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  1. I'm no fan of the Mavs and he's exhibited quite a bit of douchery over the years but the man's politics mostly line up with those of us in this thread. I'm sure he was hoping for Shapiro for the Jewish/Israel angle, though. Give him a few mins and he'll slot in 100% behind Harris/Walz.

    “The group formed after the alternative country rock act Uncle Tupelo broke up due to tensions between Farrar and bandmate Jeff Tweedy. After Uncle Tupelo split, Tweedy formed the alternative rock act Wilco, while Farrar decided to form another act. While forming Son Volt, Farrar met Jim and Dave Boquist during the final Uncle Tupelo tour and teamed up with former Uncle Tupelo drummer Mike Heidorn to create the band. The group performed and recorded in the Minneapolis area in late 1994 and performed its first concert at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on June 16, 1995. While half of the band was rooted in the Minneapolis area, Farrar and Heidorn lived in the St. Louis area, and the band used both cities as bases for its operations during the first couple of years”
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  2. On point #1, mainstream country music is written specifically for these people, which is why it sucks.  It's music that romanticizes small towns for people who like in the exurbs who are from small towns but forgot why they left the small towns in the first place.  

    Minnesota and music. There was a time in the 90s when my playlist was full of artists from there.
    Prince
    The Jayhawks
    The Gear Daddies
    Husker Du/Sugar
    Soul Asylum
    Son Volt
    Replacements
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  3. Not just a blue Texas at the presidential level, but a monstrous blue wave that would transform Texas politics overnight. Allred would win. The Texas House would flip. I don't know what Texas Senate seats are up this year but Democrats would make major gains and potentially flip it if the right seats are up. Three Dems on the SCOTX. Local level government and judicial sweeps across the metro counties that hold 70% of the state population.
    I assume you don't realize how red Montgomery County is. Suffice to say, that isn't going to happen. Deepest red/largest margin Republican county in the country. GOP losing there would be like aggy losing an online poll (there is, uh, a lot of voter overlap there). A world where Montgomery County flips is a complete implosion of the Texas GOP.
    The aggregate Collin/Denton county vote is a decent bellwether for the state though.

    This newsletter has good info about demographic and voting trends in Collin/Denton and other big Tx counties.

    “Like much of Texas, Collin County is only getting bluer with time. Collin County only needs to secure three higher points this year than they did in 2020 to flip. Considering every presidential election (except for 2012), they’ve gained more than three points (over eight in 2020), it’s easy to see their path to victory.

    Moreover, in 2020, it had one of the highest voter turnout rates in Texas, at 75.67%.”

    https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/how-important-is-collin-county-in
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  4. One is the official one that will actually air nationally and be simulcast on multiple stations. The other will be just another Trump rally that Fox will cut away from the moment he starts in on another insane rant, just like they've been doing since the Dominion settlement. 

    MAGA-Trump only agreed to debate Biden
    DNC-Ok, Biden agrees to show up for the debate
    MAGA-He’s not your candidate!
    DNC-Ok, candidate Harris agrees to show up for the debate
    Who’s on first?
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