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ananda

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19. That's it - gerrymandering.

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:04 AM

Nov 2012

How do we beat the redistricting? It's set up to put the same type Reeps in place who set up the gerrymandering in the first place? To change it, we have to elect more Dems. It feels like a catch-22.

That's why we lost the national House too... gerrymandered red states. It hurts.

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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