Ag87H2O said:
I think this thread has clearly shown that RINO is a real thing. They're Democrats that live in a red state but will vote Republican as long as it's a liberal, left leaning Republican that will vote the right way on the big issues. They can hide as long as they don't have to face any real opposition, but the second they have to face a real conservative they can't help but expose their true allegiance.
It's how we get Dade Phelan and Dustin Burrows as Speaker, and John Cornyn as Senator. Paxton just happens to be at the crossroads with all of them at a state and now national level, and he's not only beaten them, but embarrassed them and exposed them, and they hate him with a passion for it.
Never understood this with Republicans. The only explanation is they are basically conservative but they don't understand the enemy. The enemy is the left. Full stop. Nothing else matters but stopping the left.
Leftists understand this, and to their credit, will not cross party lines. They stick together because in their sick minds conservatives are evil.
We need to get there mentally so that no matter our minor squabbles, we always vote to stop the left.