inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 day agoCrockett leads Talarico by double digits in Texas Senate pollwww.texastribune.orgexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down12
arrow-up178arrow-down1external-linkCrockett leads Talarico by double digits in Texas Senate pollwww.texastribune.orginclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squaremoakley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoOn the other hand, appealing to the center hasn’t been working for Democrats lately. If Crockett energized the base, the numbers could be there. Plus a lot of us aren’t comfortable perpetuating the racism/sexism by caving to it. I’ll vote for either candidate, but this idea that it’s obvious Crockett could never win doesn’t sit right with me.
On the other hand, appealing to the center hasn’t been working for Democrats lately. If Crockett energized the base, the numbers could be there.
Plus a lot of us aren’t comfortable perpetuating the racism/sexism by caving to it.
I’ll vote for either candidate, but this idea that it’s obvious Crockett could never win doesn’t sit right with me.