Because if I were I don't think I could bring myself to cast a ballot for either candidate in the U.S. Senate race - Republican Ken Paxton (who last night ousted four term incumbent John Cornyn in the GOP primary) vs. Democrat James Talarico.
If were to look up corruption in the dictionary, one could very well find a picture of Paxton. This is man who has, among other things, failed to disclose his investments, indicted on securities fraud charges, engaged in bribery, unlawfully fired whistleblowers and committed mortgage fraud. If you throw in his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, willingness to protect neo-Nazis and serial infidelities, it is no surprise that Paxton is beloved by President Trump and MAGA as he bested Cornyn by more than 27 points.
Yet I am equally troubled by Talarico, a member of the Texas House of Representatives, who defines his progressivism by saying he won't take money from AIPAC and decrying Israel at every opportunity while saying nothing about Hamas. When someone makes a point of publicly singling out Jews for the whole world's bad deeds, I get chills down my spine. I could not in good conscience support Talarico.
If I were living in Texas, I would write in a candidate on my ballot. Of course, I know that Texas voters will choose one candidate or the other come November. Still, it would be a matter of principle.
With that being said, while Democrats are hopeful about Talarico's chances, I cannot see Texans voting for a guy who claimed there are six genders. Yes, Talarico is telling people he has a legislative record while Paxton has a criminal record. Well, Donald Trump has a criminal record, too. And look where he lives today.
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