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Texas Tribune calls it for Abbott (Original Post) Sweet Freedom Nov 2014 OP
What's worse is how much he won by... budkin Nov 2014 #1
Not even close BP2 Nov 2014 #4
No kidding. :( Sweet Freedom Nov 2014 #5
I don't see how they can do that with only 2% in blogslut Nov 2014 #2
I know Sweet Freedom Nov 2014 #6
Ahead by 17 pts. So much for "Battleground Texas" eom BP2 Nov 2014 #3
No one said it would be this election cycle LostOne4Ever Nov 2014 #7
A lot more folks registered - TBF Nov 2014 #8
The battle is NEVER over. kentauros Nov 2014 #9
Looks like all statewide Rs received 59% or more LeftInTX Nov 2014 #10
The one man in Texas who's stupider than Rick Perry okasha Nov 2014 #11
As if that was even possible! Sweet Freedom Nov 2014 #12

LostOne4Ever

(9,767 posts)
7. No one said it would be this election cycle
Tue Nov 4, 2014, 10:18 PM
Nov 2014

[font style="font-family:papyrus,'Brush Script MT','comic sans MS',fantasy;" size=3 color=teal] But in a decade or two, maybe we will lose by a couple of points instead of 18.

kentauros

(29,414 posts)
9. The battle is NEVER over.
Tue Nov 4, 2014, 11:14 PM
Nov 2014

Even after we get the districts redrawn (in how many years again?) it will still be a fight against entrenched ignorance.

LeftInTX

(34,852 posts)
10. Looks like all statewide Rs received 59% or more
Wed Nov 5, 2014, 12:00 AM
Nov 2014

This place is just too red. It's turning into another Mississippi

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