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Jakes Progress

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21. Oh wow. You mean that abbott hasn't earned the respect of New Yorkers?
Fri Sep 9, 2022, 11:18 PM
Sep 2022

That will hurt him so badly in the race agains Beto. That's because the republicans, who are a majority in Texas, care so very much what Democrats in New York and Washington care about their candidate.

You live "up there". You don't get to vote in Texas elections. I live down here, and I don't care what the media in New York says. Here in Texas, the polls show this as a win for abbott. Down here, they don't mind that he spent $12 million of their tax dollars to bus asylum seekers. As long as it pisses off libs and yankees, they love it.

What part of helping to keep Texas red is hard to understand? You keep saying how "up here" we don't like abbott because of this and think he is a fool. How many of those "up there" are going to vote in the Texas election?

abbott and the republicans screwed up our electric grid and he blame it on green energy. Texans saw through it.

abbott sent the Texas National Guard to play cards by the border for months saying it was protecting the wall. Texans saw through it.

Then he pulled this stunt. The mayors bitched about how tacky abbott was and moaned about how much money it was going to cost them. Had they told the press how happy they were to take care of the problem for the poor inept governor and how they welcomed their new neighbors, Texans would have gotten it. Instead, he gets the win.

Do you think AOC should stop being so liberal because the voters in Waco are pissed off at her? When some red-necked asshole turns purple with rage and spews hate at AOC because of her work, do you think that New Yorkers don't laugh and giggle?

Politics is a national game, but voting is local.

Yup Mad_Machine76 Sep 2022 #1
Brilliant! MN2theMax Sep 2022 #2
It's a much smarter approach. blm Sep 2022 #3
It's all in the messaging FakeNoose Sep 2022 #4
Proud of my former State snowybirdie Sep 2022 #5
Proper framing: Coyote Abbott is causing problems in the USA sanatanadharma Sep 2022 #6
Yep. Abbott damages Texas and people at the end of the bus run benefit. Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #7
Not defending Abbott because he is a jerk, but thousands of migrants left to fend for themselves Lonestarblue Sep 2022 #8
Communities should proudly adopt these families into their local communities. aeromanKC Sep 2022 #9
"We know Abbott doesn't have the know-how to help people" ck4829 Sep 2022 #10
"pro-life" Abbott doesn't give a DAMN about these folk Skittles Sep 2022 #17
I have not heard whining from this. Calling Abbott an asshole yes. pwb Sep 2022 #11
Yes, whining. Jakes Progress Sep 2022 #15
Sounds like a big Texas lie Abbott is telling. pwb Sep 2022 #16
Oh wow. You mean that abbott hasn't earned the respect of New Yorkers? Jakes Progress Sep 2022 #21
By up here I mean the Blue Colonies In the Northeast. 66 degrees right now. Nice. pwb Sep 2022 #22
So, fuck everybody but you. Jakes Progress Sep 2022 #25
You chase after every stupid stunt Abbott pulls while he pwb Sep 2022 #26
This reply makes no sense. Jakes Progress Sep 2022 #27
nothing will change the minds of the sick fucks who spport that vile POS Abbott Skittles Sep 2022 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author Scrivener7 Sep 2022 #20
Complaining about undocumented immigrants then busing them out Sympthsical Sep 2022 #12
K&R n/t ChazII Sep 2022 #13
During a labor shortage IronLionZion Sep 2022 #14
All the whining makes them hypocrites Raine Sep 2022 #19
What money has the federal Tickle Sep 2022 #23
I would have just said........... DFW Sep 2022 #24
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