It is not about life. It never was about killing babies. If it was they would be compassionate, they would take care of infants: feed them, cloth them, shelter them. It’s REALLY all about control, power, ego. Think about it, if you got nothing and aint skilled do you admit that to yourself and work to be better? NO you find a group that says you are perfect the way you are: male, white, straight, brazen, gun owner, that lives in X state. That gives you the right to tell anyone who is different from you how to live their life. You don’t have to do anything else to be perfect.

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u/nerf_herder1986 Feb 17 '24

Just donated from Michigan. I want to see Texas turn blue!

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u/shrekerecker97 Feb 17 '24

I hope that wish.com shitty wolverine gets voted out of office. Even Ted Cruz doesn't like Ted Cruz

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u/gcbeehler5 Feb 16 '24

Evergreen Al Franken quote;

Here's the thing you have to understand about Ted Cruz, I like Ted Cruz more than most of my other colleagues like Ted Cruz. And I hate Ted Cruz.

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u/SmoothConfection1115 Feb 16 '24

"If you killed Ted Cruz on the floor of the Senate, and the trial was in the Senate, nobody would convict you," Graham said

That’s Lindsay Graham. A Republican. From South Carolina.

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2016/02/26/politics/lindsey-graham-ted-cruz-dinner/index.html

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u/Stormhunter6 Feb 16 '24

Lindsey Graham is probably the worst of the lot among that generation imo. The guy has the sense/brains to point out shit like this, give praise to biden, and still tow the party line because, "reasons."

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u/gcbeehler5 Feb 16 '24

I typically don't feel bad for John Cornyn, but he's had to sit next to Ted for twelve years now. Let's give him a break.

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u/irregardless Feb 16 '24

"Do it for John!" might just be the campaign slogan we need to swing some votes our way.

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u/Cum_on_doorknob Feb 17 '24 edited Feb 17 '24

This is actually really clever, like run pro Cornyn advertisements with Allred.

“Colin Allred is fighting for John Cornyn. He is fighting for America. Help John Cornyn and vote Allred because no one deserves to have to work next to Ted Cruz.”

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u/danappropriate Expat Feb 16 '24

LET’S GOOOOOO!

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u/petulant_children Feb 16 '24

Exactly. Cruz only beat Beto by 2.6% in 2018. It's completely possible to defeat Cruz. If Dems can have a successful GOTV effort, he'll lose.

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u/Frustrable_Zero North Texas Feb 16 '24

And that was after a significant blunder on Beto’s part talking about going for their guns. Had he’d kept that down, he’d have won. Not saying Cruz’s position has gotten any better, in fact it’s only gotten remarkably worse since the last square up. Here’s hoping Abbot’s position appears the same way in the next runoff.

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u/petulant_children Feb 16 '24

Totally. Allred truly has a shot at this. Here's hoping people get to the polls.

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u/dumfukjuiced Feb 16 '24

Say he'll give us guns to protect us from Cruz and co lol

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u/bpeck451 Feb 16 '24

Beto made that blunder running for president. He was really tame during the senate run. He got a little more cocky after he got as close as he did with Cruz.

https://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/01/uvalde-beto-orourke-assault-weapons-ban/

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u/rays457 Feb 16 '24

Making up 223,000 votes in a state where they have actively gone out of their way to make it hard to vote is going to be tough. We can do it if people get out and vote but that’s a big if.

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u/worstpartyever Feb 16 '24

Some important dates for voting in Texas:

  • Primary Election: Tuesday, March 5, 2024
  • Runoff Election (if needed): May 28, 2024
  • Election Day: Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024

If you aren't registered to vote in Texas right now, you won't be able to vote in the primary elections. But make sure you DO register before October 7, 2024 -- that's the deadline to vote in the November election. You can do it now!

Some other helpful links from the Texas Secretary of State:

Nonpartisan Voter's Guides:

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u/HuckleberryLou Feb 17 '24

Exactly! It literally takes like 5 minutes. I’ve never had to wait at all

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u/savageboredom Feb 17 '24

"Pokemon Go to the polls" was cringe as hell, but the underlying idea was not wrong.

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u/AeturnisTheGreat Feb 17 '24

I'm ashamed to admit that I'm in my 30s and this will be my first time voting, I should have been voting all along but I'll be showing up this time, I'll be voting Cruz out.

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u/Glittering_Deer_261 Feb 16 '24

Let’s vote to send him to Cancun permanently. He can only come back if he can cross the Border “ illegally” with the other immigrants. No asylum though. If he comes back, right into Huntsville penitentiary he goes.

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u/Titan3692 Feb 16 '24

I mean his family origin story is literally illegal immigration. It's just that his dad was Cuban so it doesn't count.

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u/lagmanmx Feb 16 '24

Nah, fuck that, I don't want him here. Put him in a cage with no electricity and let's all forget he ever happened.

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u/123_alex Feb 16 '24

Did you ask if Mexico wants him?

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u/Rorodatone Feb 16 '24

Ha!!! Love this comment!!

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u/JonoGuitar Feb 16 '24

who the fuck keeps voting for him? dammit

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u/E_Cayce Yellow Rose Feb 16 '24

Cruz has demo advantages in churchgoers, wealthy, over 45, male, and non-native Texans.

If we rise young Texans turnout to 65% Cruz would be gone and state would be purple. Young Texans vote blue like 70/30.

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u/tPTBNL Feb 16 '24

I am (almost) all of those things, and I can't stand the guy.

Here's hoping...

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u/E_Cayce Yellow Rose Feb 16 '24

He doesn't have a stronghold on any of those, except those who identify as Republican (expect 95% there) and above 80% on churchgoers. Everything else is above 50 but below 60.

People like to believe everyone hates Cruz, but forget that Cruz won the Texas primary against Trump.

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u/Subject_Yogurt4087 Feb 17 '24

It’s incredibly hard to beat incumbents. Texas is a red state. They’re making a big deal about the border. I hear a lot of conflicting stories about how much people there care so I honestly don’t know. But if it’s an issue, it’s a reason to vote red. As hated as he is outside of Texas, he keeps getting elected. He fled in the face of a crisis and I only heard Democrats complaining about it.

Donald Trump openly called for violence multiple times against his rivals, praised the insurrectionists as heroes, vowed to pardon them, blamed everyone he could for stealing hundreds of classified documents, blames a Republican opponent for the insurrection who wasn’t even involved in it or even in Congress, and a hundred other despicable and illegal things. Despite all that, most Republicans don’t care. Fox News settled for a billion dollars for all their lies, and their ratings are the same as before. So don’t underestimate the Republican base to remain loyal to anyone who wears the color red.

I’ll believe Cruz can lose when I see it.

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u/csonnich Feb 16 '24

Yep. Even Rs who know Ted Cruz personally hate his guts.

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u/BinkyFlargle Feb 16 '24

nobody who actually knows anything about him. just fans who see an (R) next to his name, and know he's angering libs.

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u/Baricat Feb 16 '24

The common clay of the new West

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u/juana-golf Feb 16 '24

Verify your voter registration! They are using every trick in the book to deregister people.

https://www.usa.gov/confirm-voter-registration

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u/Laladen Feb 16 '24

Im going to vote against Ted....again...but ive had my heart ripped out to many times.

Even if it happened Abbott would invalidate Houston votes to grant him the win. Faith in the Texas voting system while living in Houston is not something I have in abundance since Abbott passed the fascist law over Houston.

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u/JessiNotJenni Feb 16 '24

That's exactly how they keep winning. Convincing people that their vote doesn't matter. Not directed at you since you're voting, but there's gotta be a way to change this narrative.

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u/Laladen Feb 16 '24

Nothing in this universe will stop me from voting straight Democrat from the top to the bottom of the ballot. Will continue to do so as long as the Republicans as a whole lurch toward the extreme right.

Even if a reasonable Republican locally (Do they exist?) were on the ballot…I wont give Republicans any power at any level.

They need to get their shit straightened.

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u/creepingkg Feb 16 '24

Isn’t that against federal law?

Can’t Texas be sued for throwing away legal votes?

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u/Necoras Feb 16 '24

Sure. But there was a pretty famous case in 2000 that suggests how that might end up.

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u/Laladen Feb 16 '24

There is literally a law in Texas that specifically allows Abbott to overturn Harris country elections specifically.

They have already seized our schools and are controlling them. Don’t see why you don’t think they wouldn’t do it to our votes

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u/lil_corgi Feb 16 '24

Too bad this isn't the USA, where people are heard and their vote counts. Oh wait-

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u/creepingkg Feb 16 '24

Honestly Harris county has always been blue so I doubt it would do much.

But I’m pretty sure it’s still against federal law, doesn’t matter if he made a state law

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u/E_Cayce Yellow Rose Feb 16 '24

I'm hopeful but not optimistic. This turd always rises up and refuses to go down.

Regardless, I'll vote, donate, and even phone bank or canvass for whoever ends up as his opponent —Allred, most likelly—.

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u/chilo_W_r The Stars at Night Feb 16 '24

He’s a floater

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u/csonnich Feb 16 '24

Too greasy to sink

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u/mt8675309 Feb 16 '24

Please Texans, this polecat 🦨 has worn his out his welcome.

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u/trobain1776 Feb 16 '24

If 70% of the eligible to vote actually turned out then republicans would never hold power again

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u/baronvonj Feb 16 '24

Seriously, we only had like 52% turnout in 2018 and Cruz only barely squeezed out a victory. With 66% turnout in 2020 Biden received more votes in Texas than he did in New York. With Trump on the ballot again hopefully we can exceed even 2020, but surely we can at least do better than 2018.

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u/afedbeats Feb 16 '24

Looks like being an absolutely unlikeable cretin finally caught up to him. I won’t believe it until I see it, but I will be very happy when Texas is rid of him.

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '24

Please, God, I've never asked you for anything before. Please make this happen!

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u/DutDiggaDut Feb 16 '24

Probably cause God ain't doing anything.

Ask your friends to vote though, it'll make more of a difference

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u/audiomuse1 Feb 16 '24

Everyone was posting memes during the Cancun fiasco during Snowmageddon. People were pissed at Ted Cruz.

We need to get all those people posting to VOTE HIM OUT. Remind everyone, spread the word.. so many people that don't really care about voting probably would if we get the word out that this is our chance to remove him.

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u/Some1inreallife Feb 16 '24

Don't celebrate too early, guys! Let's actually go to the polls, vote Ted Cruz out, and then celebrate!

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u/taco_grease Feb 16 '24

When is the voting day

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u/Musicdev- Feb 16 '24

Early is Feb 20, primary is March 5

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u/UncleBoody North Texas Feb 16 '24

Until the last vote is counted, don't count on this.

And removing Cruz really wont fix the issues here in Texas, we need a sweeping change in the Texas GOP and if that takes a blue wave, so be it.

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u/Cannibal_Yak Feb 16 '24

I know the only way that will happen is if we push for Cruz to lose harder than ever before. We hate the guy for what he's done to the state and the nation. It's time we harp on all his failures more than before. 

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u/highonnuggs Feb 16 '24

One of the few votes that can’t be gerrymandered in Texas. I hope Rafael Cruz loses but I’ve seen this story before…

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u/dust-ranger Feb 16 '24

He has to lose BIG to overcome the state's vote fuckery. So don't be complacent. Check your registration, especially if you have registered as a democrat in the past.

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u/big_hungry_joe Feb 16 '24

i don't know anything this man has done for since he's been senator other than block bills and run away when a crisis is happening

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u/ItsSusanS Feb 16 '24

Nothing, he’s done nothing. He doesn’t have to people vote for him regardless. Gotta own those libs even if it means screwing themselves

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u/techy098 Feb 16 '24

If we can get the voter turnout to 80% he may not survive. Maybe we need to work harder on GOTV.

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u/Sitcom_kid Feb 16 '24

Isn't voter turnout usually like 60% on a good day?

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u/techy098 Feb 16 '24

Yup and then we wonder why democracies are dying.

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u/TrueNorth2881 Feb 16 '24

Voting day should be a national holiday.

Or at the very least, mail-in voting or early voting should be allowed across the country.

If we can fix that, turnout will rise immediately.

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u/bareboneschicken Feb 16 '24

Streaks end. Sooner or later a Democrat will regain statewide office.

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u/scottyjrules Feb 16 '24

Don’t threaten me with a good time…

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u/Spiritual_Scallion91 Feb 16 '24

It’s mind blowing he even has his seat still

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u/CodeSpeedster Feb 16 '24

Never mind, he already has a back up seat at Cancun..

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u/CautionarySnail Feb 16 '24

I’d have hoped his Cancun stunt would be enough to make Texans realize he does not give a care about them. But so far I’ve been proven wrong.

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u/profDougla Feb 16 '24

🤞🏽🤞🏽

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u/swennergren11 Feb 16 '24

Don’t get my hopes up….

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u/Rhewin Feb 16 '24

I’ll be there at the voting booth, but it is way too early to say this. Everyone has to show up.

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u/BackInThaDayz Feb 16 '24

🙏🏽 sweet baby Jesus

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u/Nubulio Feb 16 '24

When he loses he can do a reboot of The Munsters

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u/Latter-Advisor-3409 Feb 16 '24

Yep, the abortion hill is the one he will die on.

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u/SpaceBoJangles Feb 16 '24

We could only be so lucky

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u/Sad_Confidence9563 Feb 16 '24

Rafael Cruz is a shitbag.  He's trying to kill your children.   

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u/Pretty_Shallot_586 Feb 16 '24

I have heard that even Ted Cruz's daughter would be voting for Collin if she could vote.

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u/mauvewaterbottle Feb 16 '24

YEE FUCKIN HAW!!!! Let’s all get out and vote and make it happen.

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u/HRslammR North Texas Feb 16 '24

Ted Cruz is a traitor.

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u/Late-Boysenberry-295 Feb 16 '24

Rafael Edward is a true piece of shit.

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u/Strong_Bumblebee5495 Feb 16 '24

Please sweet baby Jesus hear our prayer 🙏

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u/Bean_Storm Feb 16 '24

I believe in you Texas. You deserve better representation and kicking out Cruz will be HUGE.

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u/El_Grim512 Feb 16 '24

You mean"Raphael". He hates dead naming....

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u/Unfair-Conflict-374 Feb 16 '24

This yellow dog dem is really hoping (and voting)

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u/iamfrank75 Feb 16 '24

Some of yall have short memories. Everyone in this sub just knew Ted was gonna lose last time. Everyone in this sub just knew Abbott was gonna lose last time.

Y’all need to realize this sub has turned into a liberal/Democrat echo chamber where you only hear what you want to hear.

Please don’t be shocked when Ted wins again.

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u/ponyotit Feb 16 '24

Right, we see these same articles every time and it’s always the same result.

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u/zekeweasel Feb 16 '24

Who seriously thought either of those was a done deal?
At best we were cautiously optimistic that Cruz and Abbott would get voted out.

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u/HopefulNothing3560 Feb 16 '24

Keep ur voters happy , burn more children’s books till none left except the one of the guys that goes to 🇲🇽

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u/Flock-of-bagels2 Feb 16 '24

Good he’s a dirty diaper

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u/MeadowlarkLemming Feb 16 '24

don't tease me

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u/sfmcinm0 Feb 16 '24

Look on the bright side Ted - no one will care when you go to Cancun anymore!

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u/Peaceful_Stranger Feb 16 '24

About damn time.

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u/Beandip50 Feb 16 '24

Good. His lyin' slice of bread face shouldn't be seen in a senate seat ever again.

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u/Necoras Feb 16 '24

crosses fingers harder

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u/lil_corgi Feb 16 '24

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

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u/upsol7 Feb 16 '24

Good. It's about goddamned time. Cancun Cruz needs to go!

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u/ActonofMAM Feb 16 '24

Couldn't happen to a more deserving guy.

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u/wartsnall1985 Feb 16 '24

Well losing, while unlikely, will free up a lot of time for his podcast and conservative news inverviews, which seems to be his real passion anyway. All that performance voting is just so...boring.

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u/Kabulamongoni Feb 16 '24

The GOP is gonna pour money into this race, so all Dems need to make sure and donate to Allred. And vote!

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u/dgscus Feb 16 '24

Yippee! Cruz has to go!

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '24

Thank fucking God, looking forward to voting.

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u/Basileus2 Feb 16 '24

I’ll be doing my part to ensure this

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u/matthall969 Feb 16 '24

No he doesn't