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Gothmog

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5. We need 9 seats to flip control of the Texas House

Reply to Zambero (Reply #4)

Sun Jul 12, 2020, 09:27 AM

Jul 2020

Following the 2010 election, there were 101 republicans in the Texas House compared to 49 Democrats. We need 9 seats to flip control of the Texas house and to have a say in redistricting. Texas will be a battleground state and this will help down ballot races

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Joe Biden leads trump by 5% in Texas [View all] Gothmog Jul 2020 OP

Wow. I must be dreaming. northoftheborder Jul 2020 #1

WOW . . . Iliyah Jul 2020 #2

Finally musclecar6 Jul 2020 #3

Hopefully coat tails for the Senate race as well Zambero Jul 2020 #4

We need 9 seats to flip control of the Texas House Gothmog Jul 2020 #5

dig in to the demographics, the poll was 51% male/ 49% female and the biden lead beachbumbob Jul 2020 #6

This is great to see!! texasfiddler Jul 2020 #7

Maybe dreams can come true. I hope, I hope, I hope. I Vogon_Glory Jul 2020 #8

The shift towards Biden is predictable calguy Jul 2020 #9

There are also demographic trends that show that Texas will be turning blue Gothmog Jul 2020 #10