Thread by @EricaGrieder

My Sunday column in @HoustonChron—with an addendum for those of you who want to #StopKavanaugh: houstonchronicle.com/news/columnist… 1/

2/ You’ve heard of the @BetoORourke v @tedcruz race, right?

The thing is, Texas has a number of competitive statewide races this cycle, one of which is for attorney general.

The incumbent, @KenPaxtonTX, is under indictment, an ideologue, and even less likable than Cruz.

3/ By contrast the Democrat, @NelsonforTexas, is a highly qualified centrist who has clerked for two Reagan appointees and was provoked into running because Paxton is legitimately a threat to the rule of law.

Also, Nelson is not under indictment. Strikes me as quite lawful.

4/ Polls show the race is close and this is actually a race that matters to ALL Americans, if only because the Trump administration is effectively laundering its agenda through the office of the Texas attorney general- on #DACA, preexisting conditions, etc.

5/ And, as noted in my column, Kavanaugh is almost certain to be confirmed...so the ROI on calling Susan Collins’ office is relatively low, compared to the ROI on helping @NelsonforTexas get the word out.

#SCOTUS can’t rule on suits that aren’t brought.

6/ So, tell your friends- or donate, because in this case that’d actually be helpful—it’s not hard to make a 30-second case against an indicted attorney general; and one such ad airing statewide would probably settle the issue