@madrid_mike Evangelicals don’t believe Catholics are Christian’s. JD’s Catholics think they’ll be the leading denomination in this Christian Nationalist movement. But the Pope will disavow this American CNism. So then will the evangelicals acknowledge the Pope?!? This is about to get weird.
@madrid_mike The border was obviously a real issue to the people that actually live on the border. And somehow, Biden/Harris didn’t address it to the degree that they were willing to switch parties with promises that the other might make a difference.
@ChuckRocha I lived in McAllen in the 2000s. Doggett was our rep. He never came to the Valley, never met our needs. I’m not just talking about border security, I’m talking about services, economic opportunity, infrastructure. He’s part of why the Valley moved right. Good riddance.
@kate_p45 No, his responsibility is to keep the economy growing and minimize inflation. Those are opposite goals. If he lowers interest rates it will increase inflation really fast.
@DavidAFrench El Paso is a great town to visit. Bring your passport, go hiking in the Franklin Mtns, catch a triple A baseball game, visit the old Spanish missions, walk around downtown and see the old west shoot out locations.
As the rhetoric heats up about mid-term redistricting I thought it important to offer some thoughts before the political nuclear button is pushed.
There are a whole lot of reasons why midterm redistricting in CA & TX is a bad idea. Here’s a few: 🧵
As the rhetoric heats up about mid-term redistricting I thought it important to offer some thoughts before the political nuclear button is pushed.
There are a whole lot of reasons why midterm redistricting in CA & TX is a bad idea. Here’s a few: 🧵
Buy it, sell it, what do we care?
Lose our jobs, at least you make a profit.
Buy it, sell it, what do you dare?
Lose our voices, at least you bought a politician.
Buy it, sell it, what do we have here?
Lose our democracy, at least you have a portfolio.