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hobbit709

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39. Gerrymandering, massive voter suppression, lack of any real help at the national level.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Feb 23, 2015, 05:49 PM

Feb 2015

The National Democratic Leadership comes to TX, raises bunches of money but won't pour any back into the state. Sometimes it seems like the clowns in DC have written us off except as a money source.

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Why isn't Texas Blue and when will it turn Blue? [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 OP

give it 10 years.... unblock Feb 2015 #1

With those demographics it should be Democratic now DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #2

institutions and voting patterns don't change the instant demographics do unblock Feb 2015 #3

People are not monolithic globs. HappyMe Feb 2015 #5

You do know we do have constituencies that could uncharitably be called "monolithic globs". /NT DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #7

I wasn't saying anything uncharitable. HappyMe Feb 2015 #8

But people shouldn't be expected to vote for candidates inimical to their interests./NT DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #10

The fact is, HappyMe Feb 2015 #13

Democrats got around 22% of the white vote Gothmog Feb 2015 #30

African Americans, Latinos and Asians do not vote as a block in Texas Agnosticsherbet Feb 2015 #4

Amazing how different they are from Latinos elsewhere... DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #6

Texas media is also pretty much pro-GOP. Hard to get a message out that the GOP is hurting them BlueCaliDem Feb 2015 #11

Very different than the Latinos I meet here in L A./NT DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #12

True. Much different than all the Latinos I've met here in the Inland Empire, too. BlueCaliDem Feb 2015 #16

Put a Latino (Julian Castro, Sec. of HUD) on the top ticket in 2016 and Texas WILL turn blue. BlueCaliDem Feb 2015 #9

Calling people "stubborn" because they don't HappyMe Feb 2015 #18

No, that's not what I said. Don't put your words into my post in order to change my meaning. BlueCaliDem Feb 2015 #22

It's hard for some immigrants to learn the language. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #24

I know - although Spanish is a far more difficult language to learn than English, imo. BlueCaliDem Feb 2015 #27

Not all kids TexasMommaWithAHat Feb 2015 #41

Well, maybe not all but many. And family participation will speed up the process. My son is born in BlueCaliDem Feb 2015 #50

English is one of the more difficult languages to speak well and idiomatically Fumesucker Feb 2015 #43

Believe me, Fumesucker, I know. I write novels so I know how vast the English vocabulary can be. BlueCaliDem Feb 2015 #51

I knew an undocumented immigrant a while back.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #52

LOL! Weirder? Nah. Creative? Yes! BlueCaliDem Feb 2015 #53

The Texas Democratic Party printed some Clinton/Castro 2016 bumperstickers over a year ago Gothmog Feb 2015 #31

Let's hope we can put those to good use should Hillary Clinton decide to run. BlueCaliDem Feb 2015 #37

That will not happen. former9thward Feb 2015 #40

Or so you hope, former9thward. eom BlueCaliDem Feb 2015 #49

I deal in reality. former9thward Feb 2015 #57

Reality?? Uh, no. In this case, it's clearly wishful thinking. BlueCaliDem Feb 2015 #59

Democrats have highly favorable demographics among Texans who don't vote. Bucky Feb 2015 #14

Give them a reason to. When Pres. Obama postponed his immigration e.o. until after the elections BlueCaliDem Feb 2015 #25

I agree that delaying immigration executive action was a mistake Gothmog Feb 2015 #32

It's just a show of respect for their demographic. Show them this, and they will fight hard for you. BlueCaliDem Feb 2015 #35

Not the way the USA speeds toward a 2 class society, the wall is to high. Sunlei Feb 2015 #15

Because everything is bigger in Texas abakan Feb 2015 #17

I think your sole aim here was to start yet another Texas-bashing thread. Paladin Feb 2015 #19

NM, CO, AZ, NV, CA, and FL are all blue or purple... DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #20

I stand by and confirm my earlier statement about your motives, here. (nt) Paladin Feb 2015 #21

You are free to be wrong and egregiously wrong at that. (nt) DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #23

I do not take this thread as Texas bashing Gothmog Feb 2015 #34

Why would I hate Texas? DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #44

Gerrymandering? Faux pas Feb 2015 #26

Don't think it will betterdemsonly Feb 2015 #28

Two reasons (i) Texas has a low voter participation rate and (ii) GOP voter suppression tactics Gothmog Feb 2015 #29

Why isn't Vermont Red and when will it turn Red? onenote Feb 2015 #33

We know from exit polls how every demographic votes DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #45

If you know the exit polls then you know the answer to your question onenote Feb 2015 #46

In 012 President Obama was over ninety percent with African Americans... DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #47

And Wendy Davis was over 90 percent with African Americans onenote Feb 2015 #48

The numbers may favor Dems, but the DISTRICTS favor the GOOP. I think they will do everything they Erose999 Feb 2015 #36

The redistricting trial is still proceeding Gothmog Feb 2015 #38

This ^^^ Egnever Feb 2015 #55

Gerrymandering, massive voter suppression, lack of any real help at the national level. hobbit709 Feb 2015 #39

They also suck a lot of big business there daredtowork Feb 2015 #42

Today would have been the day TexasTowelie Feb 2015 #54

Purple in a decade, blue in two, if I had to guess (nt) Recursion Feb 2015 #56

Texas actually USED to be a blue state. alp227 Feb 2015 #58

Latinos vote in very low numbers there, and white Texans are extremely geek tragedy Feb 2015 #60

It won't turn blue overnight, it will turn blue when those demographics can be mobilized pstokely Feb 2015 #61

This is why LynneSin Feb 2015 #62