This kind of thing is too cute by half and emblematic of what sank Mills in the first place. Not mounting a serious or energetic campaign and hoping people vote for you anyways because your name is there. Wasn’t enough to beat Platner and doesn’t speak well to a general either.
New poll from Slingshot Strategies (D) for Texas Public Opinion Research
Talarico 47
Paxton 44
Brown (L) 1
w/undecideds pushed
Talarico 48
Paxton 45
Brown 2
Talarico 47 fav/40 unfav
Paxton 38/57
Trump +10 electorate, R+19 on party ID
1670 LV, 5/27-28
drive.google.com/file/d/1lCia...
If Mills had actually gotten back in the primary when the sexting story broke and barnstormed the state in the final two weeks of the race it would have demonstrated more killer instinct and desire to win than she showed the entire time she was a candidate.
Looks like ActBlue has shut off Maureen Galindo’s ability to fundraise on their platform
Looks like ActBlue has shut off Maureen Galindo’s ability to fundraise on their platform
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Something to keep an eye on:
@aoc.bsky.social has quietly become far and away the best fundraiser in the House.
She's always been strong — 7th in 2024, 10th in 2022, 5th in 2020 — but this year she's lapping everyone but the Speaker and could do than too by the end of the cycle.
NEW POD: The weaker Trump gets nationally, the more GOP lawmakers will be incentivized to break with him, and the more Trump will want to enforce party loyalty.
Call him a lame duck with teeth.
@rubashkin.bsky.social and I talked about this and much more on the latest pod!
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