Native Texans Went for Beto, While Transplants Went for Cruz (Fort Worth: moving to, retired)

[MacInTx]

Originally Posted by supfromthesite

Why do liberals have to ruin all of our conservative places instead of letting us have just one?

Liberals move to conservative places because they cannot survive in the places they've ruined.

[ikoolu]

smartest comment so far - they ruin it for everyone - tac the hell out out of us, spend us into debt so far our grandkids won't be able to pay for it, import illegals who cant speak, spell or doing anything but move yards, hammers nails or wash cars then tell us how great it is - while they haul ass to another state

beto lost thats the point - and will lose again

[tcualum]

Originally Posted by ikoolu

smartest comment so far - they ruin it for everyone - tac the hell out out of us, spend us into debt so far our grandkids won't be able to pay for it, import illegals who cant speak, spell or doing anything but move yards, hammers nails or wash cars then tell us how great it is - while they haul ass to another state

beto lost thats the point - and will lose again

You're insulting their ability to spell but you can't or won't use capitalization or punctuation. My second grader would have gotten all sorts of colored ink on his homework if he turned this in. Proofreading is a good thing if you wish to be taken seriously.

[kemahkami]

Originally Posted by tcualum

You're insulting their ability to spell but you can't or won't use capitalization or punctuation. My second grader would have gotten all sorts of colored ink on his homework if he turned this in. Proofreading is a good thing if you wish to be taken seriously.

Loads of irony from that poster.

[ikoolu]

boo hoo hoo thats all you got - well Beto still lost - happy now?

[As Above So Below...]

Originally Posted by ikoolu

boo hoo hoo thats all you got - well Beto still lost - happy now?

And yet the midterms were a massive victory for Democrats in Texas. Republicans gained literally nothing and the Dems gained a lot.

[Saintmarks]

Originally Posted by As Above So Below...

And yet the midterms were a massive victory for Democrats in Texas. Republicans gained literally nothing and the Dems gained a lot.

The Dems lost ground in the mid terms when Obama was president. The Reps lost in the mid terms when Bush was president. The Dems lost in the mid terms when Clinton was president. Nothing new under the sun.

[kemahkami]

Originally Posted by Saintmarks

The Dems lost ground in the mid terms when Obama was president. The Reps lost in the mid terms when Bush was president. The Dems lost in the mid terms when Clinton was president. Nothing new under the sun.

You're referencing the general national trends, but that poster was talking specifically about Texas.

[As Above So Below...]

Originally Posted by Saintmarks

The Dems lost ground in the mid terms when Obama was president. The Reps lost in the mid terms when Bush was president. The Dems lost in the mid terms when Clinton was president. Nothing new under the sun.

Im specifically talking about Texas and this was not your run of the mill midterms for Texas. These midterms say a lot about the direction Texas is heading. Maybe not a blue state but its certainly becoming a purple one. We can thank the suburbs for that.

[Saintmarks]

Originally Posted by ScrappyJoe

You're referencing the general national trends, but that poster was talking specifically about Texas.

Originally Posted by As Above So Below...

Im specifically talking about Texas and this was not your run of the mill midterms for Texas. These midterms say a lot about the direction Texas is heading. Maybe not a blue state but its certainly becoming a purple one. We can thank the suburbs for that.

Trends are seen by taking into account long term patterns. You have many other factors to consider. You have a President in the White House unbeloved by many Republicans and swing voters. I know many who jumped ship because of him, not because they are more "blue" than they once were.

We continue to be a slightly right of center country. The pendulum swings left and right depending on many factors. Swung right last election, heading back left. Then it will go right again. Then left. Trump is an anomaly in the system. When he is gone, let's see where Texas and Georgia and other states people are saying are turning purple end up.