I really wish that we had a strong candidate in the 2022 Texas governor primaries that could have beaten Greg Abbott.
I liked Don Huffines' and Allen West's policies but they both just didn't have the appeal and the electability needed to beat an entrenched incumbent like Greg Abbott.
What definitely saved Abbott is that it was easy for his campaign to argue that Huffines or West could have potentially lost to Beto in the general which is why plenty of people were shy to pick either of them over Abbott who has atleast shown he can win against any Dem in Texas.
We need a strong conservative in Texas who is capable of beating Abbott in a primary as well as beating the Dem nominee in the general Texas governor of 2026.
Someone like Chip Roy or Beth Van Duyne running in 2026 has the chops needed to pull this off and be a massive upgrade from Abbott.
I would love to see her become Texas governor one day or replace John Cornyn in the U.S. Senate.
At this point the only people that give me hope for the Texas GOP improving are House Reps Beth Van Duyne, Chip Roy, as well as recently elected Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare.
The absolute worst people in the Texas GOP are still House Speaker Dade Phelan, House Rep Dan Crenshaw, Senator John Cornyn and to a lesser degree AG Ken Paxton solely for his various ethical scandals ruining our party image.
I really wish that we had a strong candidate in the 2022 Texas governor primaries that could have beaten Greg Abbott.
I liked Don Huffines' and Allen West's policies but they both just didn't have the appeal and the electability needed to beat an entrenched incumbent like Greg Abbott.
What definitely saved Abbott is that it was easy for his campaign to argue that Huffines or West could have potentially lost to Beto in the general which is why plenty of people were shy to pick either of them over Abbott who has atleast shown he can win against any Dem in Texas.
We need a strong conservative in Texas who is capable of beating Abbott in a primary as well as beating the Dem nominee in the general Texas governor of 2026.
Someone like Chip Roy or Beth Van Duyne running in 2026 has the chops needed to pull this off and be a massive upgrade from Abbott.
Beth Van Duyne is my congresswoman and I really like her.
I am also in her district.
She is great on policy and has generally been good at maintaining positive optics.
And communication. I get her emails and invites to her meetings with voters
Yeah I definitely agree.
She takes voter outreach very seriously.
I would love to see her become Texas governor one day or replace John Cornyn in the U.S. Senate.
At this point the only people that give me hope for the Texas GOP improving are House Reps Beth Van Duyne, Chip Roy, as well as recently elected Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare.
The absolute worst people in the Texas GOP are still House Speaker Dade Phelan, House Rep Dan Crenshaw, Senator John Cornyn and to a lesser degree AG Ken Paxton solely for his various ethical scandals ruining our party image.