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(32,606 posts)Trickle up politics.
TexasTowelie
(111,304 posts)redistricting. There are probably about six or seven more seats in the U.S. House that the Democrats can gain if gerrymandering were ended. Democrats also could gain seats in the Texas House and Texas Senate.
RandySF
(57,648 posts)TexasTowelie
(111,304 posts)but I'm a little bit behind on reading my emails. Too many forms to fill out and too much paperwork to read. I'm surprised that I've held it together this long as far as clearing out the backlog after two weeks in the hospital.
RandySF
(57,648 posts)Or at least Railroad Commissioner
TexasTowelie
(111,304 posts)I was fortunate to have Bob Bullock as the lieutenant governor while I was a state employee. There were a lot of changes to comptroller. Nearly all of them were Republicans, but while Ann Richards was governor, John Sharp was comptroller. While Sharp is a Democrat, he ran his office like he was a Republican. When Sharp ran for governor, I decided not to support any of the candidates on the ballot. That was the last time (more than two decades ago) I didn't support a Democratic candidate in a general election.
onetexan
(12,994 posts)She is sharp &having been in the oil &gas in both capacities as engineer &lawyer she has lots of good ideas on reducing fracking, etc. Vote for Christa!
vercetti2021
(10,150 posts)Yeah it was already trending blue, but Beto relentlessly getting out there and making sure people are getting registered to vote and to make people aware. He has definitely brought back the enthusiasm here.