Tuesday is the busiest election day of the year so far, as five states hold their 2022 primaries. And for the GOP, it will be another test of whether to move on from former Pres. Trump.
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) May 16, 2022
Read more from @FiveThirtyEight: https://t.co/hjCnO7z3aX
Tuesday is the busiest election day of the year so far, as five states -- Idaho, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oregon and Pennsylvania -- hold their 2022 primaries. And for the GOP, it will be another test of whether to move on from former President Donald Trump. Coming off Nebraska last week -- his first loss of the year -- Trump has endorsed candidates in seven major primaries on Tuesday, which should give us a clearer answer as to his power in the party. And even in races where Trump has no skin in the game, Republicans are considering nominating someone in his incendiary, illiberal mold -- which could make it harder for the GOP to pick up seats in November.
Then there's us.
Early voting for the May 24 runoff election (began yesterday) and runs through Friday.
State candidates’ runoff campaign finance reports are due tomorrow and likely will become available online Tuesday. These reports disclose contributions received and expenditures made between February 10 and May 14.
Gov. Greg Abbott leads Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke 46%-39% according to a new Dallas Morning News/UT-Tyler poll.
Abbott leads among White voters 58%-30%, and among men 52%-34% (not printed but calculated from other population results). O’Rourke leads among Black voters 59%-16%; Hispanic/Latino voters 46%-36%; and women 44%-40%. Abbott leads O’Rourke among independents, 38%-31% (calculated from other population results, although the crosstabs indicate his lead among independents is 16%-6%, almost certainly a misprint).
Turning to the May 24 runoffs, Atty. Gen. Ken Paxton leads Land Comm. George P. Bush 41%-35% with a quarter of primary voters undecided. Paxton’s lead is larger among “certain” voters, 46%-31%.
More on the poll from Bob Garrett of the DMN...
TX AG GOP:
— Bob Garrett (@RobertTGarrett) May 15, 2022
Paxton*: 41
Bush: 35
TX AG Dem:
Garza: 35
Jaworski: 20
Lite Guv Dem:
Beckley: 31
Collier: 19
* For 1st time, plurality of all voters agrees Paxton doesn't have the integrity to serve as AG, 37-30. But Rs (by 49-16) say he does ...#txlege 3/5https://t.co/fXvYBV3aVu pic.twitter.com/YPDwajmk9Q
... and HK at QR.
Abbott approval under 50%, majority thinks Texas "wrong direction", Beto losing independents and whites and the grid is back in the news. What a simmering political stew #txlege https://t.co/IcLUN1QDfa
— harvey kronberg (@HKronberg) May 15, 2022
And more on the intraparty infighting.
With early voting underway in the runoffs, Commissioner @georgepbush's campaign is texting GOP voters this wanted poster of AG @KenPaxtonTX, calling him "a proven crook, a serial liar, and an adulterer" #txlege pic.twitter.com/7A9suf731R
— Scott Braddock (@scottbraddock) May 16, 2022
By all indications, casting a ballot for @BeckleyforTX in the @TexasDemocrats runoff would appear to be a great way to piss off the Blue Dogs and the establishment. #TXLege #TX2022 https://t.co/iMSLdyJFYH
— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) May 16, 2022
The same crowd with their undies in a bunch at @JonesJolanda are mad about @BeckleyforTX leading Mike Collier in the latest poll, and are on the rampage again. These conservaDems have rolled over and showed their bellies too many times. Turn them out. #TXLege #TX2022 #TXrunoff
— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) May 16, 2022
ICYMI:
congresswoman garcia, sen. alvarado, and harris county commissioner adrian garcia slam jolanda jones, endorse Danielle Keys Bess to succeed former chair coleman in the texas house : https://t.co/Sxe6tjCpl6 #txlege
— quorumreport (@quorumreport) May 10, 2022
HD147 special: With all vote centers reporting, Jolanda Jones defeats Danielle Keys Bess by 202 votes to win former Rep. Garnet Coleman’s unexpired term. The two face off again May 24 in the race for a full term.
— Texas Election Source (@TXElects) May 8, 2022
And some grist for the mill.
rumor mill: texas democratic party chair hinojosa may step aside and endorse former sen. wendy davis for tdp chair : https://t.co/zNrALwBn6w #txlege
— quorumreport (@quorumreport) May 13, 2022
If it wasn't clear before, El Patron really doesn't like Col. Kim. This isn't the party unity winning election cycles are made of.
Not talking about Texas Democrats any more today. This weekend in Houston you have an opportunity to meet Delilah Barrios, the Green running for Texas governor (the one Kuffner can't name in the DMN poll with the fucked-up numbers... which "ain't bad" for Beto LOL).
@DelilahforTexas
— David B. Collins sez smash the Duopoly🌻☮ (@dbcgreentx) May 14, 2022
in Houston
21 May
1 to 4 pm at Bohemeo's (708 Telephone)https://t.co/0lsIVJYmCk
5 to 8 at Exchange to Change (3801 N. MacGregor at Scott)https://t.co/NYtkTNmI16
Let's wash ourselves off and move on.
We made it through the weekend without any rolling blackouts due to electricity shortages, but it wasn't because we raised our indoor temps, if the comments here are to be believed.
ERCOT says Texans should set their thermostat to 78 degrees to help conserve power. Be honest...what are you setting your thermostat to?
— KHOU 11 News Houston (@KHOU) May 16, 2022
Here are the latest grid conditions: https://t.co/4QLuvZhv5V pic.twitter.com/aeDuRzAQb8
Governor Helen Wheels' luck is holding. Or maybe it's his messaging.
Texas officials assure public that power grid, while not operational, is free of transsexuals or CRT https://t.co/ShfLHnScgr
— FreshMouthHat (@Popehat) May 14, 2022
It helps when your base is stuck on stupid.
ICYMI: New Poll Shows Texas Republicans Believe Christians, White People Most Discriminated Againsthttps://t.co/KN8Zwe2jtv
— Dallas Observer (@Dallas_Observer) May 11, 2022
And I think I'll dispense with blogging about Texas Republicans for the day after this last bit from our greater senatorial evil.
SCOTUS decided today that if you want to run for office, do this:
— Faiz (@fshakir) May 16, 2022
1) find a really rich person to back you
2) take out a giant loan to pay for campaign
3) get that rich person to pay you back later.
I wonder what kinds of candidates this might generatehttps://t.co/nru1k3krz3
Let me open the social justice news with a couple of environmental justice items.
Why Texas' enviro agency avoids the term "environmental justice" #txlege https://t.co/MHGxxE5xzU
— Doug Lewin (@douglewinenergy) May 17, 2022
“We don’t need jobs so bad to where we’re willing to give up the lives of our children and our grandchildren, our mothers and fathers, and our grandparents and ourselves.” https://t.co/0zSv9v4bYC
— Texas Observer (@TexasObserver) May 11, 2022
Nueces and Jefferson counties, two of the top 10 most disaster-prone counties in Texas, were set to receive zero funds in the land office’s initial distribution plan of Hurricane Harvey aid. https://t.co/6mX4Ozp3Fh
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) May 16, 2022
An important point to remember is many poor people live in disaster-prone areas *precisely because they are the cheapest to live in*.
— Zach Despart (@zachdespart) May 16, 2022
Have interviewed many in the floodplain who've said "If I could afford it, I'd be out of here in a heartbeat." https://t.co/Kwhxgd0RDl
Dozens of families in a line wrapped around a high school in the Third Ward on Saturday, all in hopes of getting their hands on baby formula https://t.co/7FMw60yaBP
— ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) May 15, 2022
Two Houston pediatricians are riding a wave of momentum behind gun violence research as firearms have overtaken car crashes as the leading cause of traumatic death among children and young adults for the first time in 60 years. Learn more here: https://t.co/x7aQrOBYCR
— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) May 13, 2022
The shooting of three Korean women at a Dallas salon last week is now being investigated as a hate crime and may be connected to at least two other attacks. No arrests have been made.
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) May 16, 2022
Hate crimes against Asian Americans increased 339% in 2021. #txlege https://t.co/P12CrF2gX4
And close with the calm-me-downs.
Welcome to @TexasObserver, @JaneDeMarines1! Jane assures me we'll have vegetarian pâté soon. https://t.co/zTkiAOF9aN #vegetarian #ClimateEmergency
— Gabriel Arana (he/him/his) (@gabrielarana) May 12, 2022
The birds are in the care of the Houston SPCA veterinarians and expert wildlife staff where they are being closely monitored and receiving medical care. The birds will remain in their care until they can be released back to the wild. #hounews
— Houston SPCA (@HoustonSPCA) May 15, 2022
FULL STORY: https://t.co/IjQVgTEHHi
.@TACC's Frontera, the most powerful supercomputer in academia, helped researchers find a supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy. Read more about it here: https://t.co/RKT7Ioio34
— UT Austin (@UTAustin) May 13, 2022
The Mavs' all-time-great game seven performance was so stress-free that Shaq sang “Deep in the Heart of Texas” during half-time just to kill time.
— Texas Monthly (@TexasMonthly) May 16, 2022
The game offers a hint of how high Luka Dončić and the Dallas Mavericks can fly in the 2022 NBA playoffs. https://t.co/ZB1hR9jcr0
A woman and child at a house on Corpus Christi's North Beach, 1939.
— Traces of Texas (@TracesofTexas) May 13, 2022
Photo by Russell Lee. pic.twitter.com/qVRs171H1f
