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DAVID TAINTOR 2:37 PM EDT, TUESDAY APRIL 16, 2013
Texas' Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott on Monday warned a GOP crowd in Waco, Texas that Democrats pose a greater threat to the Lone Star State than North Korea's young leader, Kim Jong Un.
From the Waco Tribune-Herald:
Abbott also weighed in on Battleground Texas, a group formed by veterans of Obamas presidential campaigns hoping to make Democrats more competitive in Texas, where the party hasnt won a statewide election in nearly two decades.
One thing that requires ongoing vigilance is the reality that the state of Texas is coming under a new assault, an assault far more dangerous than what the leader of North Korea threatened when he said he was going to add Austin, Texas, as one of the recipients of his nuclear weapons, Abbott said. The threat that were getting is the threat from the Obama administration and his political machine.
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southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)Not the party. OMG I pray they can turn the state blue again.
sinkingfeeling
(51,457 posts)Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)RKP5637
(67,111 posts)Renew Deal
(81,861 posts)TlalocW
(15,384 posts)He's right. I think North Korea is pretty much just full of hot air and bluster while democrats do actually pose a threat - to the republicans, and the fact that it's happening in Texas which has been so republican-friendly for so long is causing them some sleepless nights.
I'm a little worried about the backlash that's going to happen when the synapses start burning in the brains of republicans - all over the country and not just Texas - when the "threat" becomes more prominent and then when Texas does go blue. We've seen how far they're willing to go to hang on to power - voter lists, disenfranchisement, attempting to change how states award electoral votes, etc.
TlalocW
indepat
(20,899 posts)as to make one wonder if and when one or more of those expressing such hate will ever blow their stack by acting out their hatred.
firenewt
(298 posts)his hip. Will he shoot someone? Based on previous conversations I've had with him, I have no doubt he is fully capable of doing so.
DFW
(54,403 posts)We will be the greater threat to this idiot's job security, if there is any justice in this world!!!
NoPasaran
(17,291 posts)Frankly, I think we're still a decade away from being competitive in statewide races, but it's nice to know that Abbott knows we exist. For those who aren't familiar with him, the TAG has his eyes on moving up if our Governor-For-Life ever decides to retire.
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts).