Not surprised by the national landscape, but I’m a little surprised by Texas specifically.
I didn’t think the electorate had changed so much since I lived there.
But yes, the biggest mistake the Democrats can make right now is viewing this as a mandate of their policies.
If they go scorched earth they will be punished by the normies in the 2028 presidential election.
If they moderate on immigration and focus on policies that will lower costs, they might actually turn some things around.
I don’t see that happening though.
Also, stop using (overusing) the word canard. It does not make you appear intelligent.
It’s a rhetorical shortcut.
Instead of addressing the substance, you frame the points themselves as the problem.
The substance of what you’re saying actually does illustrate something about the depth of your knowledge.
No, I just took a second and looked at your bio.
You’re someone who treats public spending as generative via new currency issuance rather than extractive from a fixed pool of private money.
We have a fundamentally different view of basic economic principles, and it’s not worth my time or yours going back and forth.
If your POV is that a single payer system will magically increase the number of healthcare professionals rather than create scarcity and worse outcomes, I’d argue that the evidence from most countries with this type of healthcare system proves you wrong.
@JamesRobichaux@DrDiGiorgio@LittleMikeyMcD Spending is the problem James. We can’t continue to print and spend bc that leads to inflation and erosion of our creditworthiness.
Yes, bc throwing more money at a broken system is always the answer!
You live in California. Doesn’t the massive fraud being found in the state health care system bother you?
Schools?? You mean the CTA that spent $65m on Democrats in the most recent cycle? The same CTA that has 98% of their members’ contributions going to Democrats?
How good of a job are they doing?
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California K-12 spending & outcomes summary:
Spending
Total funding (all sources): ~$25,000–$26,000 per pupil recently (17th in the U.S.)
Staffing
Modest increase. About 287,000 teachers in 2025–26 (up ~1,200 from the prior year). Over the past decade the number rose by more than 10,000.
Students
Enrollment down ~7% (~430k–500k fewer students), now ~5.7–5.8 million and still declining.
Proficiency (most recent state tests):
• English/reading: ~49%
• Math: ~37–38%
NAEP 2024 (nationally comparable “proficient”):
• 4th grade: ~29% reading, 35% math
• 8th grade: ~28% reading, 25% math