Source: Here’s what can be said about President Donald Trump: he’s magnificently stupid. In an odd, actually, surreal way, it’s amazing the way Trump’s idiocy has dumbed down the rest of the country, including much of its media, to the point where it’s normal for a commander in chief — who currently has us plunged […]
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Source: Ron Jenkins / Getty A man who was shot and killed by a Dallas SWAT team last Wednesday has been identified as a member of Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s security detail. CBS News reports that 39-year-old Diamon-Mazairre Robinson was allegedly driving a GMC Yukon with stolen government license plates when the Dallas Police Department pursued […]
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Source: Bennett Raglin / Getty – Dr. Rev. Frederick Haynes III speaks onstage during the National CARES Mentoring Movement 4th Annual For The Love Of Our Children Gala at The Ziegfeld Ballroom on Feb. 11, 2019. Dr. Rev. Frederick Haynes III, the longtime pastor of Rep. Jasmine Crockett, has won the Democratic primary to represent […]
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Source: Grant Baldwin / Getty Primaries in North Carolina and Texas kicked off the 2026 cycle, showing that people’s appetite for democracy is high. Voters in both states showed up and made it clear they want meaningful representation and a say in how they are being governed. People want to change the balance of power […]
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Crockett gracefully conceded, calling for Democratic unity to win Texas and the nation. Source: Ron Jenkins / Getty – Jasmine Crockett speaks with supporters during her Senate Primary election night party on March 3, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. Jasmine Crockett officially conceded the Texas Democratic Senate primary on March 4, marking the conclusion of a […]
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But even if these primary results don’t portend Texas going blue in November, they provide important insights about each party. On the Democratic side, it’s striking that Talarico did not run in the mold of past Southern Democrats such as Bill Clinton and Joe Manchin, who touted their pro-business bona fides and more conservative stands […]
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Source: Austin American-Statesman/Hearst Newspapers / Getty The road to the midterms begins today as primary elections get underway in Texas, North Carolina, and Arkansas. We’ve already taken a look at what’s at stake in North Carolina’s primary, and now we’re going down to the Lone Star State, where Democrats have a surprisingly competitive Senate race […]
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I think, yes, it’s framed as this unique thing — a Democrat who’s a Christian is somehow this completely unique thing, which obviously, as you said, it isn’t. I think his use of his religion, and quoting scripture and everything, to advance a progressive platform intrigues a lot of Democratic voters. Especially, maybe, non-Christian voters […]
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You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. You can read a transcript here. In Texas next week, Representative Jasmine Crockett and Texas state Representative James Talarico are facing off in a U.S. Senate primary that has drawn national attention. Polls show […]
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You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. You can read a transcript here. In Texas next week, Representative Jasmine Crockett and Texas state Representative James Talarico are facing off in a U.S. Senate primary that has drawn national attention. Polls show […]
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