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Good Tuesday posted:https://www.washingtonpost.com/amph...9393_story.html Then, they "disbanded" and "destroyed" the data.
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osirisisdead posted:Then, they "disbanded" and "destroyed" the data. because what they did was "warranted" and "constitutional" no really, pinky promise guys In other news, Pennsylvania's gerrymandering ruling bodes well for the mandering of gerry going on here in Texas
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Good Tuesday posted:because what they did was "warranted" and "constitutional" no really, pinky promise guys Unfortunately that ruling was by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, not SCOTUS.
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Going to the congressional district 2 dem primary candidates forum tonight. From what I can gather on their websites and social media Todd Litton is the most well connected guy so I assume it’s his to lose. His repeated call for a return to “common sense and common decency” makes me think he is a super boring middle of the roader who will get crushed by whoever the republicans put up. I guess I’ll find out tonight.
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Saw this on KERA and hadn't seen it posted in here yet: Dallas County Republicans File Lawsuit To Throw 128 Democrats Off Primary Ballot http://keranews.org/post/dallas-cou...6713.1516739634 Thoughts?
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Comrayn posted:Going to the congressional district 2 dem primary candidates forum tonight. From what I can gather on their websites and social media Todd Litton is the most well connected guy so I assume it’s his to lose. His repeated call for a return to “common sense and common decency” makes me think he is a super boring middle of the roader who will get crushed by whoever the republicans put up. I guess I’ll find out tonight. Presuming it's still in progress but posting for when you get back - how'd it go?
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https://twitter.com/burgessev/status/956178556014551041 It's PPP doing a poll commissioned by End Citizens United soooooo  
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Looking at my options for March 6th. I live in safe D State House and Senate districts, and I think the statewide D slate is pretty set in stone. The only D race up for grabs is for the nomination to run against Michael McCaul, and they will not overcome an almost twenty point advantage. It would be nice to elect someone sane and left-ish, as there are absolute nonsense candidates running for the nomination. However, I'd also like a chance to vote against George Prescott Bush. Any reason (in my specific districts) that I shouldn't get the R ballot this time around and just vote against incumbents? other than personal pride of course
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https://www.texastribune.org/2018/01/27/texas-gop-executive-committee-censures-house-speaker-joe-straus/reactionary crybabies posted:The State Republican Executive Committee voted to censure Texas House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, on Saturday, dinging the outgoing state leader for standing in the way of the party leadership group's priorities. This loving state, I swear.
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Lemniscate Blue posted:https://www.texastribune.org/2018/01/27/texas-gop-executive-committee-censures-house-speaker-joe-straus/ It will be funny when these same shitheads get mad at Amazon for not building in Texas. "What do you mean we are making a hostile environment for business? We are just going after them drat gays and wierdos."
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Beto outraised Ted Cruz by ~$500k last quarter: https://twitter.com/TexasTribune/status/957827642564251649
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Zil posted:It will be funny when these same shitheads get mad at Amazon for not building in Texas. They don't realize that they are backwards crackpots.
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Zil posted:It will be funny when these same shitheads get mad at Amazon for not building in Texas. Though it is sad all these states and cities are treating Amazon as a franchise sports team complete with cushy deals and tax breaks that they will be paying for decades from now.
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Don't recall if this has been posted already, but Austin City Council is voting on city-wide mandatory paid sick leave. It's badass and you should call your council member to tell them to support it. If you live in District 10, call Alison Alter and ask her to support it (she is considered a swing vote). District 10 map: http://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Planning/Demographics/Districts10_10_detail.pdf
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Frijolero posted:Don't recall if this has been posted already, but Austin City Council is voting on city-wide mandatory paid sick leave. Ora Houston is planning to vote against this because she is possibly the worst representative her district could have. If you live in District 1, please volunteer for one of her opponents!
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Also, DMN and the Houston Chronicle have both endorsed Andrew White over Lupe Valdez, mainly because Valdez seems to have an incredibly poor grasp of the issues. I'm voting for Tom Wakely but maybe it'll go to a runoff.
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Beto is coming to SA for the first time in a while on the 11th and the 12th if anyone's interested.
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Badger of Basra posted:Also, DMN and the Houston Chronicle have both endorsed Andrew White over Lupe Valdez, mainly because Valdez seems to have an incredibly poor grasp of the issues. These editorials were savage, she doesn't know poo poo.
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Aliquid posted:These editorials were savage, she doesn't know poo poo. Yeah it was really surprising to me tbh. She doesn't seem to have done much policy prep on what exactly she wants to run on.
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O'Rourke was supposed to go to Texarkana and surrounding areas but it seems to have gotten cancelled. I'm happy that he at least attempted that neck of the woods (he did it last May), but having been raised there, he may not have gotten to most of the people there. The rich are teapartiers, the poor are disenfranchised and it would be very difficult. The democrats in the area are terribly disorganized. Sigh.
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PostNouveau posted:Al Franken polling surprisingly well There’s a hardcore of twitter liberals who reply to every post about Kirsten Gillibrand calling her a traitor for hurting poor Al Franken, so I imagine he’s getting those people at least. Also the Statesman editor came out today against Casar’s paid sick leave ordinance because it hurts small and minority-owned businesses. Because if you work for a small business you are inherently less deserving of paid sick leave, I guess 
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Badger of Basra posted:There’s a hardcore of twitter liberals who reply to every post about Kirsten Gillibrand calling her a traitor for hurting poor Al Franken, so I imagine he’s getting those people at least. Tahnks for following my account
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I don't know how marginal the Council/public support is for this plan, but if it's necessary to pass, could they not toss in an exemption for those situations? Coverage for some is better than nothing... If it does pass, who wants to bet that the vindictive ghouls in the Lege will pass something in the next legislative session prohibiting municipalities from regulating sick leave or other worker benefits.
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Is there a good resource that shows what the different upcoming primary candidates believe in?
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