Talarico is a guest on Bill Maher show tomorrow

[TexasBushwhacker]

25. I am a lifelong Texan

I will vote for whoever is the Democrat in the general election.

This is a mid-term election and they tend to have lower voter turnouts. But a big battle can get people to the polls. Texas isn't a "red" state. It's a non-voting state. The Republicans have been in power for so long that many Democrats feel like their vote is meaningless. When it comes to POTUS, it still is.

But POTUS isn't everything. Ted Cruz won in 2012 by 16 points. In 2018, he won by only 2.6%. He did better against Colin Allred in 2024 (9%) but nothing close to his 2012 margin. My hope is that whoever is the Democratic nominee this year beats Cornyn, and whoever isn't (Talarico or Crockett) challenges Cruz in 2030.