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1 hour ago, KirtFalcon said:

Willie Nelson has thrown his support to Beetoff .... unbelievable!!!! .... Willie never was the sharpest tack in the box .... :woot:

I can see this... Here is Willie's thinking:

BETO cares nothing about illegal immigration into this country.  THEREFORE...

BETO cares nothing about ILLEGAL DRUGS!   BAM!  Smoke your Dope Willie!

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New Senate race poll drops...  and it's bad news for Beto

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Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has a nine-point lead in his bid for reelection, according to a new poll released Tuesday.

With seven weeks until Election Day, Cruz has a 54 percent to 45 percent lead over Democratic challenger U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke of El Paso among likely voters, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday.

“The Texas U.S. Senate race between Sen. Ted Cruz and Congressman Beto O’Rourke, and Democratic hopes for an upset win there, have boosted talk of a Senate takeover,” said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the poll. “These numbers may calm that talk.

“Congressman O’Rourke may be drawing big crowds and media attention, but Texas likely voters like Sen. Cruz better.”

Ninety-three percent of likely Texas voters say their mind is already made up in this race, which has been more competitive than expected in a state that has not elected a Democrat to statewide office in more than 20 years.

Tuesday’s poll comes nearly two months after a previous Quinnipiac poll showed Cruz with 49 percent of the vote to O’Rourke’s 43 percent. A Texas Lyceum poll released that same day showed Cruz with a slim lead of 41 percent to O’Rourke’s 39 percent.

Poll officials warn that Tuesday’s poll is their first survey of likely voters “and can not be compared to earlier surveys of registered voters.”

The battle for the U.S. Senate tops a list of dozens of races on the Nov. 6 ballot.

The deadline to register in this election is Oct. 9. Early voting runs from Oct. 22-Nov. 2

Breaking it down

Cruz has support from men, 57 percent who say they’ll vote for Cruz, and white voters, 66 percent who say they’ll vote for Cruz.

Women aren’t as sharply divided in this race, with 50 percent supporting Cruz and 48 percent supporting O’Rourke.

At the same time, 97 percent of black voters and 54 percent of Hispanic voters say they’ll support O’Rourke, the poll shows.

While Cruz has support from 94 percent of Republicans and O’Rourke has support from 94 percent of Democrats, Independent voters are leaning toward O’Rourke, with 51 percent saying they’ll support him and 47 percent supporting Cruz, the poll shows.

This Quinnipiac survey was conducted Sept. 11-17, reaching 807 likely voters on landlines and cell phones. The margin of error is plus or minus 4.1 percentage points.

The poll also shows that Republican Gov. Greg Abbott leads 58-39 over Democrat Lupe Valdez in his re-election bid.

And Texans are divided on the job approval rating for President Donald Trump. They are split 49-49, according to the poll.

Quest for Senate

Cruz won a David vs. Goliath primary election for this post against then-Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in 2012, propelled to victory by tea party and grassroots support. He went on to handily win the general election and make headlines — along with one presidential bid — during the six years of his first term.

Republicans have been confident in his ability to win re-election, until O’Rourke began exceeding fund-raising expectations.

Polls began showing the race tightening.

O’Rourke, who has traveled around the state since last year to meet voters, has caught up with Cruz in fund-raising, as both hover around $23 million, according to OpenSecrets.org, which reviewed campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission between Jan. 1, 2017 and July 31, 2018.

The Democrat has talked about how he was arrested for drunken driving in 1998, calling it “a serious mistake for which there is no excuse” and using it as a spring board to talk about proposals for criminal justice reform.

He has drawn praise from some for appearing on TV talk shows such as Ellen DeGeneresand Stephen Colbert. He also has drawn rebukes, such as when the city of Reno, Texas, passed a resolution refuting his controversial national anthem comments.

Countdown is on

Republicans have said they believe O’Rourke’s election bid “is a serious threat” to Cruz’s re-election.

Congressional leaders have stepped up to help Cruz, as has President Donald Trump, who plans to hold a rally at the “biggest stadium in Texas” to help out.

Texas music icon Willie Nelson, meanwhile, plans to perform at a Sept. 29 Austin rally for O’Rourke.

The fight for this Senate seat, which has been represented by Republicans since 1993, is dominating headlines and TV commercials.

The first debate between Cruz and O’Rourke is scheduled for Friday at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.

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I don't know why anybody still falls for these "race is closing" reports and polls showing liberals doing far better than the reality of the vote ... these phony reports just keep coming election after election and the gullible continue to lap them up .... 

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There was a news release by the Shelby County Democrat Party (yes, there is such a thing, I googled it) yesterday that was somewhat misleading. They sent out word that they would be meeting in Joaquin to organize support for Beto. However, the way it was worded made it sound like Beto would be making an appearance. Seeing how the meeting was to take place in a public building, there was a plan (trust me on this) to have a bunch of people show up open carrying just to listen to what he had to say. They have since clarified that Senator Wannabe will not be appearing. 

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6 minutes ago, trueblue82 said:

There was a news release by the Shelby County Democrat Party (yes, there is such a thing, I googled it) yesterday that was somewhat misleading. They sent out word that they would be meeting in Joaquin to organize support for Beto. However, the way it was worded made it sound like Beto would be making an appearance. Seeing how the meeting was to take place in a public building, there was a plan (trust me on this) to have a bunch of people show up open carrying just to listen to what he had to say. They have since clarified that Senator Wannabe will not be appearing. 

If he does show up, after yawl are finished with him, send him over this way across the Attoyac .... we have a few issues we would like to "feel him out" on .... 

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I heard today, and I wouldn't doubt if it is true that voters ages 18-30 don't early vote, because they don't know where to buy a stamp.  They most likely support Robert, but some do have jobs so won't be able to vote.  They are the only way Robert can win.

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1 hour ago, DaveTV1 said:

I heard today, and I wouldn't doubt if it is true that voters ages 18-30 don't early vote, because they don't know where to buy a stamp.  They most likely support Robert, but some do have jobs so won't be able to vote.  They are the only way Robert can win.

So, you’re going to completely disenfranchise the thousands of potential democrat voters in cemeteries across the state of Texas? 

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6 minutes ago, ScreamingEagle said:

How was he a no show when the first one isn’t till Sept 21st?

I stand corrected.  There were originally supposed to be 5.  He skipped the first one.  They then renegotiated to have 3 debates, which are coming up.  We'll see if he skips those too.

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Saw a meme this morning that made me think about this race.

Picture show American soldiers coming ashore on an enemy held beach in WW-II.  On the top of the picture it said:  LETS GO KILL A SOCIALIST.  And on the bottom:  SO OUR DUMBA$$ GREAT GRANDKIDS CAN ELECT A SOCIALIST.

To true to be funny.

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3 hours ago, Hagar said:

Saw a meme this morning that made me think about this race.

Picture show American soldiers coming ashore on an enemy held beach in WW-II.  On the top of the picture it said:  LETS GO KILL A SOCIALIST.  And on the bottom:  SO OUR DUMBA$$ GREAT GRANDKIDS CAN ELECT A SOCIALIST.

To true to be funny.

So when you burn your Nikes and catch your house on fire.  Don't call the Socialist firefighters.   Don't call the Socialist police when you need help either.   

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1 hour ago, ScreamingEagle said:

Quick question. Who was the socialist that they were going to kill?

Uh, well gee, how about Adolf Hitler.  He was the leader of the National Socialist German Workers’ Party, commonly known as NAZIS.

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2 hours ago, CENTEXFAN said:

So when you burn your Nikes and catch your house on fire.  Don't call the Socialist firefighters.   Don't call the Socialist police when you need help either.   

No problem, all those socialist voted on Trump

:rofl: 

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1 hour ago, ScreamingEagle said:

😂😂😂. Did you even read the article that you posted?  Surely you didn’t cause there’s no way you would have posted it if you did. 

Yes, I'm a regular visitor to Milwaukee, but they've certainly had their share of visitors. The French missionaries and explorers were visiting in the late 1600s to trade with the Native Americans. In fact, "Milwaukee" is actually pronounced "mill-e-wah-que," which is Algonquin for, "the good land." But I think one of the most interesting aspects of Milwaukee is the fact that it's the only major American city to have ever elected three socialist mayors. 

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5 hours ago, CENTEXFAN said:

So when you burn your Nikes and catch your house on fire.  Don't call the Socialist firefighters.   Don't call the Socialist police when you need help either.   

I thought Dems were against the police. Where the support for Kapernick

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4 hours ago, ScreamingEagle said:

Bwahahahaha. Please learn a little history. The link I’m providing might have a little profanity. Read at your own risk. https://www.google.com/amp/www.indy100.com/article/nazi-socialist-right-wing-white-supremacists-history-twitter-mikestuchbery-7900001%3famp

You’re going to go all “gotcha” on me because some History Writer, who’s obviously a Left Wing Loon suffering from TDS, put out some false information?  Please.  Although the Nazi Socialist might not have owned all the factories, the owners made what the Nazi Socialist government told them to make, and directed distribution.  Actually the changes in the Democratic Party mirror the evolution of Nazis, although I suspect the puppet masters behind the Dem transition have Karl Marx as their guiding light.  Jmo

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