Click here for an article by Mark McKinnon (the guy who insists on wearing the goofy hat) in Vanity Fair entitled "How did Texas Slip Into the MAGA Abyss?:
McKinnon describes himself as a progressive Democrat who moved to Texas in the '70, when Texas was "Big, bold, confident, entrepreneurial, friendly, fierce, independent." He gradually became more conservative, and went from working with the great liberal Texas governor Ann Richards to working for W.
A fan of W's "compassionate conservatism," McKinnon says he saw the political atmosphere in Texas change:
You can trace the evolution of Texas Republican politics from the days of compassionate conservatism, to the tea party, to MAGA extremists; from George W. Bush and Senator John Cornyn, to Governor Rick Perry and Senator Ted Cruz, to Governor Greg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick. From bighearted to coldhearted to heartless.
MAGA extremism is exemplified by Texas attorney general Ken Paxton; McKinnon excoriates Paxton, and says:
Texas has changed its brand of conservatism from compassionate to downright cruel. Ban books, immigrants, and abortion. Everything but guns. Need more of those.
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