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Jack Valentino

(5,259 posts)
14. Ted Cruz had much better approval numbers going into that election, he was
Wed May 27, 2026, 12:34 AM
10 hrs ago

still "above water" (more approval than disapproval in Texas polls) despite Democratic hopes. Paxton has NEGATIVE approval numbers
and negative GE polls.... and a much bigger Trump millstone around his neck than 2018,
and angrier Democrats, independents and hispanics all more anxious to vote, than in 2018...

This year's midterm election is looking much more like 2006 than 2018...
now we have another unpopular Republican war, just as in 2006...


I can understand the skepticism about Texas,
but this is an election year unlike any other,
with a Texas Republican Senate nominee worse than any other in memory---

so voicing that skepticism now is DEFEATIST talk, and extremely inappropriate at this moment!

HELL, I am more confident that the Democrat will win the Senate seat in TEXAS this year,
than I am about the Senate seat in my own state of Michigan, where we haven't elected a Republican
to the US Senate since 1994!---- according to all the data I have seen-- the Texas numbers are better!




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With the wind at our back and a couple good bounces ...there's a chance underpants 13 hrs ago #1
The problem with Texas is.... democratsruletheday 13 hrs ago #2
senator/governor beto agrees with you msongs 13 hrs ago #3
And don't forget those "Texas landslides" peppertree 10 hrs ago #13
I agree, Talarico is the best shot Dems have had since Beto fujiyamasan 3 hrs ago #16
Has anyone heard what Texas' turnout has been? Some counties with less than 50 total votes counted JMCKUSICK 13 hrs ago #4
We have a county with less than 100 residents. Scruffy1 2 hrs ago #17
The state which elected Ann Richards Frasier Balzov 13 hrs ago #5
Trump and Paxton Zorro 12 hrs ago #6
Made me almost physically ill AverageOldGuy 12 hrs ago #7
Turnout AverageOldGuy 11 hrs ago #8
Data update littlemissmartypants 11 hrs ago #9
Basically that says that many Democrats don't even get out there and vote oldmanlynn 11 hrs ago #10
OOPS! CHeck your numbers! PSPS 11 hrs ago #12
Not surprising. Only republicans vote in the primary and their base has dwindled to all maga now. PSPS 11 hrs ago #11
Ted Cruz had much better approval numbers going into that election, he was Jack Valentino 10 hrs ago #14
The media pretending this stupid primary was ever "competitive" is a joke. It's a Republican primary in 2026. Karasu 8 hrs ago #15
Taylor Rehmet's upset win in Feb provides me hope Torchlight 2 hrs ago #18
AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING Omaha Steve 1 hr ago #19
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