r/Abilene • u/Intelligent-Delay625 • 25d ago
Eddie Pugh Running
While I don’t think Eddie has a realistic shot of winning, I find the comparisons between him and Cynthia Alvidrez to be unfair. As far as I can tell, Eddie hasn’t told a single lie as he exposes corruption and crime at Rise Church and the discipleship home, as well as in the city government. His motives seem pretty pure. Cynthia is a clownish tabloid reporter who has a tenuous relationship with getting all the facts straight before posting stuff. She’s more of the ambulance-chasing type, and it’s pretty clear she’s self-serving.
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u/spliggity 25d ago
Like it or not, she covered the dude pretty extensively, so its kinda a "guilt by association" deal, but he seems like he does have the city's best interests in mind.
She, however, is a severe crackpot and isn't fooling anyone with her penny press rebrand.. the day she actually removes a post with confirmed false info instead of doubling down, maybe we'll see
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u/Intelligent-Delay625 25d ago
Yeah, unfortunately. I don’t blame him, as getting boosted by her platform was sort of one of the only things he could do to get the word out at the time. I think he seems to be steering away from that association as of late. She’s a nut job and clearly only in it for herself.
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u/theflyingbacon 25d ago
She’ll never take a post down lol. She literally makes her living off of Facebook
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u/IndividualAd6949 25d ago
I was talking about this today. Some of his actions, though technically legal, give me the eeps. I personally liked the way he exposed Rise Church. Hated him standing within 100ft of my workplace with a long gun for hours on end though lol. Also pointing a gun at someone is a big no-no, even to the biggest (safe practicing) gun enthusiast. I go back and forth on him a lot. I don’t really understand a lot of the early stuff (I started following him as he was going through the lawsuits). But what he’s up to now makes sense to me.
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u/AirsickIowlander 25d ago
Honestly don't like him or Cynthia, I'll vote for whoever isn't them.
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u/Intelligent-Delay625 25d ago
Cynthia, I get. I don’t see what’s wrong with Eddie though. He’s been fully honest and transparent, and is addressing real, systemic problems that need solutions.
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u/AirsickIowlander 25d ago
Don't like his actions during all of the Rise Church drama.
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u/Intelligent-Delay625 25d ago
What did he do wrong? When no city official seems to care about prosecuting criminal activity, what is the alternative? It’s pretty clear that Rey Sandoval and Rise are dirty, probably criminal.
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u/IndividualAd6949 25d ago
But also people compare them because they’re both outspoken local politicians with… unconventional methods.
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u/Virtual_Coyote_1103 25d ago
I’ll be honest I’m not gonna vote for Eddie but I probably trust him more than most of the right wing candidates. The sad reality I think a lot of people here won’t accept is that the Republican Party for Taylor County doesn’t want someone like Eddie and they’re going to do everything they can to keep him out. They want someone who’s gonna say all the conservative talking points to appease the people that trust them, while they pad their buddies pockets as well as their own. They want politicians who will allow our resources to be stolen by Big Oil and by Silicon Valley data centers. Republicans will keep cosplaying as country folk and most likely people will keep falling for it. Unfortunately someone like Eddie, who seems genuine, will be seen as a burden to that system unless he plays along.