TX-SEN 2024 megathread: The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer

[Unelectable Bystander]

Texas Dems obsession for gun control will never cease to amaze me.
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Polling does not support gun control being political kryptonite in TX. For example, exit polls from 2022 for the TX gubernatorial race showed majority support for stricter gun laws (55% in favor according to Edison Research, 51% in favor according to Fox News' Voter Analysis).

The thing with polls like this, is people claim to support it but when push come to shove they just don't trust Democrats with the issue. Beto's campaign was DOA after his AR-15 comments, and even Uvalde swung R in 2022. It's not even like Dems need to constantly focus on being pro-gun, but at this point its apparent that TX Dems focus on gun control even more than the national party which is possibly the reason they are struggling so badly. It doesn't cost them anything to shut up about it, but instead you see people like Roland Gutierrez make it the signature issue of their campaign.

Everytime a school shooting happens, Dems only focus on gun control. There is no bipartisan effort to tackle mental health or improve school security (ie more officers, bullet proof doors), and just scream "its the guns" until they go blue in the face and nothing happens until the next cycle.

2022 exit polls

Who do you trust more to handle gun policy?
Abbott 53-44

Are Beto’s views too extreme?
Yes 52-45

Are Abbott’s views too extreme?
No 53-44

[Unelectable Bystander]

https://twitter.com/SteveGuest/status/1789049753650532400?t=aVwO76-T-ZF-X4DodtlB...
Lol and people called him a good candidate

It's only Fox News reporting this. Realistically, anyone who would vote against Allred for this reason was already voting for Cruz. This doesn't affect the final result much if at all.

Swing voters in Texas are very against illegal immigration. Of course it'll affect the final result lmao.

I'm rather skeptical, just because Republicans always accuse Democrats of being soft on this issue.

And that's part of why Republicans win there. For a democrat to win they need to escape the view of them being pro-illegal immigration, and it seems Allred won't be able to escape that.

I find it funny that the same people who are convinced a Daily Beast article about a random staffer for Tim Sheehy being racist will massively help Tester, are the same people who dismiss a story about Allred literally helping illegal immigrants commit crimes as "not going to change any votes".

No votes will be moved…and 52% of the electorate will back Cruz just like every other statewide race.