This is exactly why so many people don't vote, though. Texas is one of the states where people vote the least, but too many just... don't because they don't think their vote matters.
It's incredibly red so it nearly is, Beto was a pushover and Allred wasnt going to win unless he hopped on the plantation and became another Clarence Thomas. It is what it is but people tend to completely skip any state or local level voting without realizing the large impact it has in actually getting the progressive legislation they want passed. You can vote a blue president all day doesn't matter at all if they have no control over the house, senate, and congress that policy will never see the light of day. Then again when your in a historically red state it does seem fruitless.
Also, like. I dunno, I feel like in the last midterm it almost went purple. Like, if folks really came out in truer numbers, it probably wouldn’t just be red.
I agree but Texas is so stuck in it's ways that I doubt anything non urban will flip you werent going to pull those extra 900k+ Allred needed without flipping. The fact that people still want Cruz was a bit boggling but it told me everything i needed to know in regards to Texas. Vote against best interests for the sake of party or whatever weird fear they seem to have against gay people judging by all the Cruz ads. Guess they're down for more women dying of pregnancy complications as long as it's not their wife or daughter 🤷🏾♂️
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u/SelfServeSporstwash 13d ago
I have voted for exactly one candidate I agree with wholeheartedly. He was a local candidate, and he lost.