National Let's go Brandon (Herrera)!

[VinnieBoomBah]

Who else do you want for that district?

I want someone that is both a strong 2a supporter and not a 13 year old edgelord because quotes like that, in or out of context, WILL drive other folks to the non-2a supporting candidate.
FWIW I do tend to have a rater dark sense of humor but I'm also getting tired of hearing that we should just accept that a candidate is (not a great human being) just so long as they say the right things about 2a

I skipped Wikki and went right to the source,

'AK Guy' mocks overweight feminists, gets help from Matt Gaetz during San Antonio rally

Brandon Herrera, a right-wing vlogger known as the 'AK Guy,' is running to unseat San Antonio GOP Congressman Tony Gonzales.

www.sacurrent.com

 

[JoshR]

Brandon has done very well on the campaign with how out-dollared he was. This is his second go-round and I hope he does well in the general election.

Map of district 23 below for context:

 

[lucusloc]

I want someone that is both a strong 2a supporter and not a 13 year old edgelord because quotes like that, in or out of context, WILL drive other folks to the non-2a supporting candidate.
FWIW I do tend to have a rater dark sense of humor but I'm also getting tired of hearing that we should just accept that a candidate is (not a great human being) just so long as they say the right things about 2a

Let me be perfectly clear here; Brandon is a great human being. The fact that he has a sense of humor you do not agree with does not change that. He has more accomplishments to his name than you, I and the vast majority of this board's members put together. The fact that you do not like one of his jokes (one made in the context of drawing more attention to the plight of veterans in crisis) is not a reason to imply he is a bad person. Everyone has garbage that can be used to make them look bad in public, especially if it is presented sans context that can drastically change the meaning of what was said, as you have done above.

The left constantly does this to their political opponents, but especially so to opponents that might be effective at combating their power base. Jesus Christ himself could be the candidate, and they would cite his actions of throwing out the scum from the temple as displaying a penchant for unnecessary violence. And there would be people on our side that would nod right along with that and say "Yeah, we could use a better candidate" and then pretend that the amplification of those misrepresentations are not undermining the candidate that most closely aligns with their professed principles.

The way we win here is not to amplify the misinformation. The way we win is to put the context back into those quotes. Brandon likes dark humor, and he shares that with other people who also appreciate dark humor. That does not mean you have to like dark humor, nor does it mean you are not free to criticize that dark humor if you think it goes too far for <insert whatever standards you wish here>. You don't have to like his other content either, it may be too brash, too much entertainment, not enough education, whatever criticism you like. None of that makes him not the best candidate we have on offer. None of that should disqualify him from the maximum support we can garner for him.

Honestly, if your solution is to wait for the perfect, unimpeachable candidate you are living in a fantasy land. There is no such thing, especially when your opponents are willing to lie about accomplishments, context any anything else they can to generate an advantage.

Edit;

I skipped Wikki and went right to the source,

'AK Guy' mocks overweight feminists, gets help from Matt Gaetz during San Antonio rally

Brandon Herrera, a right-wing vlogger known as the 'AK Guy,' is running to unseat San Antonio GOP Congressman Tony Gonzales.

www.sacurrent.com

Claims to go "right to the source," cites far left reporting on Brandon rather than his own campaign releases.

 

[Capn Jack]

I would vote for him even though I find his, "Barracks"
language offensive.

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

Let me be perfectly clear here; Brandon is a great human being. The fact that he has a sense of humor you do not agree with does not change that. He has more accomplishments to his name than you, I and the vast majority of this board's members put together. The fact that you do not like one of his jokes (one made in the context of drawing more attention to the plight of veterans in crisis) is not a reason to imply he is a bad person. Everyone has garbage that can be used to make them look bad in public, especially if it is presented sans context that can drastically change the meaning of what was said, as you have done above.

The left constantly does this to their political opponents, but especially so to opponents that might be effective at combating their power base. Jesus Christ himself could be the candidate, and they would cite his actions of throwing out the scum from the temple as displaying a penchant for unnecessary violence. And there would be people on our side that would nod right along with that and say "Yeah, we could use a better candidate" and then pretend that the amplification of those misrepresentations are not undermining the candidate that most closely aligns with their professed principles.

The way we win here is not to amplify the misinformation. The way we win is to put the context back into those quotes. Brandon likes dark humor, and he shares that with other people who also appreciate dark humor. That does not mean you have to like dark humor, nor does it mean you are not free to criticize that dark humor if you think it goes too far for <insert whatever standards you wish here>. You don't have to like his other content either, it may be too brash, too much entertainment, not enough education, whatever criticism you like. None of that makes him not the best candidate we have on offer. None of that should disqualify him from the maximum support we can garner for him.

Honestly, if your solution is to wait for the perfect, unimpeachable candidate you are living in a fantasy land. There is no such thing, especially when your opponents are willing to lie about accomplishments, context any anything else they can to generate an advantage.

If JC himself came back my guess is bigger issue would be that he's a woke socialist

I've read some of his other quotes and good person or not, he is likely safe in that district but his 'dark sense of humor' would not win over independent votes in purple districts and asking for candidates that attract a broader swath of voters to the pro 2a position is on no way endorsing the non 2a candidate

But please feel free to include the context on his fentanyl deaths 'joke' if you think it would change my mind

 

[lucusloc]

If JC himself came back my guess is bigger issue would be that he's a woke socialist

I've read some of his other quotes and good person or not, he is likely safe in that district but his 'dark sense of humor' would not win over independent votes in purple districts and asking for candidates that attract a broader swath of voters to the pro 2a position is on no way endorsing the non 2a candidate

But please feel free to include the context on his fentanyl deaths 'joke' if you think it would change my mind

Honestly your politics baffles me. Trump is a terrible candidate because he is not great on 2A issues (but he is the best we could get who could win). Brandon is a terrible candidate because while he is damn near perfect on 2A issues his humor means he can't win in purple districts (which he is not even running in).

Which is more important to you? A candidate that can win despite imperfections, or a candidate that is nearly perfect policy wise but probably can't win more general elections due to hard-line stances and overt partisanship? Because "I want a candidate that is a hardliner for my preferred principles, but also appeals to the general population (including blue voters)" seems like a pretty mutually exclusive position to take.

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

Honestly your politics baffles me. Trump is a terrible candidate because he is not great on 2A issues (but he is the best we could get who could win). Brandon is a terrible candidate because while he is damn near perfect on 2A issues his humor means he can't win in purple districts (which he is not even running in).

If that is what you think I understand why you are baffled

I don't know how I can be more clear on Brandon, but I will try:
I think it's great that he is a strong 2a supporter, and I think he will likely win his race, but making jokes about how many fat women fentanyl will kill or the aforementioned veterans 'joke' will not win over the voters we need to get pro 2a people elected in purple districts

but probably can't win more general elections due to hard-line stances and overt partisanship?

Once again, being a 13 year old edgelord IS NOT either having a hard-line stances OR overt partisanship

 

[1775usmc]

If that is what you think I understand why you are baffled

I don't know how I can be more clear on Brandon, but I will try:
I think it's great that he is a strong 2a supporter, and I think he will likely win his race, but making jokes about how many fat women fentanyl will kill or the aforementioned veterans 'joke' will not win over the voters we need to get pro 2a people elected in purple districts


Once again, being a 13 year old edgelord IS NOT either having a hard-line stances OR overt partisanship

You gotta give him a point or two for continually sh!tting on SIG. And SIG says if you don't like them you're anti gun…. So maybe he's not as pro 2A as everyone thinks. Accourding to Sig atleast. lol.
















Sarcasm.

 

[lucusloc]

If that is what you think I understand why you are baffled

I mean that is what you are communicating here and elsewhere.

I don't know how I can be more clear on Brandon, but I will try:
I think it's great that he is a strong 2a supporter, and I think he will likely win his race, but making jokes about how many fat women fentanyl will kill or the aforementioned veterans 'joke' will not win over the voters we need to get pro 2a people elected in purple districts

He is not trying to win over voters in purple districts. He is not even sure how far he wants to take his political career. He only got into politics because of what basically amounts to a personal grudge with Tony Gonzales over his broken promises to TX 23 voters. Will Brandon turn a successful House tenure into a senate or governor run? I am sure it is possible, but Brandon has been pretty clear that his passions still lie with his businesses, 2A advocacy, charities and other industry work. He does not want to permanently give those up. It is highly likely that he retires from politics when he feels he has accomplished what he wants in the House. His viability outside TX 23 is quite irrelevant at this point in time. His past content is only a topic of contention because the left thinks they can use that to put TX 23 into play. That is probably quite a bit of wishful thinking on their part, especially considering how many times Tony Gonzales was elected simply for having an "R" next to his name, but whatever dirt can be thrown will be.

Once again, being a 13 year old edgelord IS NOT either having a hard-line stances OR overt partisanship

His "edgelord" status has nothing to do with his actual accomplishments. He posts entertaining content to the internet, and his audience loves it. He says things that need to be said, often in ways some will find offensive. Sometimes he just makes plain, off-color jokes because it makes people laugh. Those do not make the measure of a man, actions do. Brandon's actions show him to be a true man of character. We are lucky to have a man like him represent some small fraction of us in congress. If you think off-color jokes diminish someone's character over what they actually accomplish with their lives, that sounds like a you-problem more than anything else. You can be the person to pretend they have never said something deliberately shocking, out of character or offensive-to-someone for the sake of getting a laugh out of your audience. I will be the guy rolling my eyes saying "yeah right."

 

[RVTECH]

but making jokes about how many fat women fentanyl will kill or the aforementioned veterans 'joke' will not win over the voters we need to get pro 2a people elected in purple districts

Not all of them that is for sure.

An online news website was recounting his recreation of the MLK shooting in 2023 and was said,

'In his full video, Herrera informed his audience of the antagonistic role the FBI played in MLK's life and shared his views on conspiracy theories regarding the assassination. However, Herrera's attempt to, as he put it, combine the topic with "dark, edgy humor" in a video may not sit well with voters'

And whether in or out of context the dems and antis WILL use the things he says/shows/does to their advantage. Here is an example I just read on another site:

'Brandon Herrera is a prolific online troll who loves guns and cosplaying as a Nazi. Soon he'll be representing a district in Texas with a tragic past.'

Bottom line is just because he IS pro 2A doesn't mean he will 'relate' to ALL 2A-ers - or get their votes.

If I were in TX would I vote for him? Yes, because I have watched enough of his videos to see his humor is often contradictory and sarcastic and believe he will do a good job in congress providing he 'tones it down' a bit, sticks to the issues and displays a professional attitude.

Hey, it could be worse. 'Numbnuts Permafrown' from 'Kentucky Ballistics' could be running for something - and a good example of someone I WOULDN'T vote for on ANYTHING - regardless of his political or pro 2A proclivities.

 

[CamoDeafie]

Hey, it could be worse. 'Numbnuts Permafrown' from 'Kentucky Ballistics' could be running for something - and a good example of someone I WOULDN'T vote for on ANYTHING - regardless of his political or pro 2A proclivities.

Or that guy from Armed Scholar.


Edit. If I had to choose a guntuber to elect to any public office, it'd be Mark Smith of 4 boxes diner ..... If simply for the fact that he would beat over the heads of everyone not up on laws hell, he would be just about perfect for replacing Ron Wyden on Senate Taxation Committee if Mark were to reside in Oregon

 

[Andy54Hawken]

As long as it doesn't end up becoming "YouTube most boring gun channel ever"

Boring....
Nah.

It will be Gunfans...
I'll talk about muzzle loaders while dressed only in my breech clout , leggings and moccasins....

Yikes....that would be scary...not boring....
Andy

 

[Nutty4Guns]

Or that guy from Armed Scholar.


Edit. If I had to choose a guntuber to elect to any public office, it'd be Mark Smith of 4 boxes diner ..... If simply for the fact that he would beat over the heads of everyone not up on laws hell, he would be just about perfect for replacing Ron Wyden on Senate Taxation Committee if Mark were to reside in Oregon

Why Would Mark Smith have to reside in Oregon? Wyden lives in NY!

 

[lucusloc]

Boring....
Nah.

It will be Gunfans...
I'll talk about muzzle loaders while dressed only in my breech clout , leggings and moccasins....

Yikes....that would be scary...not boring....
Andy

I would definitely pay to not watch that. YT may even pay you to not post it. Sounds like a solid business plan

 

[1775usmc]

Boring....
Nah.

It will be Gunfans...
I'll talk about muzzle loaders while dressed only in my breech clout , leggings and moccasins....

Yikes....that would be scary...not boring....
Andy

The P320 fans will be the first to subscribe. And it won't be for muzzle loader talk if you get my drift. Haha.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

I would definitely pay to not watch that. YT may even pay you to not post it. Sounds like a solid business plan

Kinda like a reverse stripper....get paid to put more clothes on....
Andy

 

[CamoDeafie]

Why Would Mark Smith have to reside in Oregon? Wyden lives in NY!

Technically Senators have to maintain a residency in the State they represent

 

[Nutty4Guns]

Technically Senators have to maintain a residency in the State they represent

Yep, I know. That's my point about Wyden. He technically has a residence in Oregon.

 

[lucusloc]

Worth the watch;

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-a20FSdm5U

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

Based on the primary vote numbers that district is looking more purple than I expected!

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-primary-elections/texas-us-house-district-23-results

That's 55,062 R votes and 58,905 D votes