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You do understand that if Trump had managed to NOT alienate less than 4 million voters he'd still be President, right? Honestly that number is even lower when you factor in the Electoral College. Trump believed that bluster and hate would not hurt his chances to win because his followers kept heaping praise upon him. He was wrong, and we're all paying for it.

This is all I've been saying. I've been to actual Republican meetings over the last few months. Local leadership way is obviously way down on the Democrats, but equally nasty about "RINOs." You know, anybody that isn't goose-stepping along with every single item on the platform. Let's say that you're for lower taxes, support the police, a strong border, oppose abortion, believe in the second Amendment, but believe that we should explore legalization of Marijuana? You're a dirty RINO and they're going to do their best to silence you. You can say things like "I believe 100% of everything that you guys are fighting for.... but I've been waiting over a year for some actual proof that there was widespread voter fraud and I just don't see it" and Reagan and the rest of you will start all of the name-calling. Not following group think puts you on the outs with the loudest party voices... And we can't beat the other side if we're fighting each other in house.

You're exactly right... we needed him, or someone conservative. That's what makes the fact that he threw the election away to the worst dem duo in history so infuriating. He literally crapped the bed, and then he wants to phone down to the front desk and complain that his room has an odor... and you guys are chiming in to blame housekeeping.

The things that Abbott is "in trouble" for are transgressions against Rs.... not Ds. The lockdowns? Dems aren't mad about that.... Rs are. Higher property taxes? That doesn't bother a good liberal... but it'll get you an opponent in the primaries, apparently.

Which abhorrent behaviors on the part of Abbott can you show that would have alienated moderate/undecided voters and/or motivated democrats to go out and vote against him? I'll wait. BUT, the main difference is that Texas has a clear majority of Republicans who can re-elect Abbott if they turn out and vote... but the Rs CAN lose if "conservatives against Abbott" stay home. The US as a whole does not enjoy such a majority.... That was the infuriating part about Trump continuing to play to his base (who were already going to vote Trump) instead of trying to win over the middle... which you MUST HAVE if you're going to win the White House. You NEED moderates to go "R" if you want to win a nationwide contest. Abbot can win if he just gets the Rs to all vote for him.

You will.... I will, too. But in this era of scorched earth politics I'm confident that a large number of "conservative" voters won't because Abbott isn't their guy. It's this simple. People on the extreme see everything as a fight. It doesn't matter if they are a democrat (obviously an enemy) or just somebody who doesn't espouse every single far-right view point... they all get attacked. It's easy from our perspective how the far left is pushing everything that's going on with the Democrat party. It's a lot harder to recognize from the same perspective how the fringe on the right is hurting the Republican candidates. How did an incumbent like Abbot get three challengers? He's not crazy enough for those on the far right. Why didn't Trump get a challenger? It's not because he was the best, it's because the wackos on the far right supported him. I haven't forgotten the antics that the Tea Party was pushing a decade back... forcing candidates to sign pledges didn't end up so well for us at all, did it? That's the same energy being applied today. We need to keep Abbott in office. We won't like the alternative.

The guys who worship Trump are the same guys that hate Abbot because he's too moderate for them. The guys that they supported (Huffines, West, Prather) weren't electable.... even in the primary. But they'll sit home and pout in November instead of voting for Abbott and hand the thing to Beto.

No, because I think about him every morning when I examine my stool.

Good hire.

They’re in his sent box.

Watching these Ukrainians fight against Mother Russia makes me really mad about the Afghanis rolling over for the Taliban.

I heard it was because Pierce accidentally called the defense the Chain Gang.

Freddie Mercury is the best front man, ever, in my opinion. I had the kids watching Queen live from Montreal about 6 years ago... they were so put off by his prancing around and mannerisms, but had to admit that he was the best vocalist that they'd heard. Then how I explained that nobody knew FM was gay until he came out... every queer since then has simply been imitating Freddie Mercury.

I don't see the point of electing some guy (West) who hasn't been here long. It's a big state with a ton of different points of view. I also lost a little respect when he accused the police of targeting his wife when she was driving home drunk, allegedly. Not very "back the blue," if you know what I mean. Prather? Is that better or worse than Jessie "The Body" Ventura? I'm not really sure. I'll pass regardless. Abbott has two groups really mad at him... liberals and ultra hardcore conservatives. Neither one's opinion really matters.

True heroes.... staying home and fighting alongside their friends/family against an invading force. In 150 years they'll be labeled traitors, right General Lee?

I agree... but I also have to jump out and say that when the opportunity presents itself, the Rs do the exact same thing. Whether is banning abortion after a heartbeat can be detected (in response to Virginia's new law, no doubt), repealing property taxes, permitless concealed carry, to identifying hormone treatment as child abuse and requiring mandatory reporting my medical professionals and educators, and then ordering the TDFS to those investigate those reports.... to bathroom bills, sanctuary cities for gun owners, etc.... Both sides will do anything if it makes the other side mad. Neither one can claim much of high ground in regards to poking at the other side. The good news is that Rs usually find themselves on the moral side of most issues.

Stick with the Devil you know. Abbott will roll in this one.

Did you see where the Klitschko Brothers were getting involved? I'd forgotten that Vitali is the mayor of Kyiv. [Hidden Content]

That's what makes Trump's loss so devastating, IMO... I still believe that a majority of Americans aren't in favor of "woke" politics and that's exactly what the Democrats were selling in 2020. The fact that the guy gift-wrapped the Presidency, put a bow on it, and then handed it over to Biden still aggravates the crap outta me.

No offense, but Jimi's skill is way overrated. Definitely a trailblazer and he should be credited for laying the building blocks for what came after, but honestly his talent is mundane by modern standards. Sorry. John Mayer is 10x the musician that Jimi Hendrix was. It's kinda like watching the old UFCs. Royce Gracie deserves a ton of talent for walking through the field in those first few UFCs, but the worst modern 170 lb fighter on the UFC would destroy anybody in that field of competitors from the first few UFCs... Royce included. Kinda like the fact that the 2021 Browns would run all over the 86 Bears hypothetically.

No, I disagree on a couple of points. It’s not the fault of 81 million people that Trump is such a clown that they’d prefer anybody over four more years of the circus. I also believe that this invasion wouldn’t happen if Trump were president. But he was too busy trying to be cute on Twitter to bother getting re-elected. I’d also like to give a big shout out back to 2012 when Mitt Romney correctly predicted that Russia was the greatest geopolitical threat in the world and Obama came back with his “horses and bayonets” quip and everybody clapped like seals. Who’s laughing today?

Ok, that’s funny.

Help me understand this… we’ve heard non stop from the right now those dirty Ukrainians were the ones who paid “The Big Guy” through his kid Hunter. So why isn’t “The Big Guy” doing anything to help his friends? Because the Hunter Biden allegations were all hogwash, that’s why.

There’s no difference between a black person still supporting Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton vs Trump fans still waving their flags and wearing those stupid hats today.

That's probably the dumbest thing that I've ever heard of. There's a reason that we haven't elected a military leader as our president since Eisenhower, or even a military veteran since George H.W. Bush (W's time in the nation guard doesn't count). A politician's job isn't to "be mean" or to "be tough." It's to get elected so that they can affect the changes (or halt changes) that will benefit the country at the will of the people. When that buffoon alienated so many Americans that he failed to get re-elected, he screwed us all. You can't blame the voters for the fact that he behaved like a petulant child (you can take a minute to google that) and then lost to an imbecile. Being right or "the best" doesn't matter when your dumb butt can't even figure out how to get elected.