Texas Progressives offer a post-election wrap

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The Texas Progressive Alliance celebrates last week's wins and looks to build on them as it brings you this week's roundup.

Off the Kuff has some fun with the Harris County Republican Party and its ridiculous whining about straight ticket voting.

SocraticGadfly had a three-part election wrap. First, he looked at general hot takes, trends and issues from races. Second, he observed that conservative writers at centrist political mags were getting out the long knives for Beto, maybe in fear of a 2020 presidential run. Third, noting successful Democratic Socialist of America campaigns, he wondered if they would stay true to ideals once in office, and other issues, above all, the use of the word "socialist."

And here are some posts of interest from other Texas blogs and sites.

David Bruce Collins offers an in-depth three-part take starting here, with a number of good observations.

At the Dallas Observer, in the wake of the Jim Acosta incident, Jim Schutze says media need to be revolutionary, not respectful. Jim also rightly notes, as this scribe has on chastising former President Obama, that most Trump Train riders are not, and most likely never will be, amenable to reason.

In another media matter, Grits for Breakfast says that practicing “access” journalism is part of why former Chronicle political reporter Mike Ward got fired.

Paradise in Hell interprets the Presidential appointment-making process.

Colin Strother makes the case for Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Nationally, Ted Rall decries “Resistance” Democrats already talking about “bipartisanship.” Whether Pelosi is a “Resistance” Democrat or not, she’s made such noises.

Therese Odell vents about the Saturday Night Live/Dan Crenshaw situation.

 Sanford Nowlin reports on how progressives hope to build on 2018.

Grits for Breakfast looks at the 2018 results through a criminal justice reform lens.

Dan Gordon cuts through the anti-Semitic crap.