BREAKING: Allen West Declares Candidacy For Texas Governor, Will Challenge Abbott For GOP Nomination

National File ^ | July 4 | Tom Pappert

[Salvavida]

I wish Allen would have established residency in Georgia and planted his flag in Atlanta with Herschel Walker and Casting Crowns.

[entropy12]

Publicity is always good for a future book deal?

[AFB-XYZ]

Heh. Not sure on the Gab deal. I’ll look around some on my next break.

[rhinohunter]

I don’t think West will have any chance of knocking off Abbott, but at least it will keep Abbott honest thru the primary...

[Renfrew]

His energy policies also went belly up this winter.

[yetidog]

Poorly advised decision that could hurt an already tenuously red state. I like Alan West, but carpetbagging comes to mind and his ties to the state political establishment are certainly not as strong as Abbotts. Needs to run against Cornyn or one of the big city liberal US reps. Hate to hear this and will not be voting for him.

[mac_truck]

Allen West's political career consists of a single term in Congress, which he won on the second try and promptly lost again.

Great man, but he has a snowball's chance in hell of beating a popular incumbent Governor.

[TLI]

West could knock off Cornyn and he wouldn’t have to move.

BINGO!

If he does he can still take a shot at Gov. later.

Or perhaps a Cruz/West Gov./Lt Gov ticket later.

It depends on how much Cruz is wrapped up in being a Senator.

But straight to Gov against Abbott is a no win scenario.

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[silverleaf]

Nope
Wrong man wrong office wrong time

[zeugma]

As others have posted, Abbot went squishy during the plandemic™, which shows he can cave under pressure.

Abbott goes squishy every time he's not actively campaigning for office. I wouldn't vote for him for dog catcher.

[avital2]

how is that helpful?

[Hostage]

Second that.

[Vermont Lt]

I thought he was from Florida.

When did he move to TX?

[Iceclimber58]

I didn’t know a Georgian could be a carpetbagger. Thought they came from north of the Mason-Dixon Line.
If this is the case, will Texas take back that asshat lankford.

[SaxxonWoods]

This will be interesting, but what will they have to argue about?

[silverleaf]

West is being sent in as a spoiler, to damage Abbott
Ross Perot redux
Has no chance of winning
Bimbo eruption in the bag of oppo research, to be released at best time to help whatever idiot the dems run
Beto?

[BobL]

“I like Allen West, but why? Abbot is kicking ass.”

This conservative, Trump-loving Texan certainly has NO ISSUE with Abbott. I already credit him for fighting to keep our election clean, when the big-city politicians were trying to pull a Stacy Abrams.

[Roccus]

There's nothing wrong with not liking a long list of politicians.

[Clutch Martin]

Thars aboot all we git in these hyere parhts... carpetbaggers an pond scum and sum kinda mouldy fungi that oozes out betwixt carpetbagger toes...

[katykelly]

Yup , he’s got my vote .