Sure there was pivot, you asked for the dem numbers, I gave them, you then pivoted the number not being enough, then I pointed to your dismissal of across the isle voters, then you pivoted to the poll not mattering anyways because of a hypothetical of media attacks sinking them. I could point out the same, that MM hasn't started campaign attacks on Abbot's abysmal handling of the electric grid or COVID, or his criminal AG, or treatment of immigrants, or his siding with Trump, but what's the point really? As to your 2nd point, both Bernie and Michael Moore have expressed tolerance and a softer tone when dealing with Trumpers but I'd never accuse them of being one from those statements.
Explaining the numbers isn't pivoting. Abbot is abysmal,but its still a red state that voted to re elect Trump and Cruz.Texas is changing but 2018 and 2020 showed they are not done voting for the crazies yet.IF Trump supporting MM runs,he will lose. Unlike MM, Bernie and Michael Moore have never defended Trump and his supporters trying to overturn the election.
And Abbott and his cronies are setting the table to freeze more Texas residents to death this winter. 'Texas has not done enough': GOP leadership slammed by experts predicting another deep freeze debacle https://www.rawstory.com/texas-freeze-greg-abbott/
Welcome to 2022 in Texas -- where Abbott is not content to merely killing you with Covid -- but is pulling out the freezing you to death scenario again. With winter weather approaching, pipeline company threatens to cut off gas supply to Texas’ biggest power generator https://www.click2houston.com/news/...-gas-supply-to-texas-biggest-power-generator/