I am a three time candidate for the Presidency, both Populist and Democrat, husband to the enchanting Mary Baird; and, above all, a follower of Christ.
This is not a detailed mathematical analysis, but it looks like Dem vote share in WA primary increased by about 5% compared to 2024. A 5% shift to the left from 2024 (an R+2.6 year) would indicate a congressional ballot of about D+2.4 this year. 1/2
When I sat down with the @DMRegister my first words to start the meeting were:
“I’m under no illusion you would ever endorse a Republican as you haven’t in 40+ years, I’m here out of respect for the Iowans who read your paper.”
Feel free to verify.
Paxton will likely win this thing, but seriously, Cornyn could have saved everyone mega-agita by announcing he was retiring to made way for Wesley Hunt.
Texans, don't let this guy fool you, and don't let the people he has fooled send him to the U.S. Senate. Whatever your issues with Paxton, if you have them, you have far bigger issues with this guy, and it impacts all of us across the country.
Here’s why I think public executions are ok (done properly) and televised executions are bad.
PUBLIC means some contingent of the community can see it and even report about it. Some pictures (carefully done) or artist renderings could be circulated.
VIDEO means it will end up on every feed, school children around the world will see it, it will be recirculated, rewatched, unexpectedly and unwantedly seen, memed, taken out of context, cheapened, and used for bloodthirst and not merely justice.
Even in Scripture it was only locally viewable and the criminal’s body was required to be taken down quickly. It wasn’t meant for permanent display.
Can we all agree that a papal statement posted on social media-- in all probability written by an anonymous monsignor in the Secretariat of State-- is not magisterial teaching?
I am convinced that we do not adequately measure the depth of evil in this world. Specifically, we are too timid to see & address the demonic wickedness of socialism, communism, & Islam.