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  You make a convincing argument, Ted.
context: Based on what I know right now, I think the TX-Sen race will probably be decided by the single digits, as he is not liked outside of a subset of Texas conservatives. However, given what last November's results looked like, I think that he will win against whoever we put up against him this cycle by \~7 points, if somebody put a gun to my head and asked me to make a prediction. Now, the scene could change by a lot by the time we properly head into 2024, which is an important disclaimer that I need to make here.
  To those of us in Texas, who do we have in our bench that could win enough voters to get across the finish line in 2024? From what I have heard, Colin Allred is the one person that comes to mind who *might* alter the playing field enough to make this race winnable. I have also heard of small scale efforts to recruit Vicente Gonzalez, but I have not found enough information on whether such a run will take place.
  I definitely welcome any answers that could help clarify the current situation in Texas. >
  
  Who can energize voters to get to the polls? 9M registered voters failed to show up last go-round. >
  
  It’s gonna be presidential year so turnout is naturally going to be higher. Good GOTV effort could increase it by a bit. >
  
  What does this even mean lol >
  
  GOP wants to eliminate institutional knowledge in the senate and replace it with literally whatever MAGA type entities that are willing to be a warm body that is happy to be a ethicsless shadow puppet to dismantle America 
  We all have some sort of problem with congress and the infinite terms that our reps can hold, but I’m pretty sure Cruz and his ilk have a plan to use this to their advantage. >
  
  Makes me wonder who he's looking downstream at. >
  
  I think it's less that, but in general as people get fed up with the republican party, they will vote for people who help them, republicans know this and want to limit their ability to keep being voted in forcing new contenders on both sides. As much as people hate the idea of ageism, I feel like that's more of an issue than winning mutiple elections. Our congress is so much older than the general electorate. >
  
  It's why I'd rather see an age limit than a term limit. Can't run after you're 65. >
  
  Same, but different:
  you can't run if you will be 65 at any point before the last year of your term. >
  
  This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 85%. (I'm a bot)
  
  
  U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz reintroduced a bill last week to limit senators from serving more than two six-year terms, even as he stands by plans to run for his third.
  Terms served by members prior to the bill's enactment would not count toward the proposed term limitations, which means that if the bill were to be passed by this Congress, Cruz would not be term limited until 2036.
  In the Texas Legislature, state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio, piled on with his own bill that would allow Texas to cap its U.S. senators to serving at most two terms in office.
  
  
  Extended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: term^#1 bill^#2 us^#3 Cruz^#4 year^#5 >
  
  Okay, I agree with him on that but he’s filing it with the full knowledge it won’t pass. It’s theatrics. >
  
  Even more crazy - if it did pass it wouldn't matter as the election of senators is defined by the constitution. You would need a full amendment for that. >
  
  He's proposing an amendment, which will never pass. >
  
  I hate Ted Cruz but this is the kind of thing where you play by the rules you have, not by the rules you want. >
  
  Or he could lead by example. Fuck him. >
  
  Get real, this is Ted Cruz. When you look up POS in the dictionary his picture is right below Trumps picture. >
  
  Ted's head is so far up Trump's ass, it's just a picture of Trump with his mouth open. >
  
  Yet with all that education Cruz is still a slow learner. If you remember Trumps nomination Party Cruz thought he would be a bad ass and come out against Trump. Yeah, he’s a kiss ass, but he ain’t the brightest crayon in the box neither. Looks like Harvard ain’t what it used to be.