Texas Democrat Confuses The Communist Manifesto For Mein Kampf
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Funny enough, the Texas Democrat who sent out a fundraising pitch quoting the Communist Manifesto while blaming Mein Kampf for it probably thought no one would notice. These are two different books by two different men who wanted two very different kinds of totalitarian hell. But to the modern left, it’s all the same.
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A Texas Democrat mistook the Communist Manifesto for Mein Kampf while attempting to raise funds for her campaign in a deleted X post Wednesday. Katy Padilla Stout, the Democratic nominee for Texas’ 23rd congressional district, wrote in her X post that her Republican opponent, YouTuber Brandon Herrera, “defends owning a copy of Mein Kampf.” She included an ActBlue donation link at the end of the post as well as a picture of Herrera holding a book.
Herrera replied to the now-deleted post, writing, “That’s the communist manifesto, genius.” He included his own donation link, requesting donations from individuals who “want to support a candidate who can read.” The Republican candidate mocked Stout in another X post, writing that she “apparently doesn’t know the difference between the Communist Manifesto and Mein Kampf,” and that she “didn’t know we have 27 counties in the district, not 26.” Stout claimed on the podcast Mission: Texas that the 23rd congressional district “spans 26 counties,” despite it including 27 as of the 2025 congressional map.
My opponent apparently doesn’t know the difference between the Communist Manifesto and Mein Kampf. Just like she didn’t know we have 27 counties in the district, not 26. Anyhow, Clueless Katy is in for a rough morning when she sees our Q3 numbers… https://t.co/fshdjGijgX Stout deleted the post shortly after, prompting Herrera to post a screenshot of their interaction and question her. “Embarrassed that a school teacher doesn’t know how to read the title of the book in your own photo?” Herrera wrote.
Why did you delete this post @katy4congress? Embarrassed that a school teacher doesn’t know how to read the title of the book in your own photo? Just like the Big Bend fiasco I caught you in. You’re either a liar or incompetent.
Both are disqualifying. pic.twitter.com/9K1Ro0HK5W Herrera became the Republican nominee for the district in March 2026 after former Republican Texas Rep. Tony Gonzalez dropped out of the race. Gonzalez had been in hot water with his own party, having admitted to an affair with a staffer who committed suicide in September 2025.
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Funny enough, the Texas Democrat who sent out a fundraising pitch quoting the Communist Manifesto while blaming Mein Kampf for it probably thought no one would notice. These are two different books by two different men who wanted two very different kinds of totalitarian hell. But to the modern left, it’s all the same. It’s all just anything bad they can hang on Republicans.
The mistake isn’t a slip of the keyboard. It’s a window into how Democrats actually think. They don’t read old books. They just reach for whatever shiny object makes the next email sound urgent. If you can’t tell the difference between Marx’s plan for a communist utopia and Hitler’s plan for racial extermination, that tells you everything about the depth of your historical understanding. They think “fascist” is just a mean word you call your opponent. They can’t tell one dictator from another.
Here’s the part that should sting. Democrats keep trying to paint Trump voters as uneducated, yet they’re the ones confusing the foundational texts of two very different tyrannies. Maybe it’s because their own movement has drifted so far left that Marx doesn’t even register as extreme anymore.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.