[Axios] Texas Democrat enters race to unseat Ted Cruz

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1328094

Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, since news outlets have a phobia of putting the damn name in the title

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I do not like that man Ted Cruz, I do not like his far-right views. I do not like his stupid chin, I do not like his smarmy grin. I do not like him with a beard, I do not like him freshly sheared. I do not like Ted Cruz at all, that man Ted Cruz can suck my balls.

I do not like that man Ted Cruz, I do not like him in the news. I do not like what he just said, I do not like his boxy head. I do not like him wearing glasses, I do not like him kissing asses. I wish he’d never get one vote, that man Ted Cruz can lick my scrote.

I do not like that man Ted Cruz, I do not like his backward views. I do not like his stupid suits, I do not like his cowboy boots. I do not like him when he sneezes, I do not like him eating cheeses. I hate to see his dumb face smirking, because his beard looks like a merkin’.

I do not like that man Ted Cruz, I do not like his far-right views. I do not like him in these reeds, I do not like him when he feeds. I do not like him by a wall, I do not like this shit at all. I do not like him as Santa’s elf, that man Ted Cruz can fuck himself.

I do not like that Ted Cruz man, I do not like him shouting klan. I do not like him in a room, I do not like him in Cancún. I do not like him playing ball, I do not like his face at all. I wish he'd lose his cushy job, that man Ted Cruz is a fucking knob.

I do not like that man Ted Cruz, I do not like his shitty views. I do not like him saying ass, I do not like him serving sass. I do not like him in a seat, I do not like him holding meat. I do not like him when he's smooching, I do not like him with Mnuchin. I hate his stupid pronoun bits, that man Ted Cruz is full of shit.

I tip my hat off to you. that was awesome.

I wish I had more upvotes to give. I also tip my hat to you, good sir.

Someone needs to get rid of That Asshole Ted Cruz. That Asshole Ted Cruz is a real asshole.

Are you talking about the Ted Cruise that pisses his pants because he likes the warm wet feeling between his legs?

Hey let's not kink shame, he's an asshole for other reasons

Yeah like fucking off to Cancun while his constituents froze without power and in many cases, water

Please don't pull another "Beto"

He fucking killed his campaign with one sentence. If he was running in California, he might have been able to survive. I have no doubt that Beto would be a fine governor, but the DNC should have never even considered running him in TX.

Gutierrez voted to make Texas a sanctuary state for oil and gas companies. Just another "lesser of two evils".

Source: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/106951/roland-gutierrez

Unfortunately, many democrats still love thier oil money.

Which you can add on to the list of reasons why two party systems are bullshit.

I vote for people and not against people, though. Corrupt politicians are not politicians I want to vote for.

Would you want to vote for a corrupt politician, or a corrupt and fascist politician? Yep, that's your choice in the land of the free.

This is how you get voter disenfranchisement. Voter shaming isn't a good way to get out the vote en masse; inspiring voters is how you do it.

FDR got elected president 4 times consecutively, with some of the biggest numbers in US history. Republicans had to make term limits to make sure that doesn't happen again because he was so popular.

On the other hand, we got a fascist as president for 4 years because Hillary didn't inspire people (and the DNC rigged the primary against Bernie).

I'm not voter shaming, I'm just stating the facts. Yes Biden is a shitty choice (imo), but still, I will for vote for his shitty ass anyways. Better than a fascist any day. I'm criticizing the 2-party system, not the voters.

What was wrong with Beto? Am I out of the loop?

He would have been a fine governor, but the reason he fucked up was because he told TX citizens that he'd take their guns away. That's the easiest way to kill a campaign in TX

"Hell yes we're going to take your guns" is not the best slogan when running for governor of Texas.

He's being very anti-gun in a state where there is a strong gun culture. He could've said something like "We need to stop criminals from getting guns", instead, he said something along the lines of "We're coming for all your guns!"

People seem to just be assuming the gun control comments were an insurmountable anchor around his neck, but after Uvalde polling put him just down 4 points (43-47) for trust on gun issues. There's a lot more wiggle room in the gun debate, even in Texas, than people think.

Yeah, but didn't Uvalde vote overwhelmingly for Abbott?

Texas just isn't purple yet

I have no idea and don't see why that would be relevant to gun control being a viable issue in Texas.

When someone comes and murders your children in their school, WITH GUNS, and the governor barely responds with anything but thoughts and prayers, and you and the rest of your murdered children town vote thoughts and prayers guy back in, it's a pretty good reflection of how the town as a whole feels about guns. You like them. Since the children weren't still in the womb it's okay if they're getting murdered. At school. With guns.

A town's feeling on the subject has little to do with the state as a whole. It was red before the shooting and still red after, that doesn't mean there wasn't movement or that the rest of Texas, that trusted "gun-grabbing" Beto at 43% on guns, isn't more conflicted on the issue.

He is to politics as a glass of milk is to beverages.

Unironically a great analogy because milk rehydrates you much better than water (and chocolate milk is even better) but it's fucking impossible to drink when you're really thirsty.

Why put the name in the title when they can make more people click? More clicks=more revenue, seems smart to me.

If the headline is any indication, he's more progressive than Allred.

Snowballs chance unfortunately. I understand getting a Democrat to win in Texas is effectively impossible.

Its not though. We used to be a Democrat bastion pre southern strategy. People need to get back to voting in their own interest and not party lines. I suppose step one is even voting to begin with...

We used to be a Democrat bastion pre southern strategy

So when the Democrats were the racists?

Not entirely. You should work on your black and white view of the world.

To be fair, they're not entirely wrong. Democrats back then were mostly racist Dixiecrats who switched to the Republican party because the national Democratic party decided to push for the Civil Rights Act

Why do you assume I thought it was only black and white? Obviously they were all racist to some degree, that's just how it was at the time. It's just the Southern Democrats were more racist than others... cause that's who had power in the south back then. Much like their Southern Republican compatriots have quite a bit of power now.

Just because my comment was pithy doesn't mean it didn't have truth in it.

Oh cool, thanks. I have friends in Texas and they make it sound like it could never happen.

It is going to be a tough battle and we will have to fight every attempt to stop it. The republicans have built state government in a way to try and make it as difficult as possible for a democrat to take over. But it is never impossible. We also tend to be pessimistic on this topic

I understand getting a Democrat to win in Texas is effectively impossible.

For statewide offices it's our low turnout. The populations of the Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio metros outnumber the rest of the state and generally vote blue. We need to get the non-voters out to the polls to flip the US Senators, Governor, Lt Governor, and Attorney General. Then we.can make headway on gerrymandering.

Honestly between this guy and Allred there is a chance to get rid of Ralphie

Every election the GOP margin of victory in Texas shrinks. Beto was within 3 points after saying he'd take people's guns. A strong candidate from the Democrats can absolutely win a statewide election in Texas.