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Can the Democrats turn Texas Blue?
Topic Started: Feb 4 2013, 04:32 PM (633 Views)
Mal

The Democrats are finally going after Republican states. The South will rise again and it will be Southern Democrats. It is time that common sense, decency and Democratic principles entered these backwards, racist republican states. The question is though can TEXAS EVER BE BLUE.

Last week, Politico reported that national Democrats are creating a "large-scale independent group" aimed at turning Texas into a legitimate electoral battleground.

This is no mere pipe dream. It's eminently doable.

Jeremy Bird, a key builder of the Obama campaign machine, is forming "Battleground Texas." The group plans to raise "tens of millions of dollars" across the country and put the Obama field manual to work in the Lone Star State, precinct-by-precinct, block-by-block.

Should Republicans be worried? Just ask freshman U.S. Senator Ted Cruz.

The Tea Party darling believes that Republicans would cease to be nationally relevant if they can't maintain their presidential lock on his state. As he bluntly told The New Yorker three months ago: "If Texas turns bright blue, the Electoral College math is simple. We won't be talking about Ohio, we won't be talking about Florida or Virginia, because.... you can't get to two-seventy electoral votes. The Republican Party would cease to exist. We would become like the Whig Party."

Cruz is right. Texas is that important to the Republican Party, yet its urban voting patterns now consistently show Democratic stroke. Mitt Romney won the state 57-41, but he didn't win any of the biggest population centers. According to official results, Harris County (Houston) was closest, 49-49, while Travis County (Austin) did its typically progressive lean, 60-36 Obama. Bexar County (San Antonio) was 51-47 Obama, and get this: Dallas County did a stout reversal of Romney's statewide numbers, going 57-41 for the president.
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reddgirl64

There is a movement locally, (I live in Dallas, well Forney), to make sure that Rick Perry does not stay in the governor's seat. His ignorance (dumbness) was put on display in the repub debates, and has no way now, to prove otherwise.

If the state can get a Dem governor, then it's possible.
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Dallas/Fort Worth just added a new Congressional District (33) who's voting constituency is predominantly minority. Texas Democrats do well in the metropolis' areas (Houston, Dallas, San Antonio)....it's just the fringe areas that are dominated by white cowboys, white oilmen, etc. Poor minorities in these areas (West Texas, the Valley, the Panhandle, Northeast) don't have $$$$ to support a proper representative. Whenever a prominent minority in these areas (Ted Cruz) comes to light; he's bought by the Republicans. If Latino's don't sell-out, Texas will turn Blue.
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reddgirl64
Feb 4 2013, 04:41 PM
There is a movement locally, (I live in Dallas, well Forney), to make sure that Rick Perry does not stay in the governor's seat. His ignorance (dumbness) was put on display in the repub debates, and has no way now, to prove otherwise.

If the state can get a Dem governor, then it's possible.
You...live in the Dallas area. Well, that's unfortunate.
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Will the Dems turn Texas blue? I don't think so but things change. If enough Ted Cruz's come out of the woodworks for Texas Republicans then Latinos will more than likely vote Latino vice Dem.

The Latinos are the only population really growing here. Blacks have been at 10, 11% of the nation for damn near over a century or so. We're not going anywhere, up or down.
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Mal

I suppose it depends on who is on the ballot in Texas. A new poll says that Hilary could take the state.

Predictions about Texas eventually becoming a presidential battleground state could get fast-tracked if Hillary Clinton is the Democratic nominee in 2016, according to PPP’s latest poll.

The results are within the margin of error, but Clinton leads Marco Rubio 46% to 45%, Chris Christie 45% to 43% and Rick Perry 50% to 42%. She has a +7 favorability rating (50/43) with Texas voters and strong support among moderate voters—72% view her favorably, and she crushes her potential GOP opponents among this voting group.

“If Clinton is the 2016 nominee, she could conceivably expand the electoral map for Democrats in deep-red Texas,” said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling.

Rubio leads the pack in a potential 2016 GOP presidential primary with 21% support, followed by 14% for Mike Huckabee, 13% for Rand Paul, 11% for Jeb Bush and Paul Ryan, 9% for Christie, 4% for Bobby Jindal and Perry and 2% for Susana Martinez. 10% support someone else or are undecided. 70% don’t want Perry to run again for president.
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Can a dog lick it's nuts?
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reddgirl64

Zen
Feb 5 2013, 02:13 AM
Dallas/Fort Worth just added a new Congressional District (33) who's voting constituency is predominantly minority. Texas Democrats do well in the metropolis' areas (Houston, Dallas, San Antonio)....it's just the fringe areas that are dominated by white cowboys, white oilmen, etc. Poor minorities in these areas (West Texas, the Valley, the Panhandle, Northeast) don't have $$$$ to support a proper representative. Whenever a prominent minority in these areas (Ted Cruz) comes to light; he's bought by the Republicans. If Latino's don't sell-out, Texas will turn Blue.
Actually, they are looking at adding 3 more additional seats. The hispanic population, and so did AA, really expanded. 'Redistricing' certain areas means more minority representation, (if they don't sell out), and should push Texas blue. There's a certain hispanic in San Antonio, Julian Castro, that will cancel out most of Cruz's 'mojo'. It will be interesting in 2014, to see how the dynamics evolve.

Nevertheless, people should be voting, which represents their best interest.
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reddgirl64

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Feb 5 2013, 12:50 PM
reddgirl64
Feb 4 2013, 04:41 PM
There is a movement locally, (I live in Dallas, well Forney), to make sure that Rick Perry does not stay in the governor's seat. His ignorance (dumbness) was put on display in the repub debates, and has no way now, to prove otherwise.

If the state can get a Dem governor, then it's possible.
You...live in the Dallas area. Well, that's unfortunate.
LOL......

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(I live in Dallas, well Forney)


Now read that again.


BTW, what on earth do you know about the 'dallas area'?
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Feb 5 2013, 02:03 PM
Can a dog lick it's nuts?
A young 'spry' one can....
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