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Bethany Albertson

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Associate Prof at UT Austin. I study political psych & public opinion. I also post about soccer and my cats.

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Talarico has a good stump speech.

05.03.2026 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

you know USWNT is stacked when the subs could have been the starters and some of the starters are out.

05.03.2026 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

yay! Rodman is healthy, Emma Sears gets to play at home.

05.03.2026 01:15 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you're looking for a distraction from the news, may I recommend the second half of USWNT v CAN. So many good players.

05.03.2026 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Texas dems were spoiled this cycle, which is highly unusual.

04.03.2026 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I voted on Election Day religiously until 2004 - the images of voters standing in line in Ohio stayed with me.

I'll tell anyone who will listen to vote early in the midterm.

04.03.2026 05:02 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4
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another TX runoff to watch

04.03.2026 04:50 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
A map of Texas primary results by county with Loving county pulled out showing 10 democrats voted. 6 for Crockett and 4 for Talarico.

A map of Texas primary results by county with Loving county pulled out showing 10 democrats voted. 6 for Crockett and 4 for Talarico.

Special shoutout to the ten Democrats in Living county who showed up to vote.

04.03.2026 04:25 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3

Random Texas history. The runoff required when no primary candidate gets at least 50% was out in place to stop impeached former governor James Ferguson (who resigned & argued the Senate’s ban on holding office didn’t apply to him) when he ran against multiple progressive candidates in 1918. πŸ—ƒοΈ

04.03.2026 03:56 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

seems wrong...

04.03.2026 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

www.kxan.com/news/your-lo...

04.03.2026 03:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

we are in strange times.

04.03.2026 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Cornyn & Paxton have already had the most expensive primary ever - and that was just round 1.

04.03.2026 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 6

I saw early vote in Dallas indicated that it wouldn't be lopsided enough to augment Talarico's lead. But πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

04.03.2026 03:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

that's interesting

04.03.2026 03:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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also interesting

04.03.2026 03:18 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Texas democrats love pain.

04.03.2026 03:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Dave Wasserman says Senator John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are headed to a GOP runoff

04.03.2026 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 226    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 4

this is my way of saying hold your horses on Texas!

04.03.2026 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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and we won't get it until 9.

04.03.2026 02:14 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Polls open 2 more hours in Dallas - I like people who like voters!

04.03.2026 01:55 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Put a little spreadsheet together. This is Talarico margin vs Hegar margin in 2020. Tracking pretty close on average but lots of variance (small counties). If you weight counties by number of votes expected, Talarico is running about 3 points ahead of Hagar.

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

04.03.2026 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 77    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

high turnout!

04.03.2026 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm geeking out here on Texas Standard. Election nerd dreams...

04.03.2026 01:20 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'll take it!

04.03.2026 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm not counting Beto here.

04.03.2026 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When is the last time Texas Dems had a competitive primary at the statewide level?

04.03.2026 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 0
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Updated wait times for voting around Austin -
votetravis.gov/current-elec...

03.03.2026 23:33 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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UT friends - if you still need to vote, there are some nearby polling places that have shorter lines than the Union.
Austin Presbyterian Seminary (100 E. 27th)
LBJ School
Travis County Court (1700 Guad)

03.03.2026 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0