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Horse with no Name

(34,246 posts) Wed Nov 7, 2012, 02:49 AM Nov 2012

UPDATE: OVER 41% of Texans voted for Obama. That is 3,285,200 Texans [View all]

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I have been seeing that Texas might go blue...

I believe it now--especially in this climate.

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UPDATE: OVER 41% of Texans voted for Obama. That is 3,285,200 Texans [View all] Horse with no Name Nov 2012 OP

Dallas County went blue rustysgurl Nov 2012 #1

relative said the fireworks PatrynXX Nov 2012 #14

Fireworks!! +1,000 LeftInTX Nov 2012 #32

Dallas county was blue in 2008 Major Nikon Nov 2012 #28

But we are sending a TeaParty Fundie to the US Senate. Yuck. northoftheborder Nov 2012 #2

We are sending him to a MORE progressive Senate than we had last time Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #5

We've got to get back to Dean's fifty state strategy rocktivity Nov 2012 #3

We need help in Texas Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #8

Texas will be BLUE in 10 years or less. flying_wahini Nov 2012 #4

probably would be now if not for gerrymandering KittyWampus Nov 2012 #9

+1 gerrymandering is a huge problem nt justabob Nov 2012 #13

That's it - gerrymandering. ananda Nov 2012 #19

Gerrymandering has nothing to do with state wide races. former9thward Nov 2012 #55

But a lot more republicans voted for Romney. LisaL Nov 2012 #6

Any improvement in the state legislature? Ken Burch Nov 2012 #7

No. I don't think so. LisaL Nov 2012 #10

Not really Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #11

One slight but important improvement in Texas state senate. ananda Nov 2012 #25

THAT was a big deal. w8liftinglady Nov 2012 #38

Hell to the yes!!! txdemsftw Nov 2012 #41

We did good. texanwitch Nov 2012 #12

Yes. Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #15

That is a huge turnout. texanwitch Nov 2012 #18

Uh, sorry, but we have a HUGE amount of work to do LondonReign2 Nov 2012 #30

That's what I said. It's not getting any bluer. LisaL Nov 2012 #31

Probably not 2016 (as sad as that is), FVZA_Colonel Nov 2012 #16

won't hurt to try nt justabob Nov 2012 #17

Certainly not. FVZA_Colonel Nov 2012 #20

lol justabob Nov 2012 #21

One vote here... bookman Nov 2012 #22

Fuck yeah representing Austin! Only a couple more cycles until this is a purple state! budkin Nov 2012 #23

I grew up there. I have people there who texpatriot2004 Nov 2012 #24

We unseated a Congressional Republican!!! LeftInTX Nov 2012 #26

Wooohoooo WTG! n/t Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #27

That's A HUGE Win. (nt) Paladin Nov 2012 #39

Bill Clinton helped! LisaL Nov 2012 #48

Yep! He did LeftInTX Nov 2012 #52

updated. Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #29

Harris County (Houston) angel823 Nov 2012 #33

That is awesome! n/t Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #34

And we have an awesome Democratic Mayor! ScreamingMeemie Nov 2012 #35

Okay, I'm going to claim to be one of the two votes over 579,068 kentauros Nov 2012 #36

I'll do it! ScreamingMeemie Nov 2012 #45

Obama won Harris county in 2008 by a larger margin. LisaL Nov 2012 #37

I think in 2014, we need to push GOTV even harder. w8liftinglady Nov 2012 #40

Question: What happens 2016 when you put Castro on the ballot as VP????????????????????? grantcart Nov 2012 #42

I'd sure like him on the ballot as Governor first, lol Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #44

Fellow Texans... txdemsftw Nov 2012 #43

between now and 2014, I plan to register 2000 new voters w8liftinglady Nov 2012 #47

Lots of good Dems in TX DawgHouse Nov 2012 #46

43.6% voted for Obama in 2008. former9thward Nov 2012 #49

You would have to factor in ALL of the new voters that registered Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #51

If the Obama % went down then Rs must have had record turnouts also. former9thward Nov 2012 #53

I don't trust the black box numbers in TX Melissa G Nov 2012 #54

+1000 n/t Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #56

Way to go Texas - home of the Fighting Dems! myrna minx Nov 2012 #50

Demographics favor our party - TBF Nov 2012 #57