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Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw was overwhelming rejected by voters on March 3 in his state’s Republican primary. Crenshaw — whose notably conservative opponent, state Rep. Steve Toth, handily secured over 57% of the total vote — has apparently decided to blame voters for his defeat, claiming that they were misled and failed to come out in sufficient numbers.
CBS News’ Margaret Brennan, the liberal talking head who suggested last year that free speech was responsible for the Holocaust, asked Crenshaw on Sunday to unpack his concerns “about this culture of misinformation we’re living in.”
‘In Crenshaw’s case, the problem wasn’t misinformation, but repeated exposure to information.’
Crenshaw, who previously blamed the loss on his branding as “Red Flag Law Crenshaw” and allegations of insider trading, told Brennan, “I’m a unique Republican. You know, I’ve been the target of online smears and conspiracies for a very long time. My election was basically a product of that.”
“First of all, you have about 20% of Republican voters bothering to even vote at a primary, and then you have dozens of online smears and conspiracies that people were going into the voting booth actually believing,” continued Crenshaw. “I mean, believing that I was worth millions of dollars from insider trading. Doesn’t matter how many times we thought we had debunked that, or that other people and influencers and what have not have debunked it, all of these things, people still went in believing it.”
Crenshaw said that “ultimately, this is a question for the American people: Are you going to believe everything you read online or that’s sent to you in your mail?”
Crenshaw previously told the Texas Tribune, “A large part of this election was about the power of clickbait.”
“Memes became truth. Too many people are not discerning through the clickbait,” continued Crenshaw. “People voting — one after the other — literally thought I was making millions in the stock market doing inside trading. Even though I haven’t made a trade in three years. I’ve made under $46,000 over my entire seven years in office. The truth didn’t matter to people.”
Crenshaw, faulted by some critics over his insistence that President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election and his Jan. 6 commentary, told the paper that “telling the truth thing” is regarded as “a real crime” among some voters.
Trump adviser Alex Bruesewitz said in response to Crenshaw’s remarks to Brennan, “Dan Crenshaw begins to audition for a left-leaning TV commentary gig following his blow out loss.”
Wade Miller, executive director of the Center for Renewing America, wrote, “I think in Crenshaw’s case, the problem wasn’t misinformation, but repeated exposure to information and Dan’s own condescending attitude.”
Ben Larrabee, a data analyst with Turning Point Action’s Chase the Vote initiative, said that contrary to Crenshaw’s framing, the reason the congressman lost was that in 2018 and in 2020, “His district had a CPV of R+11, so it was redistricted to an R+15. And as Crenshaw’s voting record worsened over time, his new conservative base started voting for a more conservative representative. Ain’t more complicated than that.”
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As we head into a contentious election year, campaign messages will soon flood every screen and mailbox. New technologies keep arriving, but political strategy hasn’t changed much over the past 2,000 years.
Need proof? Go back to 64 B.C., when Marcus Tullius Cicero — the Roman Republic’s great orator — ran for consul, the highest office in Rome and the closest analogue to a modern presidency. Cicero’s brother, Quintus, wrote him a blunt, practical memo on how to win. Princeton University Press published that letter in 2012 in Philip Freeman’s translation, “How to Win an Election: An Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians.” The title isn’t clever. It’s accurate.
Quintus didn’t teach Cicero to preach doctrine. He taught him to assemble a majority.
Quintus urged Cicero to treat every appearance “as if your entire future depended on that single event.” Modern technology only amplifies that warning. A bad phrase or a sour expression, caught on camera and looped endlessly, can sink a campaign.
Quintus also mapped the coalition a successful candidate must build. He told Cicero to focus on the supporters who matter most and to shore up those already on his side: “those holding public contracts,” along with “the business community.” He reminded him not to neglect “the special interest groups that back you.” He added a familiar note of retail politics: use “the young people who admire you and want to learn from you,” and rely on “the faithful friends who are daily at your side.”
Government contractors. Business leaders. Interest groups. Youth outreach. A loyal inner circle. Quintus could charge today’s consulting rates and still find clients.
He also gave Cicero the oldest instruction in politics: collect what you’re owed.
“Now is the time to call in all favors,” Quintus wrote. “Don’t miss an opportunity to remind everyone in your debt that they should repay you with their support. For those who owe you nothing, let them know that their timely help will put you in their debt.”
Anyone who has worked in politics has heard the modern version of that message, usually delivered with a smile and a firm handshake.
Quintus emphasized the need to win over the “nobility” and “men of privilege,” including former consuls. Swap “nobility” for major donors and influential business leaders — Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg come to mind — and swap “consuls” for ex-governors, former senators, and party grandees. Candidates still chase endorsements from yesterday’s power brokers.
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Quintus also told Cicero to exploit his opponents’ scandals. He described the corruption and sexual misconduct surrounding Cicero’s rivals, Antonius and Catiline, and urged Cicero to use it. Modern history offers obvious parallels. Gary “Monkey Business” Hart. John Edwards and his “love child” saga. Sex scandals keep happening, and campaigns keep weaponizing them.
Quintus warned Cicero about enemies and mistakes. “Since you have so many potential enemies,” he wrote, “you can’t afford to make any mistakes. You must conduct a flawless campaign with the greatest thoughtfulness, industry, and care.” Political hatreds didn’t start with cable news. Cicero faced what today might be called “Cicero derangement syndrome.”
Quintus broke campaigning into two tasks: hold your friends and persuade the public. He offered instructions for both. When it came to organizations Cicero had helped, Quintus told him to press them: “This is the occasion to pay their political debts to you if they want you to look favorably on them in the future.” He boiled down vote-getting to three levers that still move elections: “favors, hope, and personal attachment.”
Then he reached what he called the most important part of campaigning: create goodwill and kindle hope.
“Bring hope to people and a feeling of goodwill toward you,” Quintus urged. But he warned Cicero not to lock himself into specific promises. He told him to reassure each constituency in language it wanted to hear: Tell the Senate you will protect its “power and privileges.” Tell the business community and wealthy citizens you stand for “stability and peace.” Tell ordinary Romans you have always defended their interests.
Quintus didn’t teach Cicero to preach doctrine. He taught him to assemble a majority.
Cicero won, and he won big — more votes than any other candidate. Romans later called him “Father of His Country,” a title Americans associate with George Washington. Quintus became praetor two years later. Both men met violent ends in 43 B.C., as civil war consumed the republic and paved the way for empire.
Their deaths don’t diminish the point. Quintus’ advice endured because it describes permanent truths about politics: ambition, coalition-building, vanity, fear, flattery, and the eternal hunt for advantage.
Tactics and terrain may change, but the playbook didn’t. One wonders — who in our day will leave such a legacy?
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In a years-long case, more suspects are being charged in connection with an alleged visa fraud conspiracy ring.
On Friday, the Department of Justice charged 11 individuals in connection with “a conspiracy to carry out staged armed robberies of convenience stores for the purpose of allowing store clerks to falsely claim they were crime victims on immigration applications.”
The DOJ claimed the purpose of the scheme was to allow the ‘victims’ of the ‘robbery’ to falsely claim they were victims of a violent crime on an application for a U visa.
Ten of the 11 suspects, all of whom are Indian nationals, were arrested in states where they were “unlawfully residing,” including Massachusetts, Missouri, Kentucky, and Ohio, according to the DOJ’s press release.
“An 11th Indian nat’l who was deported to India has also been charged,” the Boston FBI announced on social media. The 11th Indian national was deported after “unlawfully residing” in Weymouth, Massachusetts.
According to the DOJ’s press release, the scheme involved staging armed robberies in which the “robber” would threaten store clerks with an apparent firearm, take cash from the register, and flee. The clerk would then wait five minutes or more before calling police to report the incident.
The store owners were compensated by Rambhai Patel, sentenced in August for his role in the scheme, and his alleged co-conspirators, while the “victims” allegedly paid Patel to participate in the scheme.
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The fraud scheme appears to have begun in March 2023. Those charged on Friday are alleged to have “either arranged with the organizer to set up each robbery or paid for themselves or a family member to participate as a ‘victim.'”
According to an August 2025 sentencing announcement from the DOJ, Patel and Balwinder Singh, who was also charged in December 2023, organized “at least 18” staged armed robberies.
Singh pleaded guilty and was set to be sentenced in September 2025.
Citing charging documents, the DOJ claimed the purpose of the scheme was to allow the “victims” of the “robbery” to falsely claim they were victims of a violent crime on an application for a U visa.
According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the U nonimmigrant status visa is “set aside for victims of certain crimes who have suffered mental or physical abuse and are helpful to law enforcement or government officials in the investigation or prosecution of criminal activity.”
Jitendrakumar Patel; Maheshkumar Patel; Sanjaykumar Patel; Amitabahen Patel; Sangitaben Patel; Mitul Patel; Rameshbhai Patel; Ronakkumar Patel; Sonal Patel; Minkesh Patel; and Dipikaben Patel all face one count of conspiracy to commit visa fraud.
The charge of conspiracy to commit visa fraud carries a sentence of up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000.
Those charged on Friday were released after initial appearances and will appear in federal court in Boston “at a later date,” the DOJ said.
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