Musings: Beto can beat Greg Abbott

[TexasTowelie]

by Joe Bowen


It is often said that showing up is half the battle, and that is often true in American politics but especially so in Texas, where Democrats have anxiously waited all year for word about if, and according to new reporting when, Beto O’Rourke might join the 2022 race for governor and give Greg Abbott the most serious challenger of his career.

With the recent reports that Beto has been inching closer to getting into the race, now is the time for both the candidate and the Democratic Party in Texas to get serious about how to beat Greg Abbott and give Texans a government that gives a shit again.

I hope you’ll forgive me, dear readers, for that slight four-letter flourish. I was raised by a single mother with a strong assist from my deeply Catholic grandmother, and if I learned anything from those women it is that even saints lose patience. And I, my friends, am no saint. Even by our usual standards for callous politicking, 2021 in the state of Texas has been exhausting and exasperating to an almost soul-crushing extent.

So I’m excited that someone, anyone, is finally getting the bat off their shoulder and holding Greg Abbott accountable for the decades of bad government he’s served the state of Texas. And, I’ll admit, I do think Beto O’Rourke gives Texas Democrats, and more importantly Texans, the best chance at beating a savvy career politician like Greg Abbott.

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[jimfields33]

1. He can. Cruz only beat him by 225,000 votes

A small amount in Texas.

[WHITT]

2. And

If the TX AG hadn't blocked the mailing-out of more than a half a million ballot apps, Biden likely would have won TX.

If Beto could become Gov, and he has a very good chance, and then expand voting rights in the state, that blows up the electoral college, and the Repub party could go the way of the Whig party.

[Javaman]

3. he could but with voter suppression and gerrymandering going into overdrive...

I am, sadly, not hopeful.

the repukes are circling the wagons and putting howitzers in each one.

we've all been down this road many times.

They only way we can win is if we truly overwhelm the voting booths and win in and undeniable landslide. even then the repukes will still control the legislature.

I hate to be that wet blanket but anyone here in Texas knows the reality of the fascist lock on power the repukes have.

[tanyev]

4. McConaghey better not jump in as a 3rd party spoiler.

[Javaman]

12. if he had an ounce of brains, mr. bongo player would support Beto.

but alas...fame and ego do very strange things to dimwitted people.

[Midnight Writer]

5. Beto is a worker. That is the key to beating a complacent incumbent. You outwork them.

If there is no spoiler candidate, Beto has a good shot. Hopefully, Patrick and Paxton will be out of office, too.

[LeftInTX]

6. Showing up is half the battle! Run Beto run!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. Greatest Page for this hopeful post! ♥

[TexasTowelie]

8. Thanks.

Considering that I'm forced to spend too much time around right wing idiots, it is nice to have something to hope for.

BTW, since we are now in autumn, how is that MJ garden going? Do I need to come out for the harvest so we can reminisce about MFM?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. MJ garden? I don't have one of those. Maybe you're confusing me with someone else.

[TexasTowelie]

10. I was referring to this thread:

https://democraticunderground.com/1018363587

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. Omigod!

I had forgotten that thread!