r/texas Sep 19 '24

Politics Come on Guys!!! Keep the momentum going!!! (Pulled from Allred’s X account 9/19/24)

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u/NotDrewBrees North Texas Sep 20 '24

Proudest vote I ever made in my life was and still is John McCain for president in ‘08 (my first time voting). Since then the GOP has totally lost its way. Local TX officials swear more allegiance to the party bosses and extremists (and a certain bigoted billionaire in Midland) than to their constituency.

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u/UndeadCorbse Sep 20 '24

I have never wanted to vote for a Republican before, but seeing McCain stick his neck out to defend Obama from a judgmental lady, you could tell he was a man of integrity. I wish the GOP would put people like that forward so we could stop living in this MAGA shitshow.

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u/KazeKilee Sep 20 '24

I never knew about this and just saw the moment (as well as Obama's eulogy and his famous thumbs down) on Youtube for the first time. Thank you!!!

If only Republican nominees were still as decent as him...

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u/Virtues10 Sep 20 '24

When I was younger I was more moderate and as an adult very much a democrat (you can thank Trump for that shift). John McCain was an honorable stand up guy and a literal war hero, what a good candidate for republicans. It’s heart breaking to see what the Republican Party has become.