Blexas and Bliss(issippi), w/ Beto O’Rourke and Wright Thompson

Beto always had faith that the people of Texas are better than the people in power. And in 2026, Texans overcame voter suppression and election interference to deliver an outcome that better reflects the Lone Star State. It’s a totally different Texas now. Next up: Democrats have to make Trump this century’s Herbert Hoover, the one president he fears being compared to. In Mississippi, voters were fed up with a White House covered in gold and billionaires getting richer. But Wright says Mississippians also chose Scott Colom because they too believe that the arc of the moral universe bends toward justice and that the people in charge are assaulting our country’s values. Even people who didn’t vote for Colom see how important his victory is for Mississippi’s future. 

Beto O’Rourke and Wright Thompson join Tim Miller for a “soft boy” weekend pod.
show notes:

• Beto's Substack
• Powered by People, Beto's voter mobilizing group
• Wright's books, "The Barn" and "Pappyland"
• "TrueSouth," Wright's television series
• Sarah crying when the Tarrant County results come in (around the 75 min mark)
• The book, "Long Division," referenced by Tim 
• The Bulwark store