• chuckleslord@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    Nah, Texans don’t like cowards. A firebrand is exactly the person needed. Anyways, picking candidates on electability is exactly what primaries are for. If you can’t win a primary, you aren’t exactly electable, are you?

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      3 hours ago

      Being able to win a primary does not equate to be electable. It just shows party preference. To be elected the candidate needs to be preferred by all voters.

      Smart parties pick the best endgame player.

      Like a sports team winning early games in a national competition, that doesn’t mean they are good enough to walk away the champions.

      Overall fitness, excellence, and likability must be considered vs the other opponents on the final ballot.

    • yeahiknow3@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      2 hours ago

      Talerico is the furthest thing from a coward. Every clip of him is awesome. I wouldn’t be surprised if the GOP are voting against him in the moronic primary because he can actually talk to Texans.

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      3 hours ago

      Picking candidates in a primary is not about electability. It’s about party representation. And it takes more than that to win an election, especially in Texas. This isn’t a swing state where we get that sort of luxury. This is a fight where it’s a 60/40 split in an average year. Cross over votes and mobilizing the independent demographic is our only chance.

      If Crockett gets the nomination, I have low expectations of a dem victory. I see better odds where we can pick up the disgruntled Christian old school Republican vote. And talerico can do that. Crockett cannot.