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Negative partisanship
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The article extensively discusses negative partisanship as a key strategic concern - the phenomenon where voters are motivated more by opposition to the other party than support for their own. Understanding this political science concept would help readers grasp the strategic arguments being made about candidate selection.
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Texas Democratic Party
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The article discusses the historical role of Black women in building the Democratic Party in Texas and references '30 years' of electoral struggles. The Wikipedia article provides historical context about the party's evolution from dominance to minority status and demographic shifts.
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Misogynoir
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The article explicitly mentions misogynoir when discussing problematic criticism of Jasmine Crockett. This intersectional concept describing the specific discrimination faced by Black women would provide valuable theoretical context for understanding the dynamics the author is describing.
There are five days left until the filing deadline for the primary election, and I’m counting down with ants in my pants, itching to talk about so many of these races. We still have to wait for all the last-minute filers, but let’s take a peek at where we are so far:
Congress:
Democrats are on 33 out of 38 seats (so far)
Republicans are on 36 out of 38 seats (so far)
SBOE
Democrats are on 6 out of 8 seats (so far)
Republicans are on 7 out of 8 seats (so far)
State Senate
Democrats are on 13 out of 15 seats (so far)
Republicans are on 12 out of 15 seats (so far)
State House
Democrats are on 107 out of 150 seats (so far)
Republicans are on 103 out of the 150 seats (so far)
These are only the seats that have filed with the Secretary of State so far, and with five days left to go, we can expect plenty more to file. Again, I’m keeping a running list here:
It’s almost like Texas is a BATTLEGROUND STATE.
Honestly, I can’t wait until these five days are over because there is sooooo much drama and gossip I want to get into. Last time I tried to do an “EARLY” look at the Dem primaries, too many people emailed or messaged me about this seat or that seat, even though I was going on who was filed with the Secretary of State. So, instead of all the confusion again, I’ll just wait… five more…. loooooong days. But in the meantime…
Orange dictator Donald Trump pardoned Democratic traitor Henry Cuellar this morning. And now we all know why he voted to strip healthcare away from his district. Cuellar also filed to be on the ballot this morning, as a Democrat. Why? Because he couldn’t win in this district otherwise.
Personally, I think the whole thing is sickening.
And I keep thinking back to Bobby Pulido’s first YouTube podcast, where he said that, politically, he probably aligns closest with Henry Cuellar and Vincente Gonzalez.
When I approached an influencer with this podcast clip, the immediate response I got was, “No one is going to listen to your opinion because you’re a white Democrat.”
In all fairness, the influencer, who is Hispanic,
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