Just talked to my main source on the Texas midterm story. The @JosephKopser campaign in TX-21 campaigned hard, did much better than expected, and came close to winning when it shouldn't have been close.
Today, the campaign is shutting down and everyone goes their separate ways.
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Replying to @antoniogm @JosephKopser
That’s one of the weirdest things about working in politics. You’re together for an ever-growing and intense amount of time and then all of a sudden one day poof that’s it.
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Replying to @kwatt @JosephKopser
There's a scene in that 80s classic 'Under Fire' where Nick Nolte plays a war photographer and Ed Harris a mercenary. They're friends during the Nicaraguan revolution, and observe and survive heinous atrocities. At the end Harris just says "See you in Cambodia..." and walks off.
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Seems kind of what this political game is (minus the actual atrocities).
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Replying to @antoniogm @JosephKopser
It’s such a unique thing that so few people outside of it can relate to that you form really strong bonds with the people you experience it with.
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Yeah. Riding shotgun with the Kopser crew for a weekend was certainly an interesting experience. I don't think most Americans understand what real practicing politics really entails. I'd also never in a million years do it myself.
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