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1 hour ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Bit of a hollow excuse when a 41 year old says that he said dumb things when he was 37.

i don’t recall the exact politician but I remember when a congressman was outed as having an affair in his 50s and at the time he was in his 60s. He called it a youthful mistake. I might have the ages off some. Maybe the ages were 40s/50s instead. It was silly acting like a very grown adult wasn’t responsible for his actions.

it worked for George W. Bush.  

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There is more and more chatter that Mary Peltola is going to run against Dan Sullivan for that seat in Alaska.  And a number of recent polls show her tied or ahead of him.

As a reminder, she won the at-large House seat in 2020, but was narrowly defeated in 2024.  So she has a record of winning a statewide race.

Alaska is politically a really weird state.  Given the candidate issues the Dems are having in Maine, Alaska may be a more likely pick-up than beating Collins.

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On 8/12/2025 at 2:07 PM, Im_smarter_then_you said:

How does one establish temporary residence in a swing state

This thread title should be changed to Senate 2026: A Waste Of Time.

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1 hour ago, Ghost of LL said:

There is more and more chatter that Mary Peltola is going to run against Dan Sullivan for that seat in Alaska.  And a number of recent polls show her tied or ahead of him.

As a reminder, she won the at-large House seat in 2020, but was narrowly defeated in 2024.  So she has a record of winning a statewide race.

Alaska is politically a really weird state.  Given the candidate issues the Dems are having in Maine, Alaska may be a more likely pick-up than beating Collins.

There is also independent Dan Osborn in Nebraska, and Sherrod Brown has a polling lead in Ohio. Maine is a blue state, and I don't think Susan Collins hangs on next year regardless of what happens .

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Platner is my kind of dude. I don't care what tattoos he has.

Granted it doesn't matter what I think, I have never even been to Maine and as far as I am aware have not even met a person from there.

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Dem voters are out of fucks to give and I am here for it.
Maybe Al Franken will come back.

Imagine a time when you pretend to cup a sleeping chick’s boob and you have to resign. What a quaint time we lived in back then.
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Just saw a Coryn ad during the aigy game v. south carolina.  He votes "99% of the time with Trump!"

Might want to pay your consultant a little editing money and fix that.

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He’s been running those ads since the MAGA folks started lining up to primary him.  They always end with a phone number you can call to thank him for voting with Trump.  I usually call to tell him to pull his head out of Triump’s ass

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34 minutes ago, Ghost of NMAS said:

He’s been running those ads since the MAGA folks started lining up to primary him.  They always end with a phone number you can call to thank him for voting with Trump.  I usually call to tell him to pull his head out of Triump’s ass

I'm pretty sure that the numbers listed in the ads are his Texas office numbers.   It never hurts to give them a ring and remind the person taking the call (if it doesn't go to voicemail) that John Cornyn sucks at making brisket.

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I'm far from a Cornyn fan and would crawl through broken glass to vote against him but I don't want to see Paxton be our senator. For the actual votes in the Senate, I don't think it matters much if Cornyn or Paxton win but I don't want to see Senator and Texas next to Paxton's name.

 

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1 hour ago, HenryJames said:

 

I will be surprised if they openly challenge Schumer but I've heard some suspect that Schumer's apparent agreement of the retiring senators re-opening the govt, as signs that he's stepping down as leader if not retiring.

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On 11/11/2025 at 8:36 AM, Ghost of LL said:

There is more and more chatter that Mary Peltola is going to run against Dan Sullivan for that seat in Alaska.  And a number of recent polls show her tied or ahead of him.

As a reminder, she won the at-large House seat in 2020, but was narrowly defeated in 2024.  So she has a record of winning a statewide race.

Alaska is politically a really weird state.  Given the candidate issues the Dems are having in Maine, Alaska may be a more likely pick-up than beating Collins.

Judging from the tv ads running in Juneau in October there are a lot of people who fucking hate trump

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I know many on this board have a hard on for Crockett but an outspoken black woman has zero shot of coming within ten points of cornyn/paxton

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If the Dems don’t clear the field for the white male preacher schoolteacher, they are fucking up the only chance they have to shock the nation.  The black milquetoast football player and the sassy highly intelligent black woman have zero (Z-E-R-O) chance of winning a senate seat in Texas.

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7 hours ago, bluto said:

I know many on this board have a hard on for Crockett but an outspoken black woman has zero shot of coming within ten points of cornyn/paxton

 

19 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said:

If the Dems don’t clear the field for the white male preacher schoolteacher, they are fucking up the only chance they have to shock the nation.  The black milquetoast football player and the sassy highly intelligent black woman have zero (Z-E-R-O) chance of winning a senate seat in Texas.

Unfortunately true.  We're a state made up of mostly racist dirtbags.

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Allred dropped out of the senate race.  Not sure if that’s because he’s getting out of Crockett’s way or if they’re doing the smart thing and clearing the field for Talarico.

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Allred dropped out of the senate race.  Not sure if that’s because he’s getting out of Crockett’s way or if they’re doing the smart thing and clearing the field for Talarico.

I feel like Crockett and the younger Dems are smarter than this. But still, Dems do….its a toss up. I heard Cornyn this morning saying he hoped Jasmine would get in the race.
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On 12/2/2025 at 10:03 PM, C-Man said:

Styles make fights and she can’t beat either Paxton or Cornyn. 

On 12/3/2025 at 6:07 AM, Snake Diggity said:

If the Dems don’t clear the field for the white male preacher schoolteacher, they are fucking up the only chance they have to shock the nation.  The black milquetoast football player and the sassy highly intelligent black woman have zero (Z-E-R-O) chance of winning a senate seat in Texas.

Disagree strongly! Democrats clearing the field for Hillary Clinton is how America got Donald Trump. 

Candidates need real tests and Democrats in Texas need attention. If Talarico can’t beat Crockett he can’t beat Cornyn or Paxton. Furthermore, a stiff challenge from Talarico will make Crockett a better candidate. Either way, the race will draw a lot of eyeballs and that’s what Democrats need more than anything. 
Competitive, high contrast primaries are good, period. 

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19 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said:

Allred dropped out of the senate race.  Not sure if that’s because he’s getting out of Crockett’s way or if they’re doing the smart thing and clearing the field for Talarico.

The money wasn’t coming, the grass roots rejection was increasingly public and vocal, and his backers didn’t want to lose the entire value of their investment when he came in third. Allred is a salvage project now. 

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12 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:


I feel like Crockett and the younger Dems are smarter than this. But still, Dems do….its a toss up. I heard Cornyn this morning saying he hoped Jasmine would get in the race.

I hope she does too. Talarico needs a lot more edge, Crockett needs a lot more polish, and Democratic primary voters need to grow the fuck up.
A hot primary is good for everyone involved. 

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21 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

Styles make fights and she can’t beat either Paxton or Cornyn. 

Disagree strongly! Democrats clearing the field for Hillary Clinton is how America got Donald Trump. 

Candidates need real tests and Democrats in Texas need attention. If Talarico can’t beat Crockett he can’t beat Cornyn or Paxton. Furthermore, a stiff challenge from Talarico will make Crockett a better candidate. Either way, the race will draw a lot of eyeballs and that’s what Democrats need more than anything. 
Competitive, high contrast primaries are good, period. 

You can only lose so many races before you get branded a loser. 

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Just now, Pato del Muerto said:

You can only lose so many races before you get branded a loser. 

Yes, and that’s a feature, not a big. The purpose of competition is to identify winners. The losers are the people perpetually waiting for the right moment  (the Castros) or fighting over safe open seats (Texas HD 49 clown car) or incumbents pushing out other Incumbents to avoid a tough race (Casar). 
I’ve got a hell of a lot more respect for a Crockett, Talarico or Eckhardt (or for that matter even an Elise Stefanik in her run for NY governor) who put themselves in a position to fail while daring greatly. That’s what opposition politics requires. 

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7 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

He needs to run for local or state government

Allred? He needs to run for private citizen. I’ve been very critical of his campaigns, but I’m sure he’s a wonderful person and can serve the public in many ways. He’s just not cut out to be a candidate or elected official.

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Who are Surlyites voting for in a Crockett vs. Talarico primary?

I love Crockett, but lean toward Talarico having a better, albeit small, chance of winning a general. I may also be biased by living in R² and my wife being a huge fan of his, so curious what others think.

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5 minutes ago, hookem2010 said:

I love Crockett, but lean toward Talarico having a better, albeit small, chance of winning a general. I may also be biased by living in R² and my wife being a huge fan of his, so curious what others think.

I love Crockett as well, but this. I think he's harder to attack in the general. He's not going to bring out the racists.

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9 minutes ago, hookem2010 said:

Who are Surlyites voting for in a Crockett vs. Talarico primary?

Talarico- I think he’s got a better chance of winning a general and as it happens I also think he would be a better and more effective senator.

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2 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

Talarico- I think he’s got a better chance of winning a general and as it happens I also think he would be a better and more effective senator.

And Crockett has proved herself to be really good at being an outspoken firebrand.  She's doing a great job lobbing truth bombs from her current seat.  

 

8 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

Let’s see if he can beat Julie Johnson.

He may be able to on name recognition.  On the other hand, Julie Johnson has been a low key, consistent, nose to the grindstone Rep.  Also she has the incumbent advantage.  So I'm going to say Julie gets the edge on this one by a nose.  

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Did Crockett get gerrymandered or why make the jump? I personally would rather see her in a safe House seat where she's a consistent voice for the left rather than fighting for her life every 6 years in the Senate. And that's assuming she actually wins this time around and doesn't set her political career back 10+ years (which is a MASSIVE assumption/risk).

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24 minutes ago, hookem2010 said:

Who are Surlyites voting for in a Crockett vs. Talarico primary?

I love Crockett, but lean toward Talarico having a better, albeit small, chance of winning a general. I may also be biased by living in R² and my wife being a huge fan of his, so curious what others think.

I have a little bit of time to think about it. I had my heart set on Talarico so I am hesitant to switch. Crockett just entered the race though. Might as well listen to what they both have to say. There will probably be a debate or something at some point right?

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1 hour ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

Styles make fights and she can’t beat either Paxton or Cornyn. 

Disagree strongly! Democrats clearing the field for Hillary Clinton is how America got Donald Trump. 

Candidates need real tests and Democrats in Texas need attention. If Talarico can’t beat Crockett he can’t beat Cornyn or Paxton. Furthermore, a stiff challenge from Talarico will make Crockett a better candidate. Either way, the race will draw a lot of eyeballs and that’s what Democrats need more than anything. 
Competitive, high contrast primaries are good, period. 

Fair point, but clearing the way for a loser candidate just because “it’s her turn” vs clearing the way for a candidate because he’s the only one with a chance to win the general is a big difference.

If Crockett gets in the primary and generates a lot of statewide attention that results in Talarico winning with a higher profile then great.  But if Crockett either wins or forces Talarico to draw down his money chest to win, it’s bad.

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25 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said:

But if Crockett either wins or forces Talarico to draw down his money chest to win, it’s bad.

Talarico has a huge name recognition deficit to the GOP candidates and needs a primary opponent to help drive attention.  Spending the money in his war chest is the entire purpose of having it in the first place.  
 

I doubt this is happening, but a competent Texas Dem party would be looking for someone to join the race, maybe like Crockett, if they knew that Allred was headed out.  

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13 minutes ago, LCHorn said:

Talarico has a huge name recognition deficit to the GOP candidates and needs a primary opponent to help drive attention.  Spending the money in his war chest is the entire purpose of having it in the first place.  
 

I doubt this is happening, but a competent Texas Dem party would be looking for someone to join the race, maybe like Crockett, if they knew that Allred was headed out.  


"competent" doing some heavy lifting here.

 

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7 minutes ago, LCHorn said:

I doubt this is happening, but a competent Texas Dem party would be looking for someone to join the race, maybe like Crockett, if they knew that Allred was headed out.  

Also, to add onto this, it's also worth highlighting Crockett's race and gender.  

She's obviously pretty bright and must be able to see how low probability a win in a general election might be for her.  That said, it's not hard to surmise that Talarico's name recognition is likely worst in low-attention minority communities and she's great at getting attention.  

It's probably win-win in that he needs her to help activate them, and she needs a state-wide race (particularly for one that has the prestige of the Senate and it's not something boring like Ag Commissioner) to burnish her resume.  

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59 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said:

If Crockett gets in the primary and generates a lot of statewide attention that results in Talarico winning with a higher profile then great.  But if Crockett either wins or forces Talarico to draw down his money chest to win, it’s bad.

I’m not worried about the money, the earned media will pay for itself. 

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If the Democrats are even remotely close late in this race the money will pour in on both sides.

No reason to worry about the money during the Primary.

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15 minutes ago, LCHorn said:

not something boring like Ag Commissioner

An independent executive office with at least as much and more immediately tangible power than that of the Governor, but I’ll grant that it doesn’t get much attention. 

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1 minute ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

An independent executive office with at least as much and more immediately tangible power than that of the Governor, but I’ll grant that it doesn’t get much attention. 

He keeps avoiding us, but one of my questions for Kendall Scudder is to inquire on his efforts to recruit higher profile candidates for Ag and Land Commissioner because I think those are far more realistic than knocking off Abbott and running for those isn’t throwing another body onto the GOP sacrificial fire.  

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