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MissConstrue
MissConstrue
@MissConstrue@mefi.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

So I have thoughts about this whole ginned up #Colbert #Talatico kerfuffle.

I’m going to put aside the whole cbs/ellison/fcc side of this issue because that’s its own thing.

What I want to talk about is the complete erasure of a strong black female candidate in Jasmine #Crockett. On the eve of early voting, a powerful millionaire white establishment celebrity powerblasted a relatively unknown candidate into the public consciousness.

Talarico has raised 2.5 million in the last 24 hours. He is now the odds on favorite to win, whereas before all this, it was an even race. He’s a nice enough guy, I’ll vote for him if he wins the primary, but I don’t think he can beat Cornyn. He knew Jasmine was running, he can’t beat Cornyn esp if he loses the POC vote, and he still went out there because he wanted it for himself, not for Us.

This was the white male patriarchy protecting itself while liberals cheer this shit on.

Unbelievable.

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aneel
aneel
@aneel@mefi.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

@MissConstrue Yeah, I threw another donation to Crockett, but this does seem like the Establishment’s usual misogynoir

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davoyager
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@davoyager@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@MissConstrue The race this year is against John Cornyn. Cruz is up 2030,
Jasmine Crockett gets lots of interviews and is one of the fast rising class of younger Democrats. She will have a long and exceptional career. This will be a good primary and I will wholeheartedly support whoever wins

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MissConstrue
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@MissConstrue@mefi.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@davoyager Yeah, I was editing as you posted. I’m just out of characters and couldn’t explain the edit, so I can do it here. Heh.)

Yes, I got my cockroach filled human suits confused. Which is such an insult to Cornyn, really it is. I despise Cruz, and I subconsciously wished it was him we might get rid of.

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davoyager
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@davoyager@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@MissConstrue I think Cornyn will be easy to beat and we will be well rid of him
Cruz is like a cockroach and will be hard to get rid of. Think of it. If Dems win in 26 and in 28 and even turn Texas blue, by 30 the tide will be turning back and Cruz may survive yet again

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MissConstrue
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@MissConstrue@mefi.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@davoyager I dunno man, John has the staying power of the vampire squid class. He’s actually pretty well respected by the Old Republicans who find maga distasteful, which…I clearly don’t understand cognitive dissonance. 🤷🏻‍♀️

But yes, in a horse race where the Epstein Class must be appeased, the Milquetoast Preacher son of a preacher is more appealing that a black woman. Plain stop.

Because racism. And patriarchy.

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John Harden
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@giantspecks@sfba.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@MissConstrue Colbert should have Crockett on as a guest

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MissConstrue
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@MissConstrue@mefi.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@giantspecks The lack of booking reports are deafening.

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