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Texas hasn't voted for a Democrat in any statewide contest for about 25 years, a longer drought than any other state. O'Rourke definitely sounds like a stronger contender than the party has had in awhile, and Cruz is very polarizing with little appeal to less conservative voters. But actually flipping this extremely inelastic red state is very difficult and it will probably take a few more cycles until Texas is truly in play.
The issue for Texans is this:
Do they want to give control of the US Senate to NY liberal Chuck Schumer?
In this, they are willing to overlook a lot of Ted Cruz's considerable issues. If Cruz runs against Schumer, then Beto O'Rourke is basically irrelevant. Might as well put Santa Klaus.
Do they want to give control of the US Senate to NY liberal Chuck Schumer?
In this, they are willing to overlook a lot of Ted Cruz's considerable issues. If Cruz runs against Schumer, then Beto O'Rourke is basically irrelevant. Might as well put Santa Klaus.
Sure, maybe the midterms will be a referendum on Schumer, Pelosi, Clinton and Obama, and American patriots will rise up to reject their delusional view of politics.
But historically midterms tend to be more focused on judging the current party in power, which isn't the Democrats. People who are dissatisfied with the status quo tend to be more motivated to vote than those who are content. Of course, Texas is a conservative state, and will probably re-elect Cruz even if Democrats perform well elsewhere.
Sure, maybe the midterms will be a referendum on Schumer, Pelosi, Clinton and Obama, and American patriots will rise up to reject their delusional view of politics. ....
You can absolutely bet that outside of the Democrat Plantation cities & districts, Schumer & Pelosi will be on every US Senate & House race out there.
Do they want to give control of the US Senate to NY liberal Chuck Schumer?
In this, they are willing to overlook a lot of Ted Cruz's considerable issues. If Cruz runs against Schumer, then Beto O'Rourke is basically irrelevant. Might as well put Santa Klaus.
No, that's not the issue for Texans. This is first time I've heard about Chuck Schumer at all in this senate race.
Unlike Cruz, Beto is actually meeting people in their respective counties and reporting on what the people are telling him are their concerns.
Cruz is worried about Schumer? Sounds about right coming from him.
I also have not heard anything about Senator Schumer here in Texas. Most political ads I have seen/heard from the Republicans brag about how 'conservative' they are. Some few mention President Trump, but not as many as one would think (although that may change after the primaries next Tuesday).
I rather assume that Mr. Trump will endorse Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruz, born in the country of Canada. Of course, some of the Democratic Super Pac ads may decide to include some quotes from the Presidential campaign, such as when Senor Cruz said about Mr. Trump:
“This man is a pathological liar. He doesn’t know the difference between truth and lies. He lies practically every word that comes out of his mouth, and in a pattern that I think is straight out of a psychology text book, his response is to accuse everybody else of lying,†Cruz told reporters on May 3. “The man cannot tell the truth, but he combines it with being a narcissist—a narcissist at a level I don’t think this country’s ever seen. Donald Trump is such a narcissist that Barack Obama looks at him and goes, ‘Dude, what’s your problem?'â€
“The man is utterly amoral. Morality does not exist for him,†Cruz added. “Donald is a bully. … Bullies come from a deep, yawning cavern of insecurity.â€
Remember when Mr. Trump attacked Heidi Cruz? We here in Texas do; here is one response by then-candidate Cruz (from same link):
“It is not acceptable for a big, loud New York bully to attack my wife. It is not acceptable for him to make insults, to send nasty tweets—and I don’t know what he does late at night, but he tends to do these at about 11:30 at night, I assume when his fear is at the highest point,†Cruz said on March 24. “I don’t get angry often. But you mess with my wife, you mess with my kids, that’ll do it every time. Donald, you’re a sniveling coward. Leave Heidi the hell alone.â€
Actually, I thought the above was Mr. Cruz's finest hour. Perhaps during this Senate campaign Mr. Cruz will remind us of his prior opinions of Mr. Trump.
Heck, if Mr. Cruz refuses Mr. Trump's endorsement, I may consider, briefly, voting for him.
Lotsa us Texicans ain't real fond o' the way Lyin' Ted swallowed all them personal insults from tRump, 'specially the ones 'bout his wife and his pa, then proceeded to roll over and be his bootlicker.
No, that's not the issue for Texans. This is first time I've heard about Chuck Schumer at all in this senate race.
Unlike Cruz, Beto is actually meeting people in their respective counties and reporting on what the people are telling him are their concerns.
Cruz is worried about Schumer? Sounds about right coming from him.
Responses.
Your personal anecdote doesn't change anything that I said.
Good for Beto.
Cruz isn't worried about Schumer. What gave you that idea. Cruz WILL make Schumer the issue should it come to that. And in that, I can't imagine that Texas will voted to turn the US Senate back to Democrat control. Anyone who doesn't understand this is going to be surprise on election day.
Lotsa us Texicans ain't real fond o' the way Lyin' Ted swallowed all them personal insults from tRump, 'specially the ones 'bout his wife and his pa, then proceeded to roll over and be his bootlicker.
It's nice to see someone from oft-forgotten El Paso in the running.
I remember when I lived in Las Cruces, NM, El Paso might as well have been in NM for all the attention it didn't get from Austin.
Remember Perry's famous gaffe about how dangerous it was?
You'd think that the governor would actually know how many times El Paso had been named one of the safest large cities in the U.S.
Talk about being out of touch with one's constituents.
I can think of few people who would better understand the issues inherent in living in a border state than someone who grew up in El Paso.
This quote perfectly sums up the philosophy of many Democrats in "fly-over country," particularly in the mountain/high desert west.
"“What we were rejecting, unwittingly, and I wouldn’t have put it this way, was corporate rock-’n’-roll,” he said. “I don’t want you, in New York or L.A., deciding what I was going to listen to in El Paso. We in this campaign are rejecting corporate politics, literally rejecting corporate donations filtered through PACs, the special interests, and yes, the party bosses. I don’t want to know what their focus groups say, or their polls show, or their consultants have tested for me to repeat here. I want to know what’s on your mind.”"
He may be tilting at windmills but his is a welcome voice all the same.
Lotsa us Texicans ain't real fond o' the way Lyin' Ted swallowed all them personal insults from tRump, 'specially the ones 'bout his wife and his pa, then proceeded to roll over and be his bootlicker.
If he is; why is his voting record on immigration the same as Pelosi, Hilary, Schumer and all the rest of the leadership! If he was born in Texas; why is he fighting a harder battle for those south of your border! He might as well have been born in southern California!
If he is; why is his voting record on immigration the same as Pelosi, Hilary, Schumer and all the rest of the leadership! If he was born in Texas; why is he fighting a harder battle for those south of your border! He might as well have been born in southern California!
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Focus of midterms
