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state of stupid

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33. Because they are herd mentality!!! They follow their leader no matter what the facts are.

Reply to DET (Reply #26)

Wed May 27, 2026, 02:32 AM

3 hrs ago

MY sister-in-law and her husband blindly follow the Rino party. There is no getting through to them.
Forest Gump's stupid is as stupid does defines them perfectly. You cannot talk common sense to
them because common sense is what they say it is period, anything else is "You have TRUMP
DERANGEMENT SYNDROME!!!"

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Don't trust Texas [View all] edhopper 8 hrs ago OP

Yes, they love to elect, creeps and criminals Walleye 8 hrs ago #1

Oh that's fucking gross. Paxton is a flat out scumbag. Initech 8 hrs ago #2

Which seems to be why they Bettie 6 hrs ago #23

Tell me about. I live here, and have watched him, abbott, and patrick mwmisses4289 5 hrs ago #27

If elected - then he will definitely fit in with this GOP Congress and Trump Administration. Dan 8 hrs ago #3

So I guess we should just give up? Ocelot II 8 hrs ago #4

Nobody said that Wifes husband 8 hrs ago #5

"Don't trust Texas. Democratic dreams die there." Ocelot II 8 hrs ago #7

I'd call it an accurate description of today's Texass. FoxNewsSucks 8 hrs ago #9

not give up Skittles 7 hrs ago #12

Exactly. Ocelot II 7 hrs ago #15

No, absolutely do not give up, but take Texas with a grain of salt. Why do you think my user id state of stupid 6 hrs ago #18

Have had liberal friends and acquaintances in Texas. electric_blue68 4 hrs ago #32

I think the OP is correct. lostincalifornia 8 hrs ago #6

Bush 2 was a wake up in 2000 for me. kimbutgar 8 hrs ago #8

The current maga repukes think bush 1 & 2 and reagan mwmisses4289 5 hrs ago #28

So far only a little more than 900k votes in repub. cachukis 8 hrs ago #10

Paxton will be the Senate version of Trump - an utterly destructive and shameless criminal dalton99a 7 hrs ago #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles 7 hrs ago #13

I'm open mined about Texas. multigraincracker 7 hrs ago #14

This primary does not matter. It's 0 reflection of the electorate. Yet it's doing EXACTLY what they want Cheezoholic 7 hrs ago #16

You forgot the operative words, "in the GOP primary." Warpy 6 hrs ago #17

To my mind... Trueblue Texan 6 hrs ago #19

This is why the rest of the world will not trust the US, the worst of the worst are who the republicans vote for. Bev54 6 hrs ago #20

The scummier the better. mountain grammy 6 hrs ago #21

If I remember right during the initial primaries 2.3 million democrats voted for Talarico oldmanlynn 6 hrs ago #22

I never understand these types of posts Boo1 6 hrs ago #24

I don't. In It to Win It 6 hrs ago #25

Texas Voters DET 5 hrs ago #26

The majority of our stations down here are conservative, in conservative areas. mwmisses4289 5 hrs ago #29

Because they are herd mentality!!! They follow their leader no matter what the facts are. state of stupid 3 hrs ago #33

Because they have been sort of brainwashed, the sad part is most do not have a brain that needs washing!!! state of stupid 2 hrs ago #34

Paxton is the new Pisswig dweller 5 hrs ago #30

I have seen NO general election polls where Paxton is the "front runner" against the Democratic nominee in Texas... Jack Valentino 5 hrs ago #31