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okaawhatever

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5. Oil, oil and more oil. Remember how Texas' economy crashed with the last oil

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Tue Jun 25, 2013, 05:14 PM

Jun 2013

bust. There wasn't as much money to be made from the oil biz so not as many interested in changing the politics. Also, I think the gop know they're going to have to carry Texas for any future Presidential candidate.
Citizens United helped the big corps and oil expedite their plans by throwing more money than anyone else could

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Don't want to single out Texas(I know there's good blue folks there)...BUT [View all] Ken Burch Jun 2013 OP

it's racism, misogyny and homophobia Skittles Jun 2013 #1

It's not only men. Plenty of women are complicit in the hate in TX. LonePirate Jun 2013 #2

The "rape kit" legislator is a woman KamaAina Jun 2013 #3

the real power in Texas is in the hands of very few people Skittles Jun 2013 #6

but how does this happen? how do we NOT have enough political power to change these CTyankee Jun 2013 #8

A lack of national support, for one blogslut Jun 2013 #9

CORRECT Skittles Jun 2013 #10

gotta change that! CTyankee Jun 2013 #13

YES Skittles Jun 2013 #17

They sure do like to ask for our money. tammywammy Jun 2013 #18

Me too blogslut Jun 2013 #19

Power given to them by the millions of Repub voters in TX LonePirate Jun 2013 #16

Texas is subjected to a Republican Party more virulent even than the average Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #4

Oil, oil and more oil. Remember how Texas' economy crashed with the last oil okaawhatever Jun 2013 #5

The backwards-thinking haters and social-engineering rich are all they have blogslut Jun 2013 #7

OK. You're right. n/t. Ken Burch Jun 2013 #11

Damned skippy blogslut Jun 2013 #15

You want my theory? 38 electoral votes derby378 Jun 2013 #12

An under-informed and under-engaged citizenry? MrMickeysMom Jun 2013 #14