Posted on 08/04/2019 8:17:52 PM PDT by Alter Kaker
What is wrong out there in TX. Where are the younger, sharp, populist conservative candidates that are aligned with Trump.
Good. He is my congressman. Worthless
Being stonewalled from getting onto the ballot, by the low-level functionaries of the GOP-e.
Or they fear the purpling of Texas effect on their district
Could be, given that the announcements seem to be coming so soon after one another this year.
Maybe he believes in term limits since it’s a safe district.
This is starting to set up like the 40 plus GOP retirements which helped Paul Ryan to assist the Marxist Rats take over of the House. Do they see something we don’t or is this cutting out the rot in the GOP?
Assuming he has remained true to his beliefs then it's understandable why he would want to hang it up. Supporting trillion dollar deficits and a government that is growing by leaps and bounds during a Republican administration makes it clear that the cause that birthed the Tea Party is dead.
I Hate to sound negative but could deep state be forcing them out because it is NOT as easy for a new candidate to win as one who has been in office, usually.
4 in Texas alone?
I don’t see them walking away because they didn’t take out Trump.
They are still living like kings and queens and I believe they would relinquish the office because of Very Compromising information before I would believe they are doing it because they failed to take out Trump.
It’s not a safe district.
My district.
You are 100% correct. A RINO is better than a RAT any day. Those Republican retirements hurt us last election and it’s a fact that most incumbents get re-elected. We need them.
Matt Rinaldi has been gearing up should this happen.
I know of a 57 year-old truck driver that wanting to run as his replacement.
I hope so, Matt would be a great Congressman. My fear is that Bennett Ratliff is eyeing the same seat. He's nowhere near as conservative as Matt.
As bad as the GOPe is in the Senate, they are light years better than their RAT replacements would be.
Practically, there is little difference. The GOP has lied to us for 30 years about wanting a secure border, lied to us about repealing obamacare “root and branch”, fully supported the Mueller Coup, supported/enabled Obama’s Iran deal, rubber stamped Obama’s radical cabinet and judges, etc., etc.
Putting all your hopes into GOP Senate vetted “Trump judges” is fools gold. Sorry.
They aren’t the only game in town. They all should have been term limited years ago.
And shot down Trump’s MAGA picks for Fed and DNI, kept the Senate in proforma session so POTUS can’t make recess appointments. Do you want more?
The only reason these margins are getting so tight is that Dems have become shameless about committing voter/election fraud.
In a straight, fair race, conservatives would own the government.
They are about 45 years too late in my case. I tapped myself out of faith in our government with the Pentagon papers and Watergate...
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