Could Texas go BLUE? (Houston, Dallas: bill, areas, cities)

[loves2read]

my answer to the original question was only if we all hold our breaths for 2+ minutes...

[James2496]

We may see a few blue spots around the large metros and South Texas, but Texas will not turn completely blue in my lifetime.

[Howest2008]

Originally Posted by James2496

We may see a few blue spots around the large metros and South Texas, but Texas will not turn completely blue in my lifetime.

(All) of the Major Metro's in Texas are (Already) Blue !

[lifertexan]

Originally Posted by James2496

We may see a few blue spots around the large metros and South Texas, but Texas will not turn completely blue in my lifetime.

I hope for your lifespan you're not a young guy.A liberal black Democrat lost by less than 1 mil votes.Imagine if the Dem candidate had been a blue dog southern Dem.I'm certainly not predicting it to go blue (every county does not have to go blue for the state to be labeled blue,just as there were blue counties in TX this election in a red state),but with increasing Hispanic numbers and the influx into Tx from CA and northern states,to say it is impossible anytime soon is not realistic,unless you are at retirement age now.They were less than 1 mil away this time with a VERY unattractive Dem candidate to most Texans.

[TexasHorseLady]

It's not blue dog! It's YELLOW DOG! (As in, the kind of Democrat Texas once was.) Why does it matter? Because it comes from the saying, "He'd vote for a yeller dog if it was a Democrat." Now, consider that saying carefully and what it really says about that kind of voter.

[lifertexan]

Originally Posted by TexasHorseLady

It's not blue dog! It's YELLOW DOG! (As in, the kind of Democrat Texas once was.) Why does it matter? Because it comes from the saying, "He'd vote for a yeller dog if it was a Democrat." Now, consider that saying carefully and what it really says about that kind of voter.

No, I said what I meant,blue dog.

Blue Dog:

The Democratic Blue Dog Coalition is a group of currently 54 conservative Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives, first formed in 1995. The Blue Dog Coalition describes itself as a group of moderate-to-conservative Democrats committed to financial and national security, favoring compromise and bipartisanship over ideology and party discipline

[TexasHorseLady]

Ah. They stole the term and modified it for their own use, then. Interesting, that. Especially given what the original term they modified meant, which is pretty much the opposite of what they describe. Wonder who exactly came up with that name?

[Cowboys fan in Houston]

Originally Posted by Howest2008

(All) of the Major Metro's in Texas are (Already) Blue !

Well, not quite. The cities of Dallas, Austin, Houston, and El Paso are blue. San Antonio is close, but Im not sure if its there yet.

Of the metro areas in Texas, most are actually pretty moderate. Both the DFW metroplex and Metro Houston voted McCain in the last election by a margin of 53/47 (counting only the ones who voted from McCain or Obama). The margins of both metro areas were only .2% apart proving that both metro areas are politically similar.

In a way, I think thats better. I like the idea of a moderate area vs. a really conservative or liberal one. At the end of the day Im pretty politically dead because Im of the view that even if you elect the right person, he/she probably wont make a difference anyway thus underscoring the unimportance of a persons political beliefs. Better to save the migrane and focus attention on something else.

I like the variety of opinion.

[catman]

I believe Fort Worth went red. (I still have a hard time thinking of 'red' as republican).

[TXNGL]

Originally Posted by catman

I believe Fort Worth went red. (I still have a hard time thinking of 'red' as republican).

That's really funny! I never thought about the previous definition of "red" in regards to politics!