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2016 Postmortem

ucrdem

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11. Kennedy-LBJ won Texas in 1960

Reply to Hawaii Hiker (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 01:50 PM

Aug 2016

not by accident of course but it worked. The current PBS series reminded me. Great show by the way. I saw Part I on Saturday. Part II is tomorrow, but local details vary: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/jfk/

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Trump only +6 in Texas [View all] Hawaii Hiker Aug 2016 OP

I'm dreaming of a Blue Texas! Avalux Aug 2016 #1

Keep up the hard work! Agschmid Aug 2016 #2

Big counties Harris (Houston), Dallas, Travis (Austin), and Bexar (San Antionio), El Paso... timlot Aug 2016 #3

All of South Texas too n/t TexasBushwhacker Aug 2016 #5

Wow, that's less than half of Romney's margin TexasBushwhacker Aug 2016 #4

It is the growth of the Hispanic population and the urbanization that is taking place JCMach1 Aug 2016 #6

If Trump is only +6 we are already competitive RonniePudding Aug 2016 #7

I don't think people are engaged yet here. There is one Trump festooned house I know where is in my JCMach1 Aug 2016 #14

Ooh, I hope the Dems can afford to put some money into GOTV TX this year. nt auntpurl Aug 2016 #8

Patience, Grasshopper Brother Buzz Aug 2016 #9

Trump's lead is solely because of seniors and once they die away book_worm Aug 2016 #10

Kennedy-LBJ won Texas in 1960 ucrdem Aug 2016 #11

LBJ won TX in 1964, Humphrey won it in 1968, Carter 1976 Hawaii Hiker Aug 2016 #12

I've been waiting for this my entire life ... and it's finally happening! The GOP is ... NurseJackie Aug 2016 #13