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In reply to the discussion: Meet Beto O'Rourke, the Berniecrat running against Ted Cruz! [View all]Alice11111
(5,730 posts)27. I don't see it in Texas, not statewide. Best of luck!
I hate Ted Cruz, but he carried Texas against Trump even. Texas is gerrymandered so much that Austin, which is liberal, is Republican.
There was a time when Texas elected Ann Richards as Govenor, but the Repubs have made mincemeat out of it since then. Plus, with the exception of the inner city metro areas, and the Hill Country, Austin, and within 70 miles, it is very conservative, Obama hating, country. Perfect for Ted Cruz.
If they start hating DT, they might elect a moderste Dem, especially a Hispanic. I don't live in Texas now, but I go there frequently to see my liberal friends and conservative family. I was very active in politics there years ago. Hope I'm wrong and a Liberal Dem wins, but it won't happen.
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Then how is it that one is not allowed to criticise the Independent Senator from VT?
synergie
Apr 2017
#58
some of his supporters sure did. There were plenty of them last year calling Hillary and President
still_one
Apr 2017
#28
Not even close. You can still view that venom over at JPR, where it is alive and well
still_one
Apr 2017
#70
Hillary was called the "c" word, and every other sexist vulgar term they could come up
still_one
Apr 2017
#74
Maybe you should put your bias away, because the characterizations used were far worse, and more
still_one
Apr 2017
#76
Beto endorsed Hillary in the primary. Labeling him a "Berniecrat" is a bit of Opportunism by the OP
SaschaHM
Apr 2017
#7
THat still doesn't make him a "Berniecrat". Bernie Sanders didn't just wise up and invent these
SaschaHM
Apr 2017
#24
To his credit, he doesn't USE it either, mostly cause it's a divisive and ridiculous
synergie
Apr 2017
#90
That district is one of the congressional district found void by the redistricting panel
Gothmog
Apr 2017
#89
He's a democrat. THe OP was just being opportunistic with the "Berniecrat" label.
SaschaHM
Apr 2017
#25
That label is a way to emphasize and encourage division. It's cynical and suggests bitterness...
NurseJackie
Apr 2017
#51
Do you have a problem with the word "Democrat"? It's also been around for a while
synergie
Apr 2017
#62
You mean after the GE he didn't switch to independent, like someone I am aware of?
still_one
Apr 2017
#29
Absolutely, it's divisive. It's a way of declaring "superiority" ... it divides and weakens us...
NurseJackie
Apr 2017
#50
But he told all those people that he'd remain a Democrat, and run in the future
synergie
Apr 2017
#61
Could a Henry Cuellar type Democrat win a Texas US Senate Race if he decided to run?
nkpolitics1212
Apr 2017
#34
Me too, all of them. However, I want someone who can kick the Rebubs ass to kingdom come
Alice11111
Apr 2017
#36
"Please do not contribute to the breaking up of the Democratic Party." - Thank you so much for that!
NurseJackie
Apr 2017
#55