Texas Thumbs!

How are you gonna get Texans to vote for you in the general? You got eight months.

Everything is crazy in Texas.

Let me make this clear, I do not endorse Democrats James Talarico or Jasmine Crockett for the U.S. Senate.

I do not endorse Republicans John Cornyn, Ken Paxton or Wesley Hunt for the U.S. Senate.

If anything, I endorse a candidate that fully opposes Israel. If any candidate that is opposed to the status quo or Israel, you got my vote.

It appears the bitter primary fight between two polarizing Democrats is over.

James Talarico, a Texas state representative who left the state during Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to hold a special session for state lawmakers to gerrymander the U.S. congressional districts to give Republicans a five seat advantage. It triggered other states to redraw their maps and it has been proven once again that democracy is in decline.

Coming from Dave Wasserman, he seen enough.

It appears that Talarico may have defeated Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) for the Democratic nomination. It did not matter if former vice president Kamala Harris or many Black elected leaders put their efforts behind her, it was her votes and the controversy that doomed her.

You cannot win being noise.

Had she been more caring about the pro Palestinian vote, she could have won. 

Crockett has never took money from AIPAC but she has visit Israel, voted to fund the country its ongoing genocide and push for global war. Crockett also rolled her eyes at people who confronted her.

If anything, Talarico will start off as a weak opponent. He will have to win over disgruntled Crockett supporters who believe race and gender played a big role in her defeat.

He will have to denounce Israel. He will have to prove to Texans that he is not the far left radical the junk food media's right agitators claim all Democrats are.

It ain't over. John Cornyn got to face Ken Paxton in May.

The competitive Republican primary for Senate in Texas is headed to a runoff, according to a Decision Desk HQ projection. 

The race will head to a May 26 showdown between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton as Republicans scramble to keep the seat in GOP hands. 

Neither Cornyn nor Paxton won the 50 percent-plus-one support they needed to avoid a runoff against a third competitor, Rep. Wesley Hunt, who was pulling in double-digit support in polls ahead of the race. Polls had also shown Paxton with a slight lead.

The upcoming runoff will pit the four-term incumbent senator against the controversial attorney general as national Republicans warn against a possible Paxton win and Democrats gain steam across the aisle.

This doofus will take on John Cornyn.

In February, the National Republican Senatorial Committee cited internal polling in a memo arguing that Cornyn was “the only Republican candidate who reliably wins a general election matchup” and that Texas “cannot afford to be a gamble” in the high-stakes midterms.

Both Crockett and Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) were rejected. Both Black lawmakers who supported Israel despite their constituents warning them it was a gamble.

In other news.

Rep. Dan Cranshaw (R-TX) fell out of favor with President Donald J. Trump. He ends up being a high profile Republican to fall. Again, all that support for Israel will doom candidates especially in a close primary race.

State Rep. Steve Toth declared victory Tuesday night in his bid to unseat incumbent U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, coming one step closer to representing Texas’ 2nd Congressional District.

Toth opened a wide lead in the Republican primary on Tuesday as results came in. The Associated Press has not declared a winner for the Houston-area seat.

“Congressional District 2 voters want a representative in D.C. who will stand firm in his convictions, fight for his constituents, and follow through on his promises. I won’t let them down,” Toth said in a news release.

Toth’s commanding lead was a reversal of fortunes for Crenshaw, who had in previous years sailed through the primaries with double-digit leads. The sudden overtaking comes despite Crenshaw having raised $1.3 million more than Toth.

Toth is among the Texas Republican Party’s most conservative members who have repeatedly questioned the commitment of leadership and Gov. Greg Abbott to the GOP’s values. The Conroe Republican has framed the race as a referendum on the future of the Republican Party, an effort that garnered support from several conservative leaders, including U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Turning Point Action.

Trump shows Republicans that he ain't playing. Dan Crenshaw goes down.

Crenshaw, a former Navy SEAL currently in his fourth term, is a conservative in his own right. Since being elected to the seat in 2018, the Houston-area Republican has made barring federal funding for gender-affirming care and targeting Mexican cartels a focus. His endorsements include leading conservative organizations such as the National Rifle Association and a swath of local elected officials.

But Crenshaw has clashed with Republican allies over several issues, including his support for Ukraine aid and the 2020 election results, which he voted to certify. Crenshaw is the only Texas Republican incumbent in the House running without Trump’s endorsement.

Despite all the noise and shocking content, 78 year old Rep. Al Green (D-TX) loses his bid to unseat Rep. Christian Menefee (D-TX). 

Memefee, who just joined Congress only three weeks ago, easily beaten the longtime lawmaker. Both candidates were not backed by AIPAC.

Memefee who backed Crockett has a "nuanced position" on the issue. He defeated the pro Israel Democratic opponent Amanda Edwards. 

Green who is a strong progressive. He was forced out last week during the State of the Union when he presented a poster saying "Black People aren't apes."

Menefee led longtime U.S. Rep. Al Green in the Democratic primary, according to early voting results released Tuesday by the Harris County Clerk’s Office. Election Day results in the redrawn Houston district, which historically favors Black Democrats, were still being tallied.

Rejected. Wesley Hunt goes down hard.

Menefee, 37, received 48.75% of the early vote compared to 43.13% for the 78-year-old Green, who has represented the 9th Congressional District since 2005. He switched to the 18th after Texas Republicans undertook a rare mid-decade redistricting last summer in order to help the GOP win up to five additional seats in the November midterm election.

In Harris County, Menefee received 54.69% of the vote while Green received 36.79% of the vote, according to the Harris County early voting results.

In Fort Bend County, which includes a part of the 18th District, Green had 61.9% of the vote, while Menefee had 31.08% of the vote, according to Fort Bend County early voting results.

The closely watched primary race is the second election for the 18th District in just over one month — and the third overall in a period of four months — after a special election to fill the seat vacated by the late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, who died last March at age 70.

Menefee, the former Harris County attorney, won the Jan. 31 special election against former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards. Menefee was sworn into office in February.

Friendly fire. Al Green falls to Christian Menefee in a bitter primary. Menefee joined the Congress in February. He faces a general election against a Republican.

But the scope of the special election was vastly different from that of Tuesday's primary election. The Texas legislature approved new congressional maps designed to benefit Republicans. In some circumstances, including in the new 18th Congressional District, the new maps pit Democrats against one another.

Green, whose home and many of his current constituents were shifted from the 9th District to the 18th, opted to seek reelection in the latter district, setting him up for a race against Menefee. Green, a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, made headlines last week after being removed from Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress for the second year in a row.

Two other candidates — Edwards and Department of Defense employee Gretchen Brown — were also on the ballot. Edwards suspended her campaign in February after her special election defeat, though her name still appeared on the ballot.

In the Republican primary, Ronald Whitfield led Elizabeth Vences with 54% after early voting. The two primary winners will compete in the general election in November.

The district has long leaned Democratic, with a Black Democrat having held the seat since the early 1970s. Redistricting last year made the 18th even more favorable for Democrats.