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A shame since Crockett was so inquisitive and critical - but I guess Talarico probably has a higher chance of turning Texas blue?
Yupp, I think thats why a lot of democrats voted for him in the primary. We know we'll have to contend with the general population in November which skews more racist and sexist. Very unfortunate because I really liked Crockett as a candidate.
Yeah, but man I'm reading through her wiki rn and there's some stuff I missed. Stuff like:
And
So like...maybe some of those things turned democratic voters off?
Maybe but fyi, governor Hot wheels is a pretty regular term for texas democrats to call him, so not really a completely out of left field thing to hear.
The AI thing is cringe worthy though
Hot Wheels is what we call him. Let's not get into what we think of the tree leaving him intact.
I can feel that from half a continent away, and what I would give to see him throw hands with another one...