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walkingman

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4. I hope so, but I wouldn't bet the house on it. I've lived in Texas for 49 years

Reply to Shell_Seas (Original post)

Wed Mar 13, 2024, 11:03 PM

Mar 2024

, watched Texas turn RED like most of the South after the civil rights movement although it didn't really get momentum until around the 90s. It has been downhill since especially after the George Bush governorship.

If Allred can defeat Cruz it will be a positive step but the fossil fuel billionaires have almost complete political control now in Texas.

I loved Texas when I was transferred here in '74 but I don't care for it at all these days. I feel like a stranger in a strange land.

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Will Texas Ever Turn Blue? Here's What The Data Tells Us: [View all] Shell_Seas Mar 2024 OP

I think it's possible and hope it happens because that's a lot of electoral votes. OMGWTF Mar 2024 #1

Well, I hope I'm wrong and you are right. joshdawg Mar 2024 #2

We're in the suburbs of Houston - TBF Mar 2024 #3

I hope so, but I wouldn't bet the house on it. I've lived in Texas for 49 years walkingman Mar 2024 #4

Texas will turn blue LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2024 #5

That "demographic inevitability" argument is 22 years old Bucky Mar 2024 #6

Hopes dashed before hurl Mar 2024 #7

Texas MAY turn blue, but things are Vogon_Glory Mar 2024 #8