I don't think democrat voters are enthused about getting up and going to vote for Robert. They know he has no chance and his gun grabber **** still lingers. That's not a winning call for democrats in Texas and the democrat voters know it.

You do know. The pictures are right above this post.

The chronicle should be covering this issue. If they have and I missed it then my bad.

The photo is from 2018 back when no one knew her name, not even those who voted for her.

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I just think someone too lazy to take 2 minutes to select candidates is too lazy to go vote in the first place.

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I'm not so sure it's laziness so much as, why would any half-ass Democrat be excited to go vote right now? Trump isn't on the ticket, no mean tweets, inflation is up, gas is up, the list goes on.

What could possibly drive an apathetic Democrat voter to go vote right now? There's literally nothing going for them at this point.

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You do know. The pictures are right above this post.

The chronicle should be covering this issue. If they have and I missed it then my bad.

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Yes, the only thing I know about that is what I've seen here. I had no knowledge of it before seeing this thread.

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htxag09 said:

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I just think someone too lazy to take 2 minutes to select candidates is too lazy to go vote in the first place.

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I'm not so sure it's laziness so much as, why would any half-ass Democrat be excited to go vote right now? Trump isn't on the ticket, no mean tweets, inflation is up, gas is up, the list goes on.

What could possibly drive an apathetic Democrat voter to go vote right now? There's literally nothing going for them at this point.

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That wasn't the point of my post. My post was in response to people saying Dora would lose because straight ticket voting is no longer an option. I just don't see that as changing much of anything.

Yeah, I started quoting your post and kinda changed my mind halfway through and just went with it.

Fingers crossed that apathy keeps D voters at home.

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XpressAg09 said:

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htxag09 said:

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I just think someone too lazy to take 2 minutes to select candidates is too lazy to go vote in the first place.

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I'm not so sure it's laziness so much as, why would any half-ass Democrat be excited to go vote right now? Trump isn't on the ticket, no mean tweets, inflation is up, gas is up, the list goes on.

What could possibly drive an apathetic Democrat voter to go vote right now? There's literally nothing going for them at this point.

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The supreme court decision on Roe has a lot of female voters energized.

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The ones "energized" about this probably got energized and protested and wore vagina hats the day after Trump got inaugurated.

You know, protesting for rights THEY ALREADY HAVE.

These women are always pissed off about something and we're going to show up and vote blue regardless. They are not some sort of swing voters.

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You are right that they aren't swing voters but they may be more likely to go to the polls now than before. There is a reason GOP polling is down with suburban women.

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Ryan the Temp said:

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Mealer has been running a strong campaign the entire time, just beating the drum against Hidalgo out in public in front of regular voters, making personal connections with people while Hidalgo sits on her hands thinking her incumbency is enough to get her across the finish line.

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Maybe she assumed people will just vote straight ticket since Beto is on the ballot again, but she forgot there is no longer straight ticket and Beto is a known pandering POS now.

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There's about 40% of voters that will vote blue no matter who.

Never discount this.

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I understand that, but I also belive even some of those have had enough with Hidalgo because they see the crime increase across the city. My point was she rode into office from straight ticket voting on the Beto wave. This election, the energy around Beto isn't near what it was due to him being a known commodity, so I believe turnout will be less, and thsoe that do, there will be several who vote her out, even if they're a Beta supporter.

On the flip side, I believe the energy on the republican side is much higher due to Jello and Heels, even if Abbott sucks.

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Agree. Maybe I'm wrong but I really don't see the straight ticket deal as changing that much. I mean if someone is actually taking the time to go to vote, I'd expect them to just go down the list checking people with R or D next to their name. So all those people going to vote for Beto and would have done straight ticket in the past are still going to vote for Dora.

I just think someone too lazy to take 2 minutes to select candidates is too lazy to go vote in the first place.

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You'd be surprised at how many people get past the first 1-2 items on the ballot where they recognize a name and stop caring. They never get close to the 9th page where they cast a vote between Javier Rodriguez (R) and Jacqueline Smith (D) for dog catcher.

Gee, maybe the easiest way to solve that would be not cheat on their husband, but that would require discipline.

It's 2022...you can't possibly think people are disciplined and should be held accountable for their choices.

cajunaggie08 said:

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maroon barchetta said:

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cajunaggie08 said:

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XpressAg09 said:

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htxag09 said:

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I just think someone too lazy to take 2 minutes to select candidates is too lazy to go vote in the first place.

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I'm not so sure it's laziness so much as, why would any half-ass Democrat be excited to go vote right now? Trump isn't on the ticket, no mean tweets, inflation is up, gas is up, the list goes on.

What could possibly drive an apathetic Democrat voter to go vote right now? There's literally nothing going for them at this point.

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The supreme court decision on Roe has a lot of female voters energized.

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The ones "energized" about this probably got energized and protested and wore vagina hats the day after Trump got inaugurated.

You know, protesting for rights THEY ALREADY HAVE.

These women are always pissed off about something and we're going to show up and vote blue regardless. They are not some sort of swing voters.

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You are right that they aren't swing voters but they may be more likely to go to the polls now than before. There is a reason GOP polling is down with suburban women.

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You're going to have to back that up with legit polling data because everything I've seen shows abortion is way down the list for suburban women. Parental control/influence in schools and the economy/inflation are consistently the top items for this voting bloc.

And, as usual, the headlines re: abortion are so reductive as to be misleading. The numbers haven't changed in probably 20 years. In the first trimester or so, not quite 3/4ths of the country supports abortion being legal. In the second and third trimesters support for on-demand abortion plummets dramatically. Something like 35% and 10%, respectively. The country does broadly support exceptions for rape and incest in the second trimester but that plummets as well in the third trimester. Exceptions for the life of the mother are broadly supported regardless of where she is in the pregnancy.

If you want to argue that the GOP was caught flat-footed because they didn't actually think SCOTUS would overturn Roe, cause their largely symbolic "trigger laws" passed years and years ago to go into effect, and be unprepared to have thoughtful debate on the matter, I'll agree but that's not the situation of facts on the ground regarding the importance of abortion as an electoral debate.

I think the dems are vastly overestimating the "pull" of the Dobbs decision on voters who are not already very reliable democratic voters. The people who are really emotional about it and "energized" were never going to vote republican anyway. The average suburban female voter in Houston is much more likely to go to 2nd Baptist and worry about their car getting broken into or their cat converter stolen than they are to go downtown with a picket sign to protest the Dobbs decision.

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maroon barchetta said:

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cajunaggie08 said:

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htxag09 said:

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I just think someone too lazy to take 2 minutes to select candidates is too lazy to go vote in the first place.

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I'm not so sure it's laziness so much as, why would any half-ass Democrat be excited to go vote right now? Trump isn't on the ticket, no mean tweets, inflation is up, gas is up, the list goes on.

What could possibly drive an apathetic Democrat voter to go vote right now? There's literally nothing going for them at this point.

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The supreme court decision on Roe has a lot of female voters energized.

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The ones "energized" about this probably got energized and protested and wore vagina hats the day after Trump got inaugurated.

You know, protesting for rights THEY ALREADY HAVE.

These women are always pissed off about something and we're going to show up and vote blue regardless. They are not some sort of swing voters.

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You are right that they aren't swing voters but they may be more likely to go to the polls now than before. There is a reason GOP polling is down with suburban women.

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Because they're morons?

cajunaggie08 said:

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The photo is from 2018 back when no one knew her name, not even those who voted for her.

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I wonder if she stopped enjoying the company of communists recently..

When did that interview take place?

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When did that interview take place?

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And will it air on some TV broadcast?

AlaskanAg99 said:

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When did that interview take place?

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That's the Chron Editorial Board room where they conduct endorsement interviews. This was very likely the endorsement interview, because they typically do them with all candidates together. The Chron publishes the video for major races. It's probably on their website somewhere.

I also have Staff as well as Moderator email from their multiple contacts with me.