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Midnight Meme Of The Day! A One Star Review For Texas!

Howie Klein

Feb 9, 20222 min read

Midnight Meme Of The Day! A One Star Review For Texas!

by Noah I can't leave Texas alone, and really, why should I? Why should anyone who wants to live in the 21st century? Texas isn't all...

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At His Texas Super-Spreader Rally, Trump Threatens To Free The Insurrectionists

Howie Klein

Jan 30, 20227 min read

At His Texas Super-Spreader Rally, Trump Threatens To Free The Insurrectionists

Yesterday the National Governors Association met in DC. The Republican chairman, Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas told Business Insider that he...

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What's Up With "The Left?" Is There A Left Left When It Comes To Winning Seats In Congress?

Howie Klein

Jan 26, 20223 min read

What's Up With "The Left?" Is There A Left Left When It Comes To Winning Seats In Congress?

Corrupt conservative Henry Cuellar (Blue Dog-TX) sent out a video on Twitter yesterday claiming, Nixon-style, that he's not a crook. Like...

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Midnight Meme Of The Day! Is A $enator Cruz Pee Tape Next?

Howie Klein

Jan 11, 20222 min read

Midnight Meme Of The Day! Is A $enator Cruz Pee Tape Next?

by Noah Damn, if Texas voters had any brains, any brains at all, we might never have heard "Ted Cruz's name.* If "Ted" Cruz had any...

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GOON-O-RAMA, 2021 In Review, Part 4: Republicans In Their Own Words 2021.1

Noah

Dec 23, 20214 min read

GOON-O-RAMA, 2021 In Review, Part 4: Republicans In Their Own Words 2021.1

-by Noah There are lots of ways to say 'Republican' in the English language, lots of words. The best word that always comes to my mind...

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Mike Siegel

Dec 17, 20213 min read

Ground Game Texas-- A Guest Post From Julie Oliver And Mike Siegel

We started Ground Game Texas with a simple idea: investing in year-round organizing works. So, our very first initiative in April and May...

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You Want A Great Candidate To Support? We Have A Great Candidate For You-- Meet Greg Casar

Howie Klein

Dec 5, 20214 min read

You Want A Great Candidate To Support? We Have A Great Candidate For You-- Meet Greg Casar

When Texas' legislature gerrymandered the state this year, they packed Austin Democrats into two super-blue districts, TX-35 and TX-37....

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Winning In Texas-- In the Real Sense Of Winning

Howie Klein

Nov 17, 20213 min read

Winning In Texas-- In the Real Sense Of Winning

-by Julie Oliver I’m saying this from a place of deep love and respect. The work of winning statewide in Texas begins by holding...

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The Most Right-Wing Dem In Texas' Legislature Joins The GOP For A Lifetime Supply Of Chimichangas

Howie Klein

Nov 15, 20213 min read

The Most Right-Wing Dem In Texas' Legislature Joins The GOP For A Lifetime Supply Of Chimichangas

I wonder if Greg Abbott had porcine puppet, state Rep Ryan Guillen of Rio Grande City, hold off on announcing his switch to the GOP--...

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Texas Blue Dog Henry Cuellar Draws Another Excellent Progressive Opponent

Howie Klein

Nov 12, 20213 min read

Texas Blue Dog Henry Cuellar Draws Another Excellent Progressive Opponent

More often than not, voters have chose between shitty candidates and ask themselves if they want to participate in an election that can...

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Crackpot Insurrectionist Louie Gohmert Wants To Be Texas Attorney General

Howie Klein

Nov 9, 20213 min read

Crackpot Insurrectionist Louie Gohmert Wants To Be Texas Attorney General

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton already had 3 Republicans-- George P. Bush, former Texas Supreme Court Judge Eva Guzman and state Rep....

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Fascism In The Texas Tea Leaves? Sure-- But Why Stop At Texas? Trump Has Polluted The Whole Country

Howie Klein

Nov 9, 20215 min read

Fascism In The Texas Tea Leaves? Sure-- But Why Stop At Texas? Trump Has Polluted The Whole Country

Extreme right Texas governor, Greg Abbott, is running for reelection. He has a low approval rating and is being attacked from the right...

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Endorsement Alert In South Texas: Jessica Cisneros For Congress

Howie Klein

Oct 24, 20215 min read

Endorsement Alert In South Texas: Jessica Cisneros For Congress

Texas Blue Dog Henry Cuellar was a part of the nine conservative Democrats who worked with No Labels to oppose the $3.5T Build Back...

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Mike Siegel

Oct 20, 20213 min read

A Letter From Mike Siegel: Why I’m supporting Greg Casar in TX-35

Dear Blue America readers, First of all, thank you. Your support in my race for Congress in 2020 and 2018 was instrumental in helping me...

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Austin-- Incredible Opportunities Open Up Because Of GOP Gerrymandering

Howie Klein

Oct 19, 20214 min read

Austin-- Incredible Opportunities Open Up Because Of GOP Gerrymandering

When Tom DeLay gerrymandered Austin, he cracked it and split its liberal voting based among lots of rural-based districts. The Texas...

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Turning Texas Blue Means Registering And Turning Out Voters

Howie Klein

Oct 17, 20214 min read

Turning Texas Blue Means Registering And Turning Out Voters

Republicans in the Texas legislature rammed through a racist and ultra-partisan redistricting map that packs as many Democrats as they...

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Domestic Terrorism Is Becoming Integral To The Republican Party

Howie Klein

Oct 2, 20214 min read

Domestic Terrorism Is Becoming Integral To The Republican Party

The Tampa congressional district (FL-14) is pretty safely blue. The PVI is D+7 and Trump only managed 41.6% of the vote. Rep. Kathy...

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Howie Klein

Sep 29, 20214 min read

Matthew Dowd Expects To Muddy Up The Democratic Party Brand In Texas

As far as I can tell, Matthew Dowd has always been a political opportunist. Most of us first became aware of him-- if at all-- when he...

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Are There Enough Swing Voters In Texas To Replace Abbott With Beto?

Howie Klein

Sep 21, 20214 min read

Are There Enough Swing Voters In Texas To Replace Abbott With Beto?

Although he could change his mind and decide to not run, I'm hearing from very reliable sources that Beto has made up his mind to jump...

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The Racist Part Of Gerrymandering: Packing-- Black Dems No Longer Cooperating

Howie Klein

Sep 20, 20216 min read

The Racist Part Of Gerrymandering: Packing-- Black Dems No Longer Cooperating

I've never been a fan of Alabama New Dem Terri Sewell, who represents one of the safest seats in America but still manages to run up a...

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