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In reply to the discussion: If Texas turns Blue.... [View all]TexasTowelie
(128,150 posts)36. No, not really.
Even one of the most liberal sites I read on occasion has questioned the wisdom of not contesting the race in Texas.
Democratic Establishment Clowns Already Giving Up On Ohio, Iowa And Texas?
The top Democratic Party establishment SuperPAC, Priorities USA, has decided that Ohio, Iowa and Texas will not be target states for 2020. What a dumb-ass move! Their new report lists 15 states and puts them in prioritization categories. The top priorities will be Florida, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan, New Hampshire and Nevada. Next down are Arizona, North Carolina and Georgia. That's followed by Minnesota, Virginia and Colorado as Democratic "watch states" and Iowa, Ohio and Texas as Republican "watch states."
They plan to invest $100 in an early engagement program in Wisconsin, Florida, Pennsylvania and Michigan, which they will expand to include New Hampshire, North Carolina, Georgia, Nevada and Arizona. They have no plans for Texas (38 electoral votes and half a dozen vulnerable House seats and a possible vulnerable Senate seat), Ohio (18 electoral votes) or Iowa (6 electoral votes).
The top Democratic Party establishment SuperPAC, Priorities USA, has decided that Ohio, Iowa and Texas will not be target states for 2020. What a dumb-ass move! Their new report lists 15 states and puts them in prioritization categories. The top priorities will be Florida, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan, New Hampshire and Nevada. Next down are Arizona, North Carolina and Georgia. That's followed by Minnesota, Virginia and Colorado as Democratic "watch states" and Iowa, Ohio and Texas as Republican "watch states."
They plan to invest $100 in an early engagement program in Wisconsin, Florida, Pennsylvania and Michigan, which they will expand to include New Hampshire, North Carolina, Georgia, Nevada and Arizona. They have no plans for Texas (38 electoral votes and half a dozen vulnerable House seats and a possible vulnerable Senate seat), Ohio (18 electoral votes) or Iowa (6 electoral votes).
http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2019/03/democratic-establishment-clowns-already.html
Considering that Democratic candidates come to Texas to exploit the strong fund-raising base in this state, we get very little in return from the party in return. That has to stop if we ever expect to elect enough Democrats to have super-majorities necessary to overturn vetoes and filibusters.
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I say, split the state up and move them all to Alaska. It is remarkable how
Laura PourMeADrink
Mar 2019
#1
+1. City dwellers and educated transplants will soon outnumber the hicks in the sticks
dalton99a
Mar 2019
#7
Geez, I was reading something about how we are getting transplants in in record
Laura PourMeADrink
Mar 2019
#12
Agree. I actually think Beto would have won if the GOP PTB on smut hadn't flooded
Laura PourMeADrink
Mar 2019
#8
Oh, and if you look at the final Beto/Cruz map - the border was blue. They don't
Laura PourMeADrink
Mar 2019
#4
When I lived in San Antonio, Work friends, claimed family on both sides of the river.
StTimofEdenRoc
Mar 2019
#6
Exactly ! So, a coalition of all the big cities plus border might swing it. Follow up
Laura PourMeADrink
Mar 2019
#11
And he knows he's despicable. Why he never visits anywhere here and laid so low
Laura PourMeADrink
Mar 2019
#13
But ... in 2020 I want to see my candidate secure WI, PA and MI before chasing TX an NC.
StTimofEdenRoc
Mar 2019
#17
Give you guys a hi-five and say "welcome to the club ,we've been waiting for you".
Afromania
Mar 2019
#23