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James Talarico’s campaign could do lasting damage to the GOP
(www.salon.com)
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one day they'll talk about this and you'll all deny excluding the other.
I hope you're right and some day the Trans community gets all the rights they ask for. My fear is that this community will be fine with bashing every Democrat in a competitive district until all we have left is republicans. They will be glad to show you what real human rights issues look like.
dunno how many times i have to assert - I'm not in texas and told my fam there to vote for him.
but you can be disappointed and still vote for harm reduction. voting for harm reduction - in this case, paxton's anti-everything-good-silly-ass - should come with people knowing you don't agree with the candidate's positions everywhere.
stop lionizing imperfection.
I never said you were in Texas... Not sure why you keep saying that....
replying to your fears dearie. it's ok, go back to sleep. it's what you're good at.
Maybe you don't know how to read, sweety pie, but that doesn't say, or even imply that you live in Texas. You can impact the public perception of a candidate even if you don't live there.
aw, bless your heart. nobody cares about what you think.
You have a funny way of saying you're wrong. But I accept your apology.
Yet again, your interpretation of reality is hilariously incorrect and you've derived the dumbest conclusion.
You are consistently stupid, which I guess is something to be proud of.
And yet, you were wrong about what I said multiple times, and when I call you out, your response is
This is sociopath type behavior. We can disagree on opinions, but when you respond to being factually wrong like this, it's clear you got problems.
Oh now you're a psychotherapist? wow....
your opinions are garbage. gonna block you now so I never have to hear another
Not if I block you first