Not Impressed
Today’s featured photo is the front page of today’s Chron. I am not impressed. The font should have been twice the size. The headline should have screamed at us. Donald Trump and 37 counts is a historical first and that is the best they could do?
Every network and cable news channel were covering the arraignment live yesterday and that is the best the Chron could do? Not impressed.
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This is in today’s Trib:
Texas Democrats are trying to stay united as they prepare for a competitive primary to face U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in the 2024 election.
U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, has already launched a campaign, and state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio, is expected to run as well. It is set to be a different kind of primary than when Beto O’Rourke cleared the field in 2018 on his way to an unexpectedly close race against Cruz.
On Wednesday, a group of Texas Democratic operatives is launching a super PAC effort called Lose Cruz that will focus on defeating the incumbent regardless of who their party’s nominee is. Those involved include Sean Haynes, Matt Angle, Sawyer Hackett, Olivia Julianna and Abhi Rahman.
“Regardless of who faces Cruz next year, the PAC will focus on building a winning coalition of voters by exposing his dangerous extremism, his deeply unpopular positions, and the harmful consequences of his record,” a news release said.
And this:
The operatives who joined Lose Cruz bring recent experience in high-profile statewide campaigns. Haynes, the effort’s founder, worked for the past two Democratic nominees for attorney general, while Rahman worked for O’Rourke when he ran for governor last year and previously worked for the state Democratic Party.
Hackett, meanwhile, is best known for working for Julián Castro, the former U.S. housing secretary and San Antonio mayor, when he ran for president in 2020. Julianna is an abortion rights activist with a massive social media following, including nearly 386,000 followers on Twitter, and Angle is a veteran party strategist who currently runs the Lone Star Project, a Democratic research group.
Here is the entire read: Lose Cruz, new Democratic super PAC, targets Ted Cruz in 2024 | The Texas Tribune.
I am not impressed. You should not be impressed either. I have no confidence in this outfit.
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Speaking of. Cancun Cruz said the indictment of Donald Trump was a “profound disrespect for democracy.” Cancun ought to know a lot about disrespecting democracy. Cancun voted to overturn the 2020 election.
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Former Astros pitcher Pete Munro is 48 today. Munro was one of the six Astros pitchers who tossed a no-no against the Yankees in old Yankee Stadium 20 years ago. Happy Birthday, Pete Munro.
Astros pitcher Hector Neris is 34 today. Hector, along with Cristian Javier and Ryan Pressly, tossed a no-no against the Yankees a year ago in Yankee Stadium. Happy Birthday, Hector!
We got back on the winning track last night. Good.
