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Terror Grips the GOP As Obama Foresees Texas as a Battleground State [View all] Tony_FLADEM Jul 2012 OP
What happened to Texas? It was largely Democratic until after the 1970's Fla Dem Jul 2012 #1
What caused it? Outright stupidity coupled with boatloads of fraud and more than a smattering of... truebrit71 Jul 2012 #2
Bush and Rove .. ananda Jul 2012 #3
Tom Delay.....Dick Armey.....ad nauseum.. lastlib Jul 2012 #10
Poor leadership at the state level Gman Jul 2012 #4
That's also true. ananda Jul 2012 #5
If you want to go way back Gman Jul 2012 #30
Reagan's "Southern strategy" Fozzledick Jul 2012 #8
Nixon's, actually WilliamPitt Jul 2012 #15
Nixon started it, Reagan cemented it and hopefully Obama kicks the fucker down. Drunken Irishman Jul 2012 #26
Republican congress messing with the districts (gerrymandering). Avalux Jul 2012 #19
Hot Tub Tommy and his Gerrymandering. chalky Jul 2012 #20
The elites in the state were largely Democratic until the 1960s/1970s realignment. Selatius Jul 2012 #25
Same thing that happened to most southern states... Drunken Irishman Jul 2012 #27
Ride 'me podna flamingdem Jul 2012 #6
I think it could have been 2008 if he had picked Richardson as VP Motown_Johnny Jul 2012 #7
So many people from the West Coast moved, there, too. (and the cowboy hat? so cute!) n/t progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #9
Thirty years ago the GOP developed a strategy and it paid off "Big Time" Bandit Jul 2012 #11
Obama rawwwwks that cowboy hat Skittles Jul 2012 #12
Hehehehe Iliyah Jul 2012 #13
Here's the VIDEO and a related article Tx4obama Jul 2012 #23
He was just giving the GOP a taste of what to expect in 2016: swing state Texas bluestateguy Jul 2012 #14
I'm not sure I want to be a member of any party that would ever again nom the likes of either. Chan790 Jul 2012 #22
Texas USED TO BE Democratic not too long ago. Remember Gov. Ann Richards? Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #16
Locally, Democrats had more weight. Nationally? No way. Drunken Irishman Jul 2012 #28
To be fair, states usu. vote for hometown boys (3 Bush elections). Reagan won almost the whole Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #31
Obama is right, that's why the GOP sent the Gerimandaring(sp) to the USSC who ruled in their uponit7771 Jul 2012 #17
San Antonio area will go blue; was 4 years ago. Avalux Jul 2012 #18
It was the Reagan revolution that started it Ishoutandscream2 Jul 2012 #21
In 2008 over 3.5 MILLION Texans voted for Obama. I think there will be even more in 2012. Tx4obama Jul 2012 #24
I hope the democrats have strong presidential candidates lovemydog Jul 2012 #29
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