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msongs

(74,264 posts) Tue May 26, 2026, 10:32 PM 5 hrs ago

Christian Menefee defeats longtime Houston Rep. Al Green in Texas' new 18th Congressional District

safe blue seat. what's the consensus on this DU

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/christian-menefee-defeats-longtime-houston-003720764.html

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Christian Menefee defeats longtime Houston Rep. Al Green in Texas' new 18th Congressional District (Original Post) msongs 5 hrs ago OP

Menefee has only been in the House for a very short time, but his voting record is exceptional. Wiz Imp 5 hrs ago #1

Menefee is fine TexasBushwhacker 4 hrs ago #2

Wiz Imp

(10,497 posts)

1. Menefee has only been in the House for a very short time, but his voting record is exceptional.

Reply to msongs (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2026, 10:56 PM

5 hrs ago

I believe he will be a great Rep and one of the most progressive in the caucus. Note he is winning by a massive 36% so the voters in his district are clearly happy with him.

TexasBushwhacker

(21,307 posts)

2. Menefee is fine

Reply to msongs (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2026, 11:08 PM

4 hrs ago

Al Green got his old district redrawn at Trump's request. But Al has 7 months left in his term to raise hell; so does Jasmine Crockett; so does Thomas Massie.

As for Ken Paxton beating John Cornyn, we'll see what happens in November. In the initial Republican primary, 13.5% voted for Hunt, which tells me they REALLY didn't want Paxton or Cornyn. So will they hold their nose and vote for Paxton, or can they be swayed to vote for Talirico? Or will they just be pussies and stay home.

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