The Battle for TX24: Can Sam Eppler End Beth Van Duyne's Extremism?
Inside the campaign to unseat one of North Texas’ most controversial figures.
https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/the-battle-for-tx24-can-sam-eppler
Congressional District 24 is one of the most flippable Congressional districts in North Texas. While Republican gerrymandering was intended to keep New York native Beth Van Duyne safe in her red district nestled between two blue counties, in 2024, she has a lot to worry about.
As Eppler pointed out in a recent ad, Beth Duyne is a far-right extremist, and her positions are harmful to her constituents.
But Van Duyne has been a far-right extremist for a long time.
Do you remember Republicans’ 2015 freak-out over Muslims and “Sharia Law?” Do you remember how it led to extreme Islamophobia coming from Republicans and caused a wave of hate crimes around the country against Muslim Americans?
It probably wouldn’t surprise you to learn that the movement had roots in Texas. But did you know that Beth Van Duyne, who served as mayor of Irving, initiated it?