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Texas Dem who would be state's first lesbian and Latina governor wins primary

Texas Democrat who would be state's first lesbian and Latina...
bipolar irradiated roommate boistinker
  05/24/18
Hope libs get excited about this one
Navy Fiercely-loyal Casino
  05/24/18
Dem turnout in the primary was abysmal.
copper 180 national security agency
  05/24/18
she can't beat an xo poster
Rambunctious beady-eyed bbw
  05/24/18
It doesn’t matter who the dem candidate is in a Texas govern...
Hilarious Lascivious Yarmulke Hissy Fit
  05/24/18


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Date: May 24th, 2018 10:27 PM
Author: bipolar irradiated roommate boistinker

Texas Democrat who would be state's first lesbian and Latina governor wins primary

Washington (CNN)Former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez won her runoff and became the Democratic nominee for Texas governor Tuesday night, making her the first openly lesbian and Latina nominee to win a major party gubernatorial nomination in the state.

Valdez won 53.1% of the vote while her competitor, Andrew White, obtained 46.9%, according to unofficial election results.

Valdez, a former US Army captain, accepted the nomination in a speech Tuesday evening, during which she advocated for equal opportunities for Texans.

"Tonight is a victory for all of us who are fighting for a stronger and fairer Texas. A tolerant and diverse Texas. A Texas where the everyday person has a voice and a fair shot -- just as I had," Valdez told supporters.

In a statement following her win, Valdez also said the victory "proved that no matter who you are, where you are from, or who you love -- in this state, you've got a fighting chance."

The former sheriff will face incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in the general election this November. Texas' decades-long streak of support for GOP governors, along with Abbott's incumbent status and $40 million-plus campaign war chest, make the general election a formidable challenge for Valdez, which she acknowledged.

"I am constantly hearing this is an uphill battle. Please -- tell me when I didn't have an uphill battle," Valdez told supporters Tuesday night, later adding, "I am getting darn good at uphill battles."

Valdez's win came alongside a wave of Democratic women who dominated Tuesday's primaries, including winning races in Kentucky and Texas and giving Georgia the first black woman to ever be nominated for governor by a major political party.

The victories underscored some emerging realities of 2018's primary season: Female candidates -- of which Democrats have record numbers in House races -- have fared well. Political veterans' experience, meanwhile, has been a burden. And while Democratic voters have valued candidates' electability, the party's base, energized by opportunities to put checks on President Donald Trump, has shown little interest in centrists.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/23/politics/lupe-valdez-democratic-primary-texas-governor/index.html

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3985981&forum_id=2#36123042)



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Date: May 24th, 2018 10:28 PM
Author: Navy Fiercely-loyal Casino

Hope libs get excited about this one

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Date: May 24th, 2018 10:30 PM
Author: copper 180 national security agency

Dem turnout in the primary was abysmal.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3985981&forum_id=2#36123051)



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Date: May 24th, 2018 10:30 PM
Author: Rambunctious beady-eyed bbw

she can't beat an xo poster

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Date: May 24th, 2018 10:34 PM
Author: Hilarious Lascivious Yarmulke Hissy Fit

It doesn’t matter who the dem candidate is in a Texas governors race. Zhe will lose by 15-20 pts. The attorney general is an actual criminal under indictment and the dem candidate (a Susman Godfrey partner/former Supreme Court clerk) does not have a snow balls chance in hell. So you may as well nominate a female trans woman of color to fall on the sword. It does not matter.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3985981&forum_id=2#36123086)