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Comic Header: The Reality of My Surroundings by GarthGerman
A white guy in a MAGA hat and grey shirt with the American flag on the front, and I H8 Socialism on the shoulder sitting at a table with his wife who is showing him all the past due bills.
MAGA: I’m telling you, once we get the checks from Trump for the DOGE savings…
…and tariff windfall…
…and midterm bribe…
… we’ll be fine!
Their house is in shambles. Their cupboards have stickers that read “Socialism is Evil” and “Stop the Government Handouts”
Playing devil’s advocate here, but many parts of Texas are purple or even blue; it’s just gerrymandered to hell. Texas contains a lot more than just staunch MAGAs, so even if they weren’t desperate (which they are to be clear) they’d want to take dumb shots at Democrats.
It’s the same with Florida. If you look at results where people actually live compared to middle of nowhere’s’ it paint’s a better picture.
Not just, the government of Texas sued to stop 2m+ mail in ballot applications from getting delivered so that people couldn’t apply that way. They’re fighting tooth and nail to hold on to their illegitimate power.
Talarico has been leading in the polls. This could be the year of Blexas!
Talarico is the senate race I’m hoping for hardest. Paxton is a hate filled criminal psychopath who isn’t afraid to push for laws not even Nancy Mace would put her name next to. Talarico on the other hand seems pretty chill
I’d say it’s the best chance in decades, but Talarico is still <50%.
Betting markets are just polls you can bribe. All a candidate has to do is make some bets in their favor, and you’ll be convinced they’re winning the race.
Oh I’m not talking about those gambling sites. That’s just my personal view on the odds for this race.
Lot of support for Talarico - I’ve seen maybe 30+ Talarico signs for every Paxton sign (I’ve seen only one Paxton sign so far…)
But I just still think the guy with an R next to his name will win.
Iirc, 54% of Texans vote Democrat if it weren’t gerrymandered.
Then you recalled very wrong.
Just look at US Senate and Presidential election results. These elections are voted at large so it counts everyone’s votes equally no districts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_elections_in_Texas
As you can see every single presidential since Reagan was a Republican win in Texas. Majorities ranging between +3% to +27%, last election Trump won 56% of the vote.
I’m not saying the state isn’t gerrymandered, it definitely is, most states are. But it’s certainly not a majority Blue state at least historically. I’m hoping for a major upset this election cycle