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Iris

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7. ah! Texas, home of the 3-yr BS degree. Who needs the humanities like history and "such as that"

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Fri Nov 7, 2014, 03:06 AM

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Voters May Have Spoken But The Message Makes No Sense [View all] TexasTowelie Nov 2014 OP

In Arkansas, at least, minimum wage was a constitutional issue Art_from_Ark Nov 2014 #1

Not to quibble or be pedantic, Art Seeking Serenity Nov 2014 #25

I had thought my ballot listed it as a constitutional issue Art_from_Ark Nov 2014 #39

This is where the ball lies. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2014 #2

FDR was able to "dumb things down" to a level everyone could understand... Odin2005 Nov 2014 #4

Yes, but . . . BubbaFett Nov 2014 #31

True. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #33

They don't know basic US history. LeftInTX Nov 2014 #8

Wow. You really think that poorly of young people? College students don't know basic history and Bluenorthwest Nov 2014 #15

I don't support any discrimination laws!!!! LeftInTX Nov 2014 #24

I don't know why this is so hard to understand. JayhawkSD Nov 2014 #3

Oh my those students, look what 13 yrs of Rick Perry has done to our youth LeftInTX Nov 2014 #5

ah! Texas, home of the 3-yr BS degree. Who needs the humanities like history and "such as that" Iris Nov 2014 #7

It actually began... malokvale77 Nov 2014 #28

5 ways Americans say we're confused JonLP24 Nov 2014 #6

Exactly. BarackTheVote Nov 2014 #9

Not the truth. Oregon legalized, added an Equal Rights Amendment AND elected Democrats Bluenorthwest Nov 2014 #16

I caught that JonLP24 Nov 2014 #19

are you bipolar? Douglas Carpenter Nov 2014 #22

you're exacty right! At least in lots of the country. People support progressive legislation and Douglas Carpenter Nov 2014 #18

No, they turn around and fail to vote for representatives jeff47 Nov 2014 #21

Right. We need to stop being surprised by that. It happens regularly Recursion Nov 2014 #30

I think progressive candidates can win in socially conservative areas when they can make bread and Douglas Carpenter Nov 2014 #36

Exactly JonLP24 Nov 2014 #37

Wow. Seriously? Rex Nov 2014 #10

I don't know about you, but, joshdawg Nov 2014 #11

This is what happens when college is all about getting a 'good paycheck' Rex Nov 2014 #12

One big flaw in those tweets... NaturalHigh Nov 2014 #13

Wendy Davis campaigned on education and... malokvale77 Nov 2014 #29

"You would not know that by the MSM." NaturalHigh Nov 2014 #38

300+ million people in this country The2ndWheel Nov 2014 #14

Howard Stern's show had street reporters on election day titaniumsalute Nov 2014 #17

It makes sense when one accepts all they were doing was voting against the black man as president. libtodeath Nov 2014 #20

So sad to say nothing else makes sense. kiranon Nov 2014 #23

These things run in Cycles HockeyMom Nov 2014 #26

Loss was due to VERY low voter turn out. davishenderson265 Nov 2014 #27

VERY low voter turn out... malokvale77 Nov 2014 #32

Exactly.. Did Dems talk about the minimum wage? SomethingFishy Nov 2014 #34

I know malokvale77 Nov 2014 #35