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Tx4obama

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5. In 2008 and 2012 Obama won...

Reply to PlanetaryOrbit (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2014, 11:21 PM

Jan 2014

In 2008 and 2012 Obama won the majority of votes in the cities/counties of: Dallas/Dallas, Austin/Travis, Houston/Harris, San Antonio, El Paso, etc.

Below are the Texas votes per county...

2008: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election_in_Texas,_2008#By_county

2012: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election_in_Texas,_2012#By_county

p.s. Here in Houston we have elected an openly gay female mayor the past two terms
Annise Parker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annise_Parker

That's more than some other big cities have done

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How liberal/conservative are Dallas, Houston and San Antonio? [View all] PlanetaryOrbit Jan 2014 OP

The cities themselves: liberal. The suburbs: blood red. Mayberry Machiavelli Jan 2014 #1

100% correct. narnian60 Jan 2014 #3

Houston has a lesbian mayor. ForgoTheConsequence Jan 2014 #2

Dallas=conservative... cry baby Jan 2014 #4

The core of Dallas is Democratic - Burbs are Rep and lots of Tea party dem in texas Jan 2014 #7

Yes, I was pleasantly surprised to be wrong about Dallas county! cry baby Jan 2014 #9

In 2008 and 2012 Obama won... Tx4obama Jan 2014 #5

I stand corrected about Dallas...good info in your post. cry baby Jan 2014 #8

The cities are liberal; the suburbs, not so much alarimer Jan 2014 #6

I believe that Fort Bend County will be first suburban county to turn blue Gothmog Jan 2014 #10

I moved to Fort Worth in November daisy1957 Jan 2014 #11

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