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TexasTowelie

(112,168 posts)
Tue Feb 26, 2013, 05:15 AM Feb 2013

Perry: Texas will never turn blue

WSJ: To question, “Could Texas become a blue state?” Gov. Rick Perry “emits a hearty guffaw”

“The University of Texas will change its colors to maroon and white before Texas goes purple, much less blue.”

Gov. Perry was in D.C. Friday and Saturday. He met with Republican governors, most of whom - but not Perry - also attended the winter meeting of the National Governors Association, which included a Sunday night dinner at the White House. (Perry returned home Saturday.)

The Wall Street Journal interview with Perry noted that, “Many political pollsters and demographers predict the state could get wobbly sooner than many Republicans think, possibly going blue by as early as 2020.

More at http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/firstreading/entries/2013/02/25/perry_texas_will_never_turn_bl.html/ .

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Perry: Texas will never turn blue (Original Post) TexasTowelie Feb 2013 OP
Time is on our side white cloud Feb 2013 #1
People are seeing that Texans are getting the shaft over higher taxes being used to funnel services DhhD Feb 2013 #2

white cloud

(2,567 posts)
1. Time is on our side
Tue Feb 26, 2013, 12:55 PM
Feb 2013

elections coming
along with all the Perry cronys. People will see through them when things keep getting worse for middle class every year.

DhhD

(4,695 posts)
2. People are seeing that Texans are getting the shaft over higher taxes being used to funnel services
Tue Feb 26, 2013, 01:25 PM
Feb 2013

away from the people to the pockets of wealthy business (who in turn fund Perry's reelection bid).

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