Texas ConservaDem Andrew White, possibly dogwhistling for governor?

ConservaDem Andrew White, not listening to 2018, is running for gov again next year. Oy. And, yes, he's running as a ConservaDem and specifically targeting, at least indirectly, running against the "wokeness" within the Dem party, saying "Texans are tired of the culture wars." And, of course, his current campaign mugshot photo is with a mini-Stetson cowboy hat, part of his appeal to be the anti-woke candidate, surely.

He'll get roasted in the primary, even if it remains a weak field. And, per the Chronic's story on his announcement, as of right now, it's an incredibly weak field.

First, he's wrong about the culture wars issue in general. A non-Democrat, a libertarian like Radley Balko, said that a month ago.

Second, he's wrong about the culture wars here in Tex-ass, definitely with pushback from courts and such on the post-Charlie Kirk round. 

Third, contra ConservaDems like him who believe you can't fart and chew gum at the same time, per what LBJ said about Jerry Ford, you can fight culture battles AND work to save rural hospitals and such. 

"A" stands for "Andrew" and also for "appeasement." 

And "D" in this case stands for dogwhistle. Kuff didn't pick up in full on these comments White made at the end of the Chronic story:

White argued Democratic voters at the time weren’t “ready” for him, saying the party was “playing a lot of identity politics” and focused on movements like Black Lives Matter and MeToo. 

“I think they're ready for me now. They're ready for a candidate that looks and speaks and acts — and with the background that I have,” he said. “I'm a balanced candidate. I'm a candidate, as an independent Democrat, that's willing to work with both sides. I'll work with reasonable Republicans and Democrats to get stuff done.”

Uhhhh, yeah. 

That story reads like White was about to say:

"They're ready for a candidate that looks and speaks and acts like me." 

The Chronic's reporter apparently didn't pick up on that and blew it by not asking a follow-up.

Update, Nov. 5, 2025: With the constitutional amendments election out of the way, can we discuss further that Andrew White walks, talks and quacks like a dogwhistler?