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Anonymous wrote:He just wants a political future in Texas.

THIS. Duh. See you back here in a couple when he runs for statewide office.

I was in TX with a prominent former D politico. He said that many folks are switching parties b/c they have no chance as a Dem. It isn't really about R beliefs. They want to stay in politics.

Mayor Johnson was JUST re-elected. In May. With a whopping 93% of the vote.
This isn't about "staying in politics" for Johnson. It is about beliefs and how bat$hit crazy the Dems have become.

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But he was actually re-elected with 98.7% of the vote. He is very clearly doing something right.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-cities-need-republicans-and-im-becoming-one-dallas-texas-mayor-965dbaa4

Because he ran as a Democrat and Republicans didn’t field a candidate because they probably had already arranged and paid for him to switch after the election. He couldn’t win the election running as a Republican but he couldn’t get into the Texas corrupt patronage network as a Democrat. This is just Texas being Texas.

That’s quite the conspiracy theory there, but no. Nice try.

I’ve been around Southern politics a long time. Every Democratic elected official who has switched parties first negotiated a deal for Republican support for a higher office or appointment to a patronage position. Every one.

Your claim is unconvincing. Jeff Van Drew comes to mind. And there is no evidence that this is true of any of the 4 (so far) people listed in this thread who have made the switch.

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Anonymous wrote:He just wants a political future in Texas.

THIS. Duh. See you back here in a couple when he runs for statewide office.

I was in TX with a prominent former D politico. He said that many folks are switching parties b/c they have no chance as a Dem. It isn't really about R beliefs. They want to stay in politics.

Mayor Johnson was JUST re-elected. In May. With a whopping 93% of the vote.
This isn't about "staying in politics" for Johnson. It is about beliefs and how bat$hit crazy the Dems have become.

+1
But he was actually re-elected with 98.7% of the vote. He is very clearly doing something right.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-cities-need-republicans-and-im-becoming-one-dallas-texas-mayor-965dbaa4

Because he ran as a Democrat and Republicans didn’t field a candidate because they probably had already arranged and paid for him to switch after the election. He couldn’t win the election running as a Republican but he couldn’t get into the Texas corrupt patronage network as a Democrat. This is just Texas being Texas.

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The fix is in. So many of these losers are switching just after they’re elected. That’s not a change of opinion, that is paid off.

+1 Remember this happened with a newly elected New Jersey Congressman while Trump was in office, for all the posters who are yelling about corruption there in the Menendez thread.

Mayor Johnson lied to the voters about who he was and what he stands for. He was elected by the margins he won because he was believed to be a democrat, with democratic values and an adherence to the party platform. He won with party money, and party support.

He lied. He committed fraud on the public. Plain and simple.

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Anonymous wrote:He just wants a political future in Texas.

THIS. Duh. See you back here in a couple when he runs for statewide office.

I was in TX with a prominent former D politico. He said that many folks are switching parties b/c they have no chance as a Dem. It isn't really about R beliefs. They want to stay in politics.

Mayor Johnson was JUST re-elected. In May. With a whopping 93% of the vote.
This isn't about "staying in politics" for Johnson. It is about beliefs and how bat$hit crazy the Dems have become.

+1
But he was actually re-elected with 98.7% of the vote. He is very clearly doing something right.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-cities-need-republicans-and-im-becoming-one-dallas-texas-mayor-965dbaa4

Because he ran as a Democrat and Republicans didn’t field a candidate because they probably had already arranged and paid for him to switch after the election. He couldn’t win the election running as a Republican but he couldn’t get into the Texas corrupt patronage network as a Democrat. This is just Texas being Texas.

That’s quite the conspiracy theory there, but no. Nice try.

I’ve been around Southern politics a long time. Every Democratic elected official who has switched parties first negotiated a deal for Republican support for a higher office or appointment to a patronage position. Every one.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He just wants a political future in Texas.

THIS. Duh. See you back here in a couple when he runs for statewide office.

I was in TX with a prominent former D politico. He said that many folks are switching parties b/c they have no chance as a Dem. It isn't really about R beliefs. They want to stay in politics.

Mayor Johnson was JUST re-elected. In May. With a whopping 93% of the vote.
This isn't about "staying in politics" for Johnson. It is about beliefs and how bat$hit crazy the Dems have become.

+1
But he was actually re-elected with 98.7% of the vote. He is very clearly doing something right.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-cities-need-republicans-and-im-becoming-one-dallas-texas-mayor-965dbaa4

Because he ran as a Democrat and Republicans didn’t field a candidate because they probably had already arranged and paid for him to switch after the election. He couldn’t win the election running as a Republican but he couldn’t get into the Texas corrupt patronage network as a Democrat. This is just Texas being Texas.

That’s quite the conspiracy theory there, but no. Nice try.

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Anonymous wrote:He just wants a political future in Texas.

THIS. Duh. See you back here in a couple when he runs for statewide office.

I was in TX with a prominent former D politico. He said that many folks are switching parties b/c they have no chance as a Dem. It isn't really about R beliefs. They want to stay in politics.

Mayor Johnson was JUST re-elected. In May. With a whopping 93% of the vote.
This isn't about "staying in politics" for Johnson. It is about beliefs and how bat$hit crazy the Dems have become.

+1
But he was actually re-elected with 98.7% of the vote. He is very clearly doing something right.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-cities-need-republicans-and-im-becoming-one-dallas-texas-mayor-965dbaa4

Because he ran as a Democrat and Republicans didn’t field a candidate because they probably had already arranged and paid for him to switch after the election. He couldn’t win the election running as a Republican but he couldn’t get into the Texas corrupt patronage network as a Democrat. This is just Texas being Texas.

+1
The fix is in. So many of these losers are switching just after they’re elected. That’s not a change of opinion, that is paid off.

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Anonymous wrote:He just wants a political future in Texas.

THIS. Duh. See you back here in a couple when he runs for statewide office.

I was in TX with a prominent former D politico. He said that many folks are switching parties b/c they have no chance as a Dem. It isn't really about R beliefs. They want to stay in politics.

Mayor Johnson was JUST re-elected. In May. With a whopping 93% of the vote.
This isn't about "staying in politics" for Johnson. It is about beliefs and how bat$hit crazy the Dems have become.

+1
But he was actually re-elected with 98.7% of the vote. He is very clearly doing something right.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-cities-need-republicans-and-im-becoming-one-dallas-texas-mayor-965dbaa4

Because he ran as a Democrat and Republicans didn’t field a candidate because they probably had already arranged and paid for him to switch after the election. He couldn’t win the election running as a Republican but he couldn’t get into the Texas corrupt patronage network as a Democrat. This is just Texas being Texas.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He just wants a political future in Texas.

THIS. Duh. See you back here in a couple when he runs for statewide office.

I was in TX with a prominent former D politico. He said that many folks are switching parties b/c they have no chance as a Dem. It isn't really about R beliefs. They want to stay in politics.

Mayor Johnson was JUST re-elected. In May. With a whopping 93% of the vote.
This isn't about "staying in politics" for Johnson. It is about beliefs and how bat$hit crazy the Dems have become.

+1
But he was actually re-elected with 98.7% of the vote. He is very clearly doing something right.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-cities-need-republicans-and-im-becoming-one-dallas-texas-mayor-965dbaa4

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He just wants a political future in Texas.

THIS. Duh. See you back here in a couple when he runs for statewide office.

I was in TX with a prominent former D politico. He said that many folks are switching parties b/c they have no chance as a Dem. It isn't really about R beliefs. They want to stay in politics.

Mayor Johnson was JUST re-elected. In May. With a whopping 93% of the vote.
This isn't about "staying in politics" for Johnson. It is about beliefs and how bat$hit crazy the Dems have become.

Well said.

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Anonymous wrote:And remember how gerrymandered TX is. He cannot even win a Congressional seat as a Dem. TX split all of the cities into different districts.

Tell us about how Colin Allred, a Democrat from the Dallas area won election to Congress.
Face it - you don't want to admit that this was his decision because he sees what the Democratic party is becoming.

So he’s going to unseat Allred? Or is Allred retiring?

I have no idea. My comment was in response to ...."He cannot even win a Congressional seat as a Dem. TX split all of the cities into different districts."
My point was that a different Dem has already accomplished what pp said couldn't be done.

Sure but there are only so many districts where the numbers are favorable for that. I’m sure he’s looking down the road and doing some math. Either way it’s not a bad thing. The republicans aren’t going to fix their own party, maybe having dems join will help.

If you’re paid/blackmailed into doing something, you’re not there to fix the systemic problems. You’ve become part of the problem.

This is hilarious.
You refuse to believe that people are leaving the Democratic party because they have become so insane that you accuse them of being paid or blackmailed. Just keep believing that as your party bleeds more people.

I’m just a realist who understands what the GOP is and what they’ve done in the past. The switchers have largely been minorities in southern states, running to the party that tried to overthrow the government and effectively made women into second class citizens and established a state religion. If you can’t see the likely organization behind this, that’s on you.

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Anonymous wrote:He just wants a political future in Texas.

THIS. Duh. See you back here in a couple when he runs for statewide office.

I was in TX with a prominent former D politico. He said that many folks are switching parties b/c they have no chance as a Dem. It isn't really about R beliefs. They want to stay in politics.

Mayor Johnson was JUST re-elected. In May. With a whopping 93% of the vote.
This isn't about "staying in politics" for Johnson. It is about beliefs and how bat$hit crazy the Dems have become.

Well said.

Anonymous wrote:Texas, ya’ll better hope the country and the world gets onboard with green energy sooner than later. Your state is unbearably hot now, it’s going to be unlivable in the future if we don’t get straightened out.

You better get onboard with nuclear energy. Solar can't meet baseload.

There's a reason California keeps telling people to stop charging their vehicles.

Texas, ya’ll better hope the country and the world gets onboard with green energy sooner than later. Your state is unbearably hot now, it’s going to be unlivable in the future if we don’t get straightened out.

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Anonymous wrote:And remember how gerrymandered TX is. He cannot even win a Congressional seat as a Dem. TX split all of the cities into different districts.

Tell us about how Colin Allred, a Democrat from the Dallas area won election to Congress.
Face it - you don't want to admit that this was his decision because he sees what the Democratic party is becoming.

So he’s going to unseat Allred? Or is Allred retiring?

I have no idea. My comment was in response to ...."He cannot even win a Congressional seat as a Dem. TX split all of the cities into different districts."
My point was that a different Dem has already accomplished what pp said couldn't be done.

Sure but there are only so many districts where the numbers are favorable for that. I’m sure he’s looking down the road and doing some math. Either way it’s not a bad thing. The republicans aren’t going to fix their own party, maybe having dems join will help.

If you’re paid/blackmailed into doing something, you’re not there to fix the systemic problems. You’ve become part of the problem.

This is hilarious.
You refuse to believe that people are leaving the Democratic party because they have become so insane that you accuse them of being paid or blackmailed. Just keep believing that as your party bleeds more people.

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Anonymous wrote:Republican Party is the party of insurrectionist and traitors. The party is happy to take on more who think the same way.

Maybe democrats need to do a little soul searching also.

Perish the thought!