James Talarico beating Jasmine Crockett in Texas Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, poll shows

Yup. After re-reading the article I read yesterday, that's exactly what happened. The one I was thinking of, was taken just before his interview with Colbert.

I read about it here.

But, after reading it again, it does say this poll was taken just before Talarico's interview with Stephen Colbert aired. I guess not many people knew about him before that. That's quite a boost.

I do, or did too. But I frankly like how Talarico packages his points much better and in a way that reaches "moderate" or Independent swing-voters more effectively.

I also saw Crockett took a $25k trip paid for by AIPAC and that's a deal-breaker alone for me. Though Talarico took took money from Adelson's pac before he went viral, it seems that was related to casinos. Both imperfect, I guess.

Watch some of his recent speeches, or the videos that made him viral this past year. He has fully embraced the Fight Oligarchy strategy of AOC and Sanders.

I'm split evenly on them. Republicans want Crockett because she's a woman and black and they think that'll make it easy or something. I think she's a more dominant opponent to the Republican party in sheer strength. Her rhetoric hits like a sack of nickels. Debating her would be terrifying.

Talarico on the other hand is a bigger threat to Christian nationalism. Thats what I think they (R) fear in him. He is a very mild mannered, straight white Christian man. He knows the Bible and he is politely reminding Christians that the Jesus in the Bible would have never worn a maga hat, and would have opposed those that do.

So I see why Republicans prefer Crocket, but I think it's bad news for them either way.

He says Israel has committed war crimes. Crockett has said that Hamas committed war crimes, but I have never heard her actually say that Israel has committed war crimes. She's aggressive, but what does she actually stand for?

I have an instinctual dislike for any candidate that is an enthusiastic religion freak. I also like Crockett a lot. So it seems like my choice would be easy, but it isn't.

Democrats have been getting closer and closer to winning with every Senate election. Republicans used to win by double digits, now they are barely winning by very small margins. Beto O'Rourke probably could have won, if he hadn't stupidly gone on the radio, and arrogantly declared that he would take their guns. In Texas. He might as well have taken one of those guns and shot himself. I wasn't shocked he lost after that, I expected a blow out loss, but I didn't expect how close he would still come.

If Beto could get that close after announcing his gun confiscation dreams, then a proper candidate could probably win it. So in TEXAS, which candidate can realistically flip that seat, the white preacher, or the loud black lady?

Viewed through the lens of the average Texas voter, the choice seems obvious.

Jasmine Crockett being better / more aggressive in a debate doesn't make her better on policy. She's the establishment choice in this primary, an AIPAC-compromised ghoul with a snazzy coat of paint. Roasting Republicans with sick burns on fox news doesn't wash the Palestinian blood from her hands, and she'll keep up the appearance of fighting while caving at every opportunity to corporate interests.

That's the sad reality right now though. To reach the crazies you need people who can get to them. The way things are, they see every outside criticism as invalid and unimportant. You need someone who can cut across that.

Fuck MLK, right?

His website says nothing about dismantling the nuclear arsenal, which is the greatest threat to all life on earth.

His website says nothing about establishing a carbon tax or banning the burning of fossil fuels, which is the second most threat to all life on earth. In fact, he says he wants to build more fossil fuel infrastructure!

His website doesn't say anything about stopping the Israeli genocide. In fact, he legitimizes the Israeli terrorist State, and says he wants to disarm the Palestinian government while continuing to provide Iron Dome to the Israelis (note he doesn't say give Iron Dome to the Palestines, who are the victims of genocide from their neighbors).

He also seems to be pretty hostile to undocumented immigrants. And he seems to oppose abolition (he actually says we should give more money ["resources"] to police!)

Thanks, I was wrong. He seems to be right of center.

I think he’s got a real chance of flipping Texas blue. He’s a much stronger pick than Crockett against Cornyn or Paxton, whichever ends up their pick, which is why GOP really wants to see Crockett win this primary.

I know it wasn't your point, but I'd like to add that when some rightoid inevitably tries to give the impression they care about "a black woman being held back" and how racist the Democrats are it's imperative we ignore them. They're only trying to use our empathy against us with superficial grievances.

I think her stance on Israel is more complicated than that.

https://factually.co/fact-checks/politics/jasmine-crockett-stance-on-israel-8a0f19

They’re both good candidates; neither is perfect, but it’s refreshing to have a hard time choosing tbh. We need more folks like this to get in these races.

So primary out the ones who are on the wrong side. The rest will soon get the message.