Texas Senate Race -- Ken Paxton vs James Talarico

[thetragichippy]

On 10/4/2026 at 9:23 AM, UT alum said:

I have predicted that sooner or later he and his policies will lead the lemmings off the cliff with him. 

This policies are what got him elected. CNN even admits he has like a 98% approval among MAGA Republicans.

Historic fact - since 1964 any party going into mid-terms as a trifecta came out losing house minimum, a several times losing both. The only exception is Kennedy, Johnson....and believe it or not, Carter.  They kept House and Senate at mid-terms.....

So if your betting that Trump will lose the House and possibly Senate - History is on your side.  If he keeps both, which in not likely, even you would have to admit it was because of Trump.......

 

[thetragichippy]

23 hours ago, mat said:

The next GOP presidential candidate will be the one that can tap dance the best between Trumps term record and a new path. Trumps endorsement may carry some weight as well.

Markets are placing Vance and Rubio as the ticket.....

Markets have Ossoff 1st,  with AOC and Newsome 2nd for Presidential run (I'm disappointed it is not Kamala- I would love to see the Vance/Kamala debate....lol) - then VP's are Whitmer/AOC.....

The crazy part is Ossoff has said repeated in June, July and August he has zero interest in running in 2028......
 

[thetragichippy]

On 10/4/2026 at 9:33 AM, UT alum said:

John Ossoff and  Andy Beshear will run ahead of Newsom, AOC, and Harris. Dem ticket will demolish any Republican ticket imaginable. There’s not a Republican running with the guts to say Trump was wrong. And if they do, they show themselves as liars because they’ve all said he’s right for too long.

JON - is not running in 2028.......

Your best bet is Beshear....he still has the door open to run. 

Funny your top pics where from swing States and States that Trump won by 30 points lol

[UT alum]

1 hour ago, thetragichippy said:

JON - is not running in 2028.......

Your best bet is Beshear....he still has the door open to run. 

Funny your top pics where from swing States and States that Trump won by 30 points lol

Scary if you’re a Republican. 

[UT alum]

1 hour ago, thetragichippy said:

This policies are what got him elected. CNN even admits he has like a 98% approval among MAGA Republicans.

Historic fact - since 1964 any party going into mid-terms as a trifecta came out losing house minimum, a several times losing both. The only exception is Kennedy, Johnson....and believe it or not, Carter.  They kept House and Senate at mid-terms.....

So if your betting that Trump will lose the House and possibly Senate - History is on your side.  If he keeps both, which in not likely, even you would have to admit it was because of Trump.......

 

His promises got him elected. His shtick got him reelected. Not fulfilling his promises will wreck the Republican Party for at least 2 cycles.

[UT alum]

1 hour ago, thetragichippy said:

This policies are what got him elected. CNN even admits he has like a 98% approval among MAGA Republicans.

Historic fact - since 1964 any party going into mid-terms as a trifecta came out losing house minimum, a several times losing both. The only exception is Kennedy, Johnson....and believe it or not, Carter.  They kept House and Senate at mid-terms.....

So if your betting that Trump will lose the House and possibly Senate - History is on your side.  If he keeps both, which in not likely, even you would have to admit it was because of Trump.......

 

If he keeps both you are right. It’s all on him either way it goes.

[baddog]

13 minutes ago, UT alum said:

His promises got him elected. His shtick got him reelected. Not fulfilling his promises will wreck the Republican Party for at least 2 cycles.

Your party of holding people accountable has never accepted responsibility for any of their bad governing and unfulfilled promises. Your party is not surviving this cycle. It has already become the DSA or communist/Muslim party. You follow those ideologies?