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madville

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7. Best we can hope is it becomes like FL and GA

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Original post)

Sat Dec 11, 2021, 12:05 AM

Dec 2021

Always teetering around the 50% mark like FL and more recently GA. Probably a decade away from seeing that possibly evolve in TX though. They’re still at least a 6+ R state for the next few cycles at least. Beto is not doing any favors doubling down on his gun control stance this cycle either.

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If Texas were to turn blue [View all] DavidDvorkin Dec 2021 OP

You have a point, legal minds will be kicking that around this weekend bucolic_frolic Dec 2021 #1

My impression is that the GOP position ... Passenger Dec 2021 #2

If Texas were to turn blue, gab13by13 Dec 2021 #3

They would abolish voting in Texas first. unblock Dec 2021 #4

"If voting could actually change anything, it would be illegal." -- Noam Chomsky walkingman Dec 2021 #5

I don't think it's possible, because the republicans in charge of Texas would just override the vote Jim__ Dec 2021 #6

Best we can hope is it becomes like FL and GA madville Dec 2021 #7

Texas has a lot of Hispanics who seem to be trending Republican.... cinematicdiversions Dec 2021 #8