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GulfCoast66

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9. I was certainly not defending our republican government.

Sun Sep 1, 2019, 12:28 AM

Sep 2019

But saying Texas is closer to being Blue than Florida is crazy.

Like you, I hope they are both blue very soon. And think in a decade both will be. But trump can be beat here. We have recently voted for Democratic candidates. Not so much Texas.

Our House Representatives are 14 republican 13 Democratic. Texas is 23 Republican to 13 Democratic. You tell me who is closer to being Blue? Yeah, gerrymandering and voter suppression has something to do with it. We passed a constitutional amendment disallowing partisan gerrymandering. The republican legislators have done their best to water it down, but it has had an effect. But facts are facts. We are way closer to being a Democratic state than Texas.

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Or MFM008 Aug 2019 #1

Arizona is a state we'll try to win. MontanaFarmer Aug 2019 #2

AZ and NC Lithos Aug 2019 #4

Bullshit. We voted for Obama twice. Texas has been red since 76. GulfCoast66 Sep 2019 #6

Your state government has been removing voters in a way which - to me - throws it into doubt Lithos Sep 2019 #7

I was certainly not defending our republican government. GulfCoast66 Sep 2019 #9

LOL Lithos Sep 2019 #17

Don't disagree at all. Except gerrymandering in 2020 GulfCoast66 Sep 2019 #19

I agree, replace FL with AZ Rstrstx Sep 2019 #8

isn't AZ full of white geezers just like FL? pstokely Sep 2019 #10

Yes Arizona is a top place behind Florida for retired boomers JonLP24 Sep 2019 #11

The median age in FL is 5th highest in the nation, AZ ranks 35th Rstrstx Sep 2019 #20

The median age means nothing. former9thward Sep 2019 #23

Sinema votes mostly like a Republican JonLP24 Sep 2019 #24

AZ only has 11 electoral votes, FL has 29...gotta replace with more than one state!!! LeftInTX Sep 2019 #21

Yeah but AZ has a very winnable Senate seat up too Rstrstx Sep 2019 #22

All Eggs. One Basket. Nope. Don't do it. struggle4progress Aug 2019 #3

No, I think that this time around, the map covers the whole country. DavidDvorkin Aug 2019 #5

In 2016, Clinton didn't campaign once here in WI during the general election campaign. elocs Sep 2019 #12

Way too early to tell philf99 Sep 2019 #13

Winning FL is difficult because there are 10-12 media markets and several states within the state. OrlandoDem2 Sep 2019 #14

Rick Scott is the one Republican that really worries me Buckeyeblue Sep 2019 #15

The way to counter that is for the Democrat to talk about the environment. OrlandoDem2 Sep 2019 #16

Could be? Could not be? pwb Sep 2019 #18