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BusterAg said:

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aggiehawg said:

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BusterAg said:

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What is the law in Texas if he drops out?

I think that is a very real possibility.

We need to keep our mouths pretty shut about this until it's too late for him to be replaced if he drops out or gets Arkansided.

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Good question. IDK.

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I think we have this:

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Election Code Section 145.035
Withdrawn, Deceased, or Ineligible Candidate's Name Omitted from Ballot
A candidate's name shall be omitted from the ballot if the candidate withdraws, dies, or is declared ineligible on or before the 74th day before election day.

Sec. 145.036. FILLING VACANCY IN NOMINATION.
(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (b-1), if a candidate's name is to be omitted from the ballot under Section 145.035, the political party's state, district, county, or precinct executive committee, as appropriate for the particular office, may nominate a replacement candidate to fill the vacancy in the nomination.

(b) An executive committee may make a replacement nomination following a withdrawal only if:
(1) the candidate:
(A) withdraws because of a catastrophic illness that was diagnosed after the first day after the date of the regular filing deadline for the general primary election and the illness would permanently and continuously incapacitate the candidate and prevent the candidate from performing the duties of the office sought;
and (B) files with the withdrawal request a certificate describing the illness and signed by at least two licensed physicians;
(2) no political party that held primary elections has a nominee for the office sought by the withdrawing candidate as of the time of the withdrawal;
or (3) the candidate has been elected or appointed to fill a vacancy in another elective office or has become the nominee for another office.

(b-1) An executive committee may make a replacement nomination following an administrative declaration of ineligibility under Section 145.003(f)(3) only if the replacement candidate pays the filing fee or submits a petition in lieu of a filing fee.

(c) Under the circumstances described by Subsection (b)(2), the appropriate executive committee of each political party making nominations for the general election for state and county officers may make a replacement nomination for the office sought by the withdrawing candidate.
(d) For the purpose of filling a vacancy, a majority of the committee's membership constitutes a quorum. To be nominated, a person must receive a favorable vote of a majority of the members voting. (e) A vacancy in a nomination for a district, county, or precinct office that was made by primary election may not be filled before the beginning of the term of office of the county executive committee members elected in the year in which the vacancy occurs.

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Something tells me this dude is going to come down with a "catastrophic illness" before the end of the summer.

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Nah, whomever they replace him with will lose even worse.

oh no said:

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File5 said:

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Paxton's issues should be dealt with according to the law

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the law dismissed one case from 20 years ago, the state senate acquitted him of an allegation a few years ago, and Biden's FBI went after him for four years and brought zero charges. What more do you want the law to deal with?

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Didn't Dan Patrick refuse to hold a vote on the matter a few years ago? Little different than being acquitted.

Let's also talk about him firing the four whistleblowers and coming to a settlement that the state budget was going to have to be used for.

Dude is a crook.

I'm speaking in the general sense - like it or not he has the reputation of being crooked, and it is definitely going to affect his chances in the general. I'm just saying let the law deal with it - but until that happens if it does at all then let's try to get him in there to actually get some conservative policies enacted.

T dizl televizl said:

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Didn't Dan Patrick refuse to hold a vote on the matter a few years ago? Little different than being acquitted.

Let's also talk about him firing the four whistleblowers and coming to a settlement that the state budget was going to have to be used for.

Dude is a crook.

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"Next time we'll prove it. We promise!"

This video brings back memories of being the only teenage boy at Planned Parenthood's March for Women's Lives in 2004. http://t.co/TycfiAU0

— James Talarico (@jamestalarico) January 16, 2013

Stop with the fearmongering. Patrick will cave talarico's head in.

Texas deserves way better than the piece of **** Cornyn.

“The bill author said: ‘If one [cis] girl loses a game, then this bill is worth it.’

I guess we just have a different moral yardstick.

Because I say: ‘If one trans child dies to protect someone's damn trophy, then this bill is grotesque.’” pic.twitter.com/jg7lrtGVkn

— James Talarico (@jamestalarico) October 15, 2021

I assume you mean Paxton. I'm not fear mongering - that's how it is. And I hope you're right.

T dizl televizl said:

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oh no said:

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File5 said:

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Paxton's issues should be dealt with according to the law

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the law dismissed one case from 20 years ago, the state senate acquitted him of an allegation a few years ago, and Biden's FBI went after him for four years and brought zero charges. What more do you want the law to deal with?

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Didn't Dan Patrick refuse to hold a vote on the matter a few years ago? Little different than being acquitted.

Let's also talk about him firing the four whistleblowers and coming to a settlement that the state budget was going to have to be used for.

Dude is a crook.

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Fun fact: all politicians are whale **** at the bottom of the deepest part of the ocean. A liberal is the lowest form of politician.
HTH

Man, this weirdos brain is cooked

Black Americans in a church.

Mexican Americans in a store.

Asian Americans in a spa.

Radicalized white men are the greatest domestic terrorist threat in our country.

— James Talarico (@jamestalarico) March 18, 2021

APHIS AG said:

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He stated that he wants to "unite" not just Democrats, but Republicans, independents, conservatives, libertarians, and everyone else that hates Trump.

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Sure, I'd like the Aggies to win the next 10 National Titles as well and that's more likely.

I will definitely keep this in mind.

He's the gift that keeps on giving, and Ken Paxton will CRUSH him. pic.twitter.com/4Hm3drWmd8

— Election Wizard (@ElectionWiz) March 5, 2026

Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

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Infection_Ag11 said:

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samurai_science said:

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Infection_Ag11 said:

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Any Texan who voted for Hunt or Paxton has no business mocking or complaining about Talarico, now or at any point in the future.

We have to stop this trend of voting for people who YOU KNOW leaves the door open to the opposition while simultaneously complaining about the opposition. You are either part of the solution or part of the problem. If Talarico wins, every person who voted for Paxton or Hunt voted for him.

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Both are still better than Talarico, miles better. Also this thread is about the Democrat

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Sure, but that's not the point. The point is ALL polling data suggests Talarico cannot beat Cornyn, but he has a real chance to beat Paxton and would beat Hunt.

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Polls don't mean squat

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The aggregate of the largest political polls are remarkably accurate as far as such things go. They are much more consistently accurate than the best economic and sports projections, for example.

The "polls don't mean anything" idea is a weird modern misconception largely driven by one outlier election cycle nearly a decade ago.

aggie93 said:

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Infection_Ag11 said:

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RED AG 98 said:

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Infection_Ag11 said:

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Any Texan who voted for Hunt or Paxton has no business mocking or complaining about Talarico, now or at any point in the future.

We have to stop this trend of voting for people who YOU KNOW leaves the door open to the opposition while simultaneously complaining about the opposition. You are either part of the solution or part of the problem. If Talarico wins, every person who voted for Paxton or Hunt voted for him.

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Sorry, not following this line of reasoning for the primary at all.

Vote for change in the primary.
Hold your nose and vote country as necessary during the general.

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Talarico polls very favorably against Hunt and Paxton. He gets crushed by Cornyn.

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Of course, Cornyn is known and the others less so. Virtually all the coverage of Talarico has been positive. I'll say it again, it's a +14 state and it's not like Talarico is a moderate. Everything in his platform is AOC with a white guilt complex and that's not going to win in Texas, it's not even remotely competitive.

Beto had the absolute perfect storm behind him and still lost by 3 points. Talarico doesn't have a fraction of the momentum and support Beto had and he's not going to get it.

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Talarico has a far more polished political aura than Beto did. Beto had a ton of money behind him but he came across as a middle aged stoner living in his mom's basement. Talarico comes across as an adult, regardless of what else you can say about him.

Beto was hard to take seriously as a person. Talarico holds some radical positions but his personality strikes the average person as normal. And because the vast majority of voters who don't already have their party vote predetermined every election vote based on emotional and personality appeal that matters.

Ellis Wyatt said:

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Infection_Ag11 said:

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Any Texan who voted for Hunt or Paxton has no business mocking or complaining about Talarico, now or at any point in the future..

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The **** we don't. This ****bag is a child mutilating pervert. Damn him.

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Then vote for the guy guaranteed to beat him

YouBet said:

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Goodness gracious. I had no idea who this guy was until our resident Reagan Republican started a thread about him proclaiming him to be the moderate Christian that would beat the Republicans.

Moderate. Lol.

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that Reagan republican moderate is actually an America-hating commie

aggie93 said:

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Infection_Ag11 said:

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Any Texan who voted for Hunt or Paxton has no business mocking or complaining about Talarico, now or at any point in the future.

We have to stop this trend of voting for people who YOU KNOW leaves the door open to the opposition while simultaneously complaining about the opposition. You are either part of the solution or part of the problem. If Talarico wins, every person who voted for Paxton or Hunt voted for him.

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Wut? No Democrat has won statewide since 1994. If you think that Cornyn is the only Republican that can win in a +14 state you haven't been paying attention. Paxton has won statewide 3 times and last time he won be 10 points with a "scandal" over his head. Hunt is a noncontroversial Republican that would have won in a walk.

Is Cornyn a lock? Sure, but the other 2 are damn close as well against a moron like Talarico.

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Talarico polls within the margin of error against Paxton, and loses by nearly double digits against Cornyn.

In other words, by nominating Paxton, you're risking low republican turnout in literally ONE of the four largest counties handing the election to Talarico when you could have a comfortable win with a known commodity. And for what, the chance to elect one of the most corrupt politicians in modern Texas politics because he might support Trump an extra 3% of the time? It's insane.

He's 100% put his peter somewhere he shouldn't have if that's his opinion on many things. He is told exactly how to dress, how to look, how to have his hair, and say talking points to a tee. Sway from any of that, they'll release the video. This guy is a serious candidate in Texas. Wonder how the Muslims in Dallas think of him?

Having Talarico drop out of the race and an executive committee select a new candidate is so on point with the way the democrat party operates you have to wonder if this wasn't the plan all along. And to think the lemmings on the left still by into the lie that their party is all about SaVinG DeMocRacY!

Infection_Ag11 said:

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aggie93 said:

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Infection_Ag11 said:

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RED AG 98 said:

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Infection_Ag11 said:

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Any Texan who voted for Hunt or Paxton has no business mocking or complaining about Talarico, now or at any point in the future.

We have to stop this trend of voting for people who YOU KNOW leaves the door open to the opposition while simultaneously complaining about the opposition. You are either part of the solution or part of the problem. If Talarico wins, every person who voted for Paxton or Hunt voted for him.

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Sorry, not following this line of reasoning for the primary at all.

Vote for change in the primary.
Hold your nose and vote country as necessary during the general.

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Talarico polls very favorably against Hunt and Paxton. He gets crushed by Cornyn.

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Of course, Cornyn is known and the others less so. Virtually all the coverage of Talarico has been positive. I'll say it again, it's a +14 state and it's not like Talarico is a moderate. Everything in his platform is AOC with a white guilt complex and that's not going to win in Texas, it's not even remotely competitive.

Beto had the absolute perfect storm behind him and still lost by 3 points. Talarico doesn't have a fraction of the momentum and support Beto had and he's not going to get it.

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Talarico has a far more polished political aura than Beto did. Beto had a ton of money behind him but he came across as a middle aged stoner living in his mom's basement. Talarico comes across as an adult, regardless of what else you can say about him.

Beto was hard to take seriously as a person. Talarico holds some radical positions but his personality strikes the average person as normal. And because the vast majority of voters who don't already have their party vote predetermined every election vote based on emotional and personality appeal that matters.

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Not even close. Beto was a US House Member not a Texas House Member. He had a viral moment when he did a road trip with Will Hurd to DC and got all kids of bonafides as a non political guy that crossed party lines. He didn't talk much about issues and had very little on the record. That was the smartest thing he did, he was very hard to pin down and full of vague crap every time he talked. He was an absolute magnet for the youth vote and was able to pull huge rallies with lots of new voters. He also had the national press fawning all over him and the local press basically ran a Beto commercial every day for free. He had insane fundraising behind him. He had the celebrity "wow" factor. Sure they had the "stoner" factor and a picture of him with his band when he was younger but that also made him kind of cool and he clearly had "grown up", it provided a great contrast with the very stiff Cruz who is brilliant but had no cool factor.

That was also a very down GOP year and Cruz was reeling. He was at the top of the ticket with Trump not being popular and Cruz was still catching hell for not endorsing Trump in '16. He was getting hit from both sides. His fundraising was terrible as was his campaign. Even with all of that he lost by 3 points.

Since then Texas has only gotten more Red as well. Talarico is far more awkward than Beto and he has position after position on the record. He's a full on socialist and is about as far left on social issues as is possible. His take on religion is offensive to anyone that actually is religious.

I'm not a Pollyanna and if I thought this was a real risk I would definitely speak out as I have before, as someone who has studied Texas politics intently for 40 years though I just don't see it.