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I’m glad you brought this up

by Jay, San Diego, Wednesday, March 04, 2026, 20:23 (147 days ago) @ Captains Corner

Being “unelectable”, if you unpack it, probably involves some measure as being seen as an uppity black woman. That anyone prefers Paxton over her shows what’s allowable for some in our society and not for others.

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Dave Wasserman has seen enough - Jack, 2026-03-03, 19:24
- Good for Dems. Crockett is not a threat to GOP. - San Pedro, 2026-03-04, 04:40
  - Jasmine Crockett is my Member of Congress - Captains Corner, 2026-03-04, 19:49
    - While I agree there's definitely components there of both - GloveND, 2026-03-05, 09:38
    - Looking ahead to '28, what Democrat isn't "unelecteble"? - NDinVA, 2026-03-05, 08:15
      - What made Obama electable? - Romulox, 2026-03-05, 14:19
        
        Yes - Regular Joseph, 2026-03-05, 16:06
      - Mamdani was born in Uganda. - nedhead, 2026-03-05, 13:41
        
        That’s OK.Obama was born in Kenya. - NDinVA, 2026-03-06, 00:00
      - Pritzker may be able to avoid that tag - ndbk32, 2026-03-05, 11:26
        
        He'd be an interesting case on a national level - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-03-05, 12:10
        
        Isn't that what they'd say about everyone? - nedhead, 2026-03-05, 14:14
      - Andy Beshear? - GloveND, 2026-03-05, 09:32
        
        Worked for Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, and would have - Jack, 2026-03-05, 10:49
        
        Confused, I think he was 20 years old when Clinton - GloveND, 2026-03-05, 12:23
        
        I think he's referring to the strategy - ndbk32, 2026-03-05, 12:33
        
        I'm clearly slow, makes sense - GloveND, 2026-03-05, 13:39
    - Yes, thanks for saying this. - Regular Joseph, 2026-03-05, 07:22
      - Is acknowledging racism a racist stance? - ndbk32, 2026-03-05, 11:33
        
        Texas was one of the nastiest slaveocracies at one point. - PMan, 2026-03-06, 11:21
        
        I don’t think it is. A bit surprised at the response I got - San Pedro, 2026-03-05, 14:07
        
        I didn't mean anything as a personal attack - Regular Joseph, 2026-03-05, 16:04
      - the shorthand profiles of Talarico as a "Dem Christian" - Jay, 2026-03-05, 08:46
        
        Might be how to win in Texas. More power to him - Jack, 2026-03-05, 10:50
    - I’m glad you brought this up - Jay, 2026-03-04, 20:23
  - I haven't followed this race much - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-03-04, 06:07
    - I'm a fan of hers. - Silk, 2026-03-04, 07:26
      - Exactly. She has a great skillset for the HOR. Just like - BillyGoat, 2026-03-04, 07:29
    - I don't think she's a coalition builder - San Pedro, 2026-03-04, 06:21
      - That type of rhetoric is kind of part of the tradition of - BillyGoat, 2026-03-04, 07:25
      - The MTG exchange was one thing - MattG, 2026-03-04, 06:46
        
        It doesn't even rate in the top 1000 of 'career-ender' - KGB, 2026-03-04, 08:51
        
        Agreed. - San Pedro, 2026-03-04, 07:11
        
        She has branded herself a “fighter” - Dallasdomer, 2026-03-04, 07:19
      - I find it amazing - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-03-04, 06:33
        
        Some people want to watch the world burn… - atxND, 2026-03-04, 07:23
        
        I'm actually in Austin. My company is putting on a - BillyGoat, 2026-03-04, 07:27
        
        Hope you’re enjoying the weather… - atxND, 2026-03-04, 12:25
        
        It ain’t over yet… - atxND, 2026-03-04, 07:36
        
        I can't tell how that one ends - GloveND, 2026-03-04, 08:48
        
        There’s another question if Cornyn wins the runoff - Jack, 2026-03-04, 17:42
        
        Trump expected to endorse Cornyn… - atxND, 2026-03-04, 12:24
        
        Even more amazing - Dallasdomer, 2026-03-04, 07:17
- More total votes in Dem primary thus far -- - omahadomer, 2026-03-03, 20:32
  - Texas Dems voted for electability - Dallasdomer, 2026-03-04, 00:42

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