it did not surprise me. those are not texans. those are zealots that have taken over the republican party in texas. the majority of texans do not see the world outweigh. we are for gun safety. i am certain of that. what you saw was a problem that ordinary texans to believe in democracy are confronted with in texas, which is that these odds have taken over the republican party and the political leaders pander to them. as a consequence, the things that need happen instate, like raising the legal age from 18 to 21, a 48-hour waiting period, back on checks, safe storage, red flag laws, these are things that texans want. it ain t gonna happen as long as republican leaders are in charge because of what we saw and the booing and zealots that control the republican party in the state. we are still some time out from the races, but there is a new poll that shows that governor greg abbott s 15 point lead has shrunk to five points over beto orc.
talks. essentially being booed at the texas republican party convention. what does that say to you about, a, where the republican party is in your state, or the idea that these discussions will be welcomed by the republican party? first of all, thank you, ayman, for allowing me to visit you this evening. i saw the booing going on. i watched it on tv. it did not surprise me. those are not texans. those are zealots that have taken over the republican party in texas. the majority of texans do not see the world outweigh. we are for gun safety. i am certain of that. what you saw was a problem that ordinary texans to believe in democracy are confronted with in texas, which is that these odds have taken over the republican party and the political leaders pander to them. as a consequence, the things that need happen instate, like raising the legal age from 18 to 21, a 48-hour waiting period, back on checks, safe storage,
who voted to certify joe biden s election victory. that incumbent republican, and then quitting the race, rather than face a trump backed challenger. then, redistricting pushed maximal or into a different district, with a different republican incumbent, who, also, had to retire, instead of facing a trump backed challenger. so, thanks to max miller, ohio republicans are now down to two incumbents, but at least they have the wrapping yard sign guy. instate, after state, we see trump backed republicans win their party s nomination, running on a platform of conspiracy theories about how the 2020 election was stolen. but, while election conspiracy candidates win republican primaries, where they run against each other, they have less luck when facing off against democrats, even in an election cycle, supposed to favor republicans. last night, michigan held a special election, for a vacant house seat. trump had won the district by
had to retire, instead of facing a trump backed challenger. so, thanks to max miller, ohio republicans are now down to two incumbents, but at least they have the wrapping yard sign guy. instate, after state, we see trump backed republicans win their party s nomination, running on a platform of conspiracy theories about how the 2020 election was stolen. but, while election conspiracy candidates win republican primaries, where they run against each other, they have less luck when facing off against democrats, even in an election cycle, supposed to favor republicans. last night, michigan held a special election, for a vacant house seat. trump had won the district by double digits in 2020. he had been represented by republicans for more than three decades. so, the conventional wisdom, was that this would be an easy republican victory. the republican in that race, a conservative, qanon, conspiracy
to try to achieve his desired instate. he is looking for influence. incident want to crush ukraine. he doesn t want to just completely rubble the place. he is looking for ukraine to be in his pocket. he wants a vassal state, not unlike belarus. and so, he is looking to establish a greater presence. and over the course of time, atrophy the legitimacy of that government in kyiv, and then he starts working the the political side. gets folks in that he knows will side with him. it s a longer-term view but i think it s one he is the path that he wants to take. i want you to listen to a bit more of what the president had to say about the situation in ukraine. united states and our allies are prepared to defend every inch of nato territory from any threat to our collective security, as well. we also will not send troops in to fight in ukraine, but we will continue to support the ukrainian people. no one knows better than you, war is unpredictable. things can go south, very