Tim Pool

the primary majority, the plurality, but not the majority.

And in order to avoid a runoff, you need to win the majority.

So what had happened was Brandon Herrera did defeat Gonzalez by sheer numbers, but not enough to overcome a runoff.

They both advanced to runoff.

And I expressed, I was shocked that Tony Gonzalez was still going to stay in the race considering everything that's going on.

And this scandal is nuts.

And then sure enough, he drops out.

And I want to, I want to give him some credit.

I don't know too much to say about him other than, you know, the gun control stuff and some of the other light criticisms.

I'm not from Texas 23, and this guy's not really a focus of, you know, my work.

I'm in the Beltway, basically.

But likely it has come up, and there have been deep criticisms of him from the populist or MAGA coalitions.

But I want to stress to Tony G, dropping out, 100% respect,

It is the right thing to do.

Everybody makes mistakes, but it is honorable to bow out and say we're just going to walk from this one.

And I think it's also because he realized he's not going to win.

So to save himself the defeat come May 28th, here's what he said.

At 18, I swore an oath to defend our nation against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

During my 20 years in the military and three terms in Congress, I have fought for that cause with absolute dedication to the country that I love.

From overcoming the border crisis to taking a stand with my communities after the worst school shooting in Texas' history, my philosophy has never changed.