All are garbage, in my opinion.

Jameson Ellis: https://ballotpedia.org/Jameson_Ellis

• Seems fake as heck
• Panders too much
• If he is authentic, he's entirely too "Jesus Jesus Jesus" and does not appeal to a more broad, populist right audience

Martin Etwop: https://ballotpedia.org/Martin_Etwop

• Seems entirely too focused on religion
• Is not appealing to anyone but staunchly religious conservatives

Milam Langella: https://milam4congress.com/

• Doesn't even have a complete website less than two months away from the primary.
• His only listed issue on his website is election integrity.

Is this the best anyone can do? If I wasn't so averse to moving to DC and putting up with the rat's nest that is that place, I'd consider running myself. Heck, situations like this make me almost want to. What a joke.

All three - political gadflies.

It's damn near impossible to primary someone who is unpopular with their constituents. While those of us on F16 might not like Crenshaw, his run of the mill constituent has no problem with him.

You can run

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It's damn near impossible to primary someone who is unpopular with their constituents. While those of us on F16 might not like Crenshaw, his run of the mill constituent has no problem with him.

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Because they have no idea why he's not the best.

itsyourboypookie said:

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You can run

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I'm getting to the point in my life in which that might be something I consider, to be honest. The problem is that I have no idea how to run a campaign nor do I know what I would be getting myself into. I have opinions and convictions, but do not know the position beyond a probably rudimentary level.

Reagan said the best candidate is the most conservative THAT can win that district. You might dislike Crenshaw but he is very close to fitting that description.

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All three four - political gadflies.

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Reagan said the best candidate is the most conservative THAT can win that district. You might dislike Crenshaw but he is very close to fitting that description.

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THAT district as now drawn is very conservative. In 2020, I agree that it might take someone like Crenshaw to win. Not anymore. The Republican is going to win the general no matter who it is now.

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You can run

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I'm getting to the point in my life in which that might be something I consider, to be honest. The problem is that I have no idea how to run a campaign nor do I know what I would be getting myself into. I have opinions and convictions, but do not know the position beyond a probably rudimentary level.

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If you're serious about running some day, I can put you in contact with people who know how to run campaigns.

Plan to bring $250k with you and if you don't have a natural fundraising base, double that.

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Waffledynamics said:

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You can run

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I'm getting to the point in my life in which that might be something I consider, to be honest. The problem is that I have no idea how to run a campaign nor do I know what I would be getting myself into. I have opinions and convictions, but do not know the position beyond a probably rudimentary level.

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If you're serious about running some day, I can put you in contact with people who know how to run campaigns.

Plan to bring $250k with you and if you don't have a natural fundraising base, double that.

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That can easily be tripled or quadrupled in returns in the first 2 years, and your "staff" can make out like bandits, also.

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You can run

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I'm getting to the point in my life in which that might be something I consider, to be honest. The problem is that I have no idea how to run a campaign nor do I know what I would be getting myself into. I have opinions and convictions, but do not know the position beyond a probably rudimentary level.

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If you're serious about running some day, I can put you in contact with people who know how to run campaigns.

Plan to bring $250k with you and if you don't have a natural fundraising base, double that.

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That can easily be tripled or quadrupled in returns in the first 2 years, and your "staff" can make out like bandits, also.

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True, but your staff can't feed their family on IOUs and while many professional staffers will decline a couple pay checks for a viable candidate, none will do so for fringe candidates.

You have to prime that pump first, either through a network of proven donors, or by bringing your own cash.

If someone is trying to unseat an incumbent, they will need 10x that much b/c donors will already be committed. Running down ballot is likely more impactful and far cheaper than jumping into a congressional race. Outside of the largest counties, a county job or even a state rep position can still be won on a shoestring budget.

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It's damn near impossible to primary someone who is unpopular with their constituents. While those of us on F16 might not like Crenshaw, his run of the mill constituent has no problem with him.

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Because they have no idea why he's not the best.

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What policies of his do you disagree with?

Someone will say he supports red flag laws, even though he never voted for any red flag law and has introduced a bill to ban them.

https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-117hr5417ih

Those same people are happy to support Trump despite "first take the guns, then due process"

Personally, I would support a challenger because Crenshaw seems naive in his belief he can convince media and leftists to "see the light".

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You can run

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I'm getting to the point in my life in which that might be something I consider, to be honest. The problem is that I have no idea how to run a campaign nor do I know what I would be getting myself into. I have opinions and convictions, but do not know the position beyond a probably rudimentary level.

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If you're serious about running some day, I can put you in contact with people who know how to run campaigns.

Plan to bring $250k with you and if you don't have a natural fundraising base, double that.

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Wow. I doubt AOC had that much. I wonder if she was funded by someone like Soros.

Houston School Board candidates just spent half a million. For School Board! That is not right.

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I'm getting to the point in my life in which that might be something I consider, to be honest. The problem is that I have no idea how to run a campaign nor do I know what I would be getting myself into. I have opinions and convictions, but do not know the position beyond a probably rudimentary level.

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If you're serious about running some day, I can put you in contact with people who know how to run campaigns.

Plan to bring $250k with you and if you don't have a natural fundraising base, double that.

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That can easily be tripled or quadrupled in returns in the first 2 years, and your "staff" can make out like bandits, also.

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True, but your staff can't feed their family on IOUs and while many professional staffers will decline a couple pay checks for a viable candidate, none will do so for fringe candidates.

You have to prime that pump first, either through a network of proven donors, or by bringing your own cash.

If someone is trying to unseat an incumbent, they will need 10x that much b/c donors will already be committed. Running down ballot is likely more impactful and far cheaper than jumping into a congressional race. Outside of the largest counties, a county job or even a state rep position can still be won on a shoestring budget.

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Define shoestring. I looked into a down ballot county position this go-round but didn't get much past that because I didn't know what to do. But I'm interested in 2024.

It's hard to beat an incumbent that's dug hard into the party establishment. In this case the swamp establishment. Those committee appointments came by doing what the establishment wanted like supporting Liz Cheney.

The new district is going to re-elect the Texas version of Liz Cheney.

Well we know that Crenshaw is garbage…


I'd probably pull lever for etwop

Huh? The party establishment gave Liz Cheney the boot from leadership. Backing her has hurt, not helped, Crenshaw

Ellis has a good following & Milam is a former US Marine with conservative values. They may give Ole Dan a run

"It's damn near impossible to primary someone who is unpopular with their constituents. While those of us on F16 might not like Crenshaw, his run of the mill constituent has no problem with him."

That is true. I live in Gleannloch Farms where his parents live, and where he and his wife lived for a while. Gleannloch is a very conservative subdivision in general. That said, the only thing that people talked about was how he was a SEAL. That's it. That's as deep as their reasoning got.

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I'm getting to the point in my life in which that might be something I consider, to be honest. The problem is that I have no idea how to run a campaign nor do I know what I would be getting myself into. I have opinions and convictions, but do not know the position beyond a probably rudimentary level.

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If you're serious about running some day, I can put you in contact with people who know how to run campaigns.

Plan to bring $250k with you and if you don't have a natural fundraising base, double that.

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Wow. I doubt AOC had that much. I wonder if she was funded by someone like Soros.

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AOC answered a casting call. She was completely funded and coached by a group, that included the guy from the young Turks that melted down on election night 2016. He went and found a puppet in AOC. There are plenty others just like he in politics now, look at Dora in Houston.

How are you defining "good following"?

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How are you defining "good following"?

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that just what I heard from some buddies that live in Conroe.

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"It's damn near impossible to primary someone who is unpopular with their constituents. While those of us on F16 might not like Crenshaw, his run of the mill constituent has no problem with him."

That is true. I live in Gleannloch Farms where his parents live, and where he and his wife lived for a while. Gleannloch is a very conservative subdivision in general. That said, the only thing that people talked about was how he was a SEAL. That's it. That's as deep as their reasoning got.

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Sad but makes sense

The average American isn't very smart

Dora ran no campaign. She was unopposed in primary because democrats thought Emmett was unbeatable. Then the "principled libertarians" mad about the astrodome gave the vote to her. She literally fell into the job with no effort

AOC ran a far left and "why whitey represent puerto ricans?" online primary. The two aren't really comparable at all.

My bad, I was thinking Dora was backed by a Soros type group. Not saying they ran the same campaign, just that they weren't some grassroot movement, they were backed and coached.

At this point, looks like we're still better off with Dan RINO...

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Dora ran no campaign. She was unopposed in primary because democrats thought Emmett was unbeatable. Then the "principled libertarians" mad about the astrodome gave the vote to her. She literally fell into the job with no effort

AOC ran a far left and "why whitey represent puerto ricans?" online primary. The two aren't really comparable at all.

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Both are dumb as rocks with big tits.

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Huh? The party establishment gave Liz Cheney the boot from leadership. Backing her has hurt, not helped, Crenshaw

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It helps him gain favor with Pelosi and the MSM.

Don't disagree, but the claim was it some how helped him with committee assignments

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You can run

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I'm getting to the point in my life in which that might be something I consider, to be honest. The problem is that I have no idea how to run a campaign nor do I know what I would be getting myself into. I have opinions and convictions, but do not know the position beyond a probably rudimentary level.

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If you're serious about running some day, I can put you in contact with people who know how to run campaigns.

Plan to bring $250k with you and if you don't have a natural fundraising base, double that.

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Everything wrong with American politics in one post

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My bad, I was thinking Dora was backed by a Soros type group. Not saying they ran the same campaign, just that they weren't some grassroot movement, they were backed and coached.

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Once Dora fell into the job, SJL and all the blue slime of Houston came oozing toward her to help teach Dora how to be a crooked politician. Dora appears to have learned her lessons well. She probably has Soros or some other big money globalist behind her re-election.

I'm sorry, what is it you guys have against this was hero?