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I arrived at my theory of MAGA by trying to understand how something like "Paxton or Talarico?" is even an open question.

Team Talarico@teamtalaricohq.bsky.social

This is Ken Paxton's mugshot. He was indicted on 3 felony counts for investment fraud. He was reported to the FBI by his own staff for bribery. He was impeached by his own party for corruption. Now he’s the Republican nominee for US Senate in Texas. Together we will stop him.

27/5/26, 9:20 pm1 repost3 likes

Alan Johnson

@acjay.com

27 May

In the culture I inhabit--of book knowledge, impersonal institutions, and policy--it could not be more obvious that Talarico is the pick.

Alan Johnson

@acjay.com

27 May

The pure MAGA answer is "Talarico is one of Them; Paxton will hurt Them for Us".

Alan Johnson

@acjay.com

27 May

Importantly, most Republican voters are not pure MAGA. MAGA obviously has strong appeal to Republican voters, or we wouldn't have this president or Paxton as nominee. But most people contain competing impulses.

Alan Johnson

@acjay.com

27 May

I can only hope that Texans have had their fill of MAGA.