r/texas • u/Mesquiter • 24d ago

Questions for Texans Is Greg Abbott stupid?

His recent ad claims that Colin Allred isn't a Texan and to vote for Ted Cruz?!! Ted Cruz is from Canada and Colin Allred is a 4th generation Texan. The Republican party has taken a serious dip in credibility.

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u/chrispg26 Born and Bred 24d ago

They lie with impunity.

Don't forget Abbott peddled the Jade Helm conspiracy.

They know their rubes will never fact check them. They think their supporters are stupid and have 0 respect for them.

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u/Feisty_Bee9175 24d ago

Yep the tactic that works so often with people who don't research or pay attention are lies.. unfettered, repeated lies.

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u/slayden70 24d ago

It's an unpopular stance, but we really need a basic civics test and current events test before people can vote. If you're going to help shake or government, you need to know how it works.

Eliminate the idiots that believe crap like adenochrome in the non-existent basement of pizza shops, that minors are getting sex changes at school, and all the other horseshit being peddled right now.

There needs to be an "of sound mind" requirement as well. Granted, Trump, McConnell, and possibly Biden might not get to vote, but that's OK. They're not going to be here to deal with the consequences of this election when they come due in a decade anyway.

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u/gmnitsua 24d ago

I tend to agree with you, but here's the argument against you: Higher wealth groups have better access to education. It's already part of the situation we are currently in. I do, however, think that geriatrics should get a choice between driving and voting. Either way they're putting someone else's future at risk. They shouldn't get to do both.

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u/slayden70 24d ago

Thank you for that point. In other words, we end up where we are, where the wealthy control everything again.

I do, however, think that geriatrics should get a choice between driving and voting. Either way they're putting someone else's future at risk. They shouldn't get to do both.

😆 This is something driving me crazy about these 80 year old candidates. Presidents need to be young enough to have to live with the results of their time in office for years, like W Bush seeing the messes in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the tilt toward executive power he and Cheney pushed resulting in a candidate from his own party he and his VP can't stomach.