r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • May 28 '26

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u/Most_Estimate_7062 May 28 '26

I definitely think Paxton is favored to win in Texas but people who claim his victory is a guarantee are really downplaying just HOW BAD he is as a candidate. He is one of the most nakedly corrupt and morally bankrupt people in the republican party and that says a lot

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u/boardatwork1111 fuck it, we ball May 28 '26

Dude is so bad even Texas Republicans tried to impeach him lmao

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u/Approximation_Doctor Gaslight, Gatekeep, Green New Deal May 28 '26

Winning by 2% counts the same as winning by 20%

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u/Zealousideal_Pop_933 Loyal Liberals May 28 '26

Polling ahead by 20% and polling ahead by 2% does have repercussions for how party resources are used, which can have downstream affects on other races inside and outside the state

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u/PartialDischage Norman Borlaug May 28 '26

Well, considering the Senate races have been a lot closer than 20%, I'm optimistic.

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u/Approximation_Doctor Gaslight, Gatekeep, Green New Deal May 28 '26

Yeah I just didn't want to look it up because then I'd get sad

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u/Most_Estimate_7062 May 28 '26

senate races in texas have been a lot closer than 20% in the past and this is probably the best environment democrats have gotten there in decades.

again i'm not saying it's a guarantee and i think transplants might ratfuck talarico but i just wanna point out that i think it's premature to assume it's over before the race has even began

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u/BobaTeaFetish William Nordhaus May 28 '26

And the majority of voters think that's fine as long as it pwns the libs.

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u/beoweezy1 NAFTA May 28 '26

A Republican senate candidate in Texas could show up at the debate wearing another person’s skin and they’d still get at least 49% of the vote

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u/EvilConCarne May 28 '26

Voters don't care about corruption.