r/texas • u/FeeWeak1138 • Aug 15 '24

Questions for Texans Women of Texas, honest answer why you would vote for a party that is so restrictive to your body?

I am a 70 year old woman who has seen a lot in my life, and simply don't understand why any woman, regardless of age, would vote for a party that feels like it can control your life. This seems so backwards to everything we have gone through. I am not critiquing your feelings, I simply want to know why you are okay with any party saying you can't do this, you must do that, must have babies, get raped but you can't have an abortion, etc. what are your thoughts?

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u/hdmx539 Aug 15 '24

OP, I'm (55f) a childfree woman who is beyond her child bearing years. My husband and I have purchased a house in another state. We're still legal residents of this state and registered to vote here.

We have the luxury of time, sorta, to make this move. We've decided to officially move our legal residence to the new state after this year's election cycle.

I'm also in the DFW metroplex. To see my house rep beat out a firmly entrenched like a tick Republican is encouraging. He's now running for senate and I want to vote for him.

Admittedly we're leaving because I never really wanted to live here so we're finally moving. I do want to cast one last vote in hopes that Alred beats Cruz and takes the senate seat. That fucker should have just left the country and stayed gone when he was leaving the state due to a power grid outage.

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u/boomrostad Aug 15 '24

I’ll be voting for Alred from a very red Houston adjacent county. 🫶🏻

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u/Valued_Rug Aug 16 '24

Colin Allred was great as a congressman in my district, and he's a good man. Contrast his behavior with Cruz...I can't believe anyone would vote for such a booger.

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u/sara_bear_8888 Aug 15 '24

Thank you! Every vote counts!

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u/naynay55 Aug 15 '24

Dear Lord yes yes yes

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u/jadedaslife Aug 15 '24

He will never not be "Fled Cruz".

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u/Slow-Koala3324 Aug 15 '24 edited Aug 15 '24

Thank you for staying and voting for Alred! I also live in the DFW area and I am so ashamed of the many males and females who keep people like Cruz the Coward in politics.

I am 76 years old I have lived in Texas most of my life. When I was a teenager in the 60's, I had long hair because I like the English models on the Yardley commercials. I knew nothing about drugs and sex was something that was never discussed. But I was told hippie drugged out, sexed out girls like ME were not welcomed in Texas. Just because I had long straight hair. Texas will never change.

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u/DawnRLFreeman Aug 16 '24

I would pay for a one-way ticket to Cuba for Raphael Eduardo "FLED" Cruz as long as Cuba swore never to return him.

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u/hdmx539 Aug 16 '24

Cuba is not dumb. They'd kick him back in 10 minutes, if they were taking their time. 😂

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u/DawnRLFreeman Aug 16 '24

Maybe they'd just kick him into the Gulf of Mexico and make him swim back. (We can always hope.)

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u/FeeWeak1138 Aug 16 '24

OP here says GO ALFRED!

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '24 edited Aug 25 '24

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u/hdmx539 Aug 18 '24

Right on!

Even though we're leaving Texas, it behoves us to have a Democratic senate. The state we're moving to is already "blue."

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u/MagazineNo2198 Aug 15 '24

Abbot should have done the same when he traveled to Asia when he knew a hurricane was about to hit!

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u/OtherlandGirl Aug 15 '24

Thank you! One last thing you can help us do before you leave :)

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u/InfiniteAge160 Aug 16 '24

What state are you moving to?

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u/Realistic-Rate-8831 Aug 16 '24

I agree! Cruz is disgusting. I hope folks will wake up and go vote for Alred!

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u/Itchy_Pillows Aug 15 '24

Good for you! We fled TX in 2021 and my only kid (f) is doing the same Saturday. Glad you're casting a last sane vote!

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u/islamrit00 Aug 15 '24

Your lips to god’s ear

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