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BREAKING: Allen West Declares Candidacy For Texas Governor, Will Challenge Abbott For GOP Nomination
National File ^ | July 4 | Tom Pappert

Posted on 07/04/2021 11:05:21 AM PDT by RandFan

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To: RandFan

West entering race may split vote(west and abbot) and you get unknown entity like the actor (or other person) who I read are or was considering a run, winning primary.


61 posted on 07/04/2021 12:35:41 PM PDT by b4me (Repeated lies does Not equal TRUTH. )
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To: Leaning Right

And I agree with this also.


62 posted on 07/04/2021 12:36:30 PM PDT by Quickgun (I got here kicking,screaming and covered in someone else's blood. I can go out that way if I have to)
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To: Lod881019
"...Abbott will probably win this easily he’s one of the most popular governors in the country."

Abbot let Austin become liberal.....

63 posted on 07/04/2021 12:37:05 PM PDT by yoe (Follow the money on Covid or for Covid...)
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To: Regulator

Would LOVE for West to replace Cornball.

Unfortunately, Corny is one of Midge McConnell’s best henchmen. Midge opens up that treasure chest against any viable opponent, every time Cornholio is up for re-election.

:-(


64 posted on 07/04/2021 12:37:12 PM PDT by Jane Long (America, Bless God....blessed be the Nation 🙏🏻🇺🇸)
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To: AFB-XYZ

Interesting. I know of Martel and others from that Frankish era - 700s or so - as a result of my genealogy research. Martel was grandfather of Charlemagne. Martel defeated the muslim invasion of Gaul and what is now France.


65 posted on 07/04/2021 12:42:42 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: RandFan

Well, this would be historic and I can’t say I think it would be bad.

West is angling to be President in time. He sure is a patient warrior.


66 posted on 07/04/2021 12:44:03 PM PDT by Sequoyah101 (Politicians are only marginally good at one thing, being politicians. Otherwise they are fools.)
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To: mac_truck

He was knocked out because they were afraid of him in Georgia, because he is the real thing.

Hope everyone has heard him on CRT. This is maybe the most important issue right now.


67 posted on 07/04/2021 12:46:32 PM PDT by firebrand ( )
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To: nbenyo

“Allen West has poor campaign skills. He lost a GOP district in 2012 which Brian Mast (R) has been able to hold comfortably since 2016.”

There was redistricking and gerrymandering as I recall.


68 posted on 07/04/2021 12:49:59 PM PDT by ifinnegan ( Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: RandFan

I’m with West.


69 posted on 07/04/2021 12:50:02 PM PDT by Irenic ( )
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To: RandFan

Colonel West strikes me as less than politically astute.

This move only reconfirms it.


70 posted on 07/04/2021 12:52:19 PM PDT by romanesq (TRUSTY THE PLAN! ChiCom Joe is the Plan? Que magnificent! 👹)
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To: semimojo

you’re a liberal fraud and loser....go away


71 posted on 07/04/2021 12:56:54 PM PDT by spacejunkie2001
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To: semimojo
Sometimes you have to take some risks. Moderate Republicans have done precious little to slow down leftist subversion of our institutions. I put Abbott and his predecessors, George W. Bush and Rick Perry, in the moderate category. Frankly, some of the Democratic governors of the 1970s and earlier, such as Dolph Briscoe and Pappy O'Daniel, were more conservative.

Texas needs someone with backbone who won't cave in to the state's liberal media and Federal pressure. Abbott is not that man.

72 posted on 07/04/2021 12:58:10 PM PDT by Wallace T. ( )
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To: Tommy Revolts

Because of Abbot, I spent 3 days freezing in the dark. F Abbot, I’ll vote for anyone before I vote Abbot.


73 posted on 07/04/2021 1:04:04 PM PDT by jpsb
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To: Regulator

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

It would be a big win for America.

Unfortunately Cornyn will have another 4 years to go on his term in 2022. I agree Col. West would beat him but while I would vote for him in primary and general it will be difficult to beat Abbott in the primary.


74 posted on 07/04/2021 1:07:51 PM PDT by DrHFrog
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To: dfwgator

“I consider every Republican incumbent suspect.”

All political candidates should always be suspect.

Suspecting Candidates Matters, heh.


75 posted on 07/04/2021 1:09:06 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods ( comment might be sarcasm, or not. It depends. Often I'm not sure either.)
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To: yoe

Austin has been liberal since 68 when I was hanging around there.


76 posted on 07/04/2021 1:09:56 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods ( comment might be sarcasm, or not. It depends. Often I'm not sure either.)
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To: DrHFrog

Republicans need to emulate Reagan and campaign using positive themes explaining in simple terms why the Republican will be better for the voter and the voter’s family.


77 posted on 07/04/2021 1:11:07 PM PDT by hoosierham (Freedom isnt free)
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To: RandFan

Lord Abbott showed his true blue colors by locking us down and masking us up. DeSantis was the proven conservative leader. Abbott about faced just in time to campaign again.


78 posted on 07/04/2021 1:15:12 PM PDT by BozoTexino (RIP GOP)
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To: RandFan

I knew this was coming. I am for Abbott although I like West. After his move to Texas (to my neighborhood in fact) and his short stay as state chairman, this is too much of an opportunistic move.

Splitting the vote and making Republicans play the usual “if __ is running I’m not going to vote - that’ll show them!” game again will hand it to a Democrat. Why don’t people see that?


79 posted on 07/04/2021 1:17:30 PM PDT by Moonmad27
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To: freedomjusticeruleoflaw

Yeah !! I lived through Bobby Kennedy!


80 posted on 07/04/2021 1:18:14 PM PDT by xkaydet65 ( )
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