EP MAGA’s Favorite Democrat…

There are bad campaign strategies. There are questionable campaign strategies. And then there’s whatever the hell is going on right now in this runoff.

Because somehow, in a Democratic race, we’ve reached the point where the loudest, most unhinged MAGA folks in El Paso have picked their favorite Democrat.

Let that sink in.

The same people who think every election they lose is “rigged,” who treat Facebook comment sections like a contact sport, who couldn’t find the Democratic platform if it was taped to their forehead… those folks are now organizing, posting, and cheerleading for a candidate in a Democratic runoff.

And not quietly either. Not subtly. They’re out here waving pom-poms like it’s Friday night lights.

Now, if you’re a candidate and you wake up one morning and realize the MAGA crowd has adopted you, there are only two possible reactions:

1. You immediately create distance so fast it gives people whiplash

2. Or… you lean into it like it’s a good thing

Guess which one we’re seeing.

Here’s the part that would be funny if it wasn’t so embarrassing. In El Paso, when MAGA starts attacking one Democrat and boosting the other, they think they’re influencing the outcome.

They’re not.

They’re doing the exact opposite.

They are basically running a free turnout operation for the person they’re attacking.

Because Democratic voters here aren’t confused. They see who the Trump crowd is rooting for, and they move the other way like it’s common sense. It’s political survival instinct at this point.

You don’t need a poll. You don’t need a consultant. You just need to look at who the loudest Trump supporters are backing and go, “Okay, not that one.”

And yet… here we are.

A candidate in a Democratic runoff has managed to attract so much MAGA love that it’s no longer a coincidence. It’s a pattern. It’s a signal. It’s a flashing red warning light.

And just when you think it couldn’t get worse, it does.

Because someone in that campaign thought it was a good idea to put a Trump supporter on a mailer.

In. A. Democratic. Runoff.

Not even low-key. Not even accidental. A full-on decision that made it past brainstorming, design, printing, and mailing without anyone saying, “Hey… maybe this is a terrible idea.”

That’s not just a mistake. That’s political malpractice.

It tells you everything you need to know about judgment, about instincts, and about who they think their audience is.

Because last time I checked, Democratic runoff voters in El Paso are not sitting around saying, “You know what would really win me over? A co-sign from a Trump supporter.”

If anything, that’s the fastest way to get your mailer tossed straight into the trash with the Food King coupons.

So yeah, to that candidate’s opponent… go ahead and start drafting that thank you card. Maybe throw in a fruit basket too. Because you couldn’t ask for better help than this. Actually, now that I think about it, one of the loudest voices probably hasn't eaten a piece of fruit since the last time he was arrested and it was on his platón in county. 

Maybe send him something wrapped in flour, fried in manteca, rolled over his neck folds, and then fried in more manteca.

When your opponent’s biggest hype squad is the MAGA crowd, you don’t even need to run against them.

They’re doing the job for you.