Is Texas really as conservative/narrow-minded as people say it is? (Dallas: land, office)

[savanite]

Originally Posted by ReppingDFW

Well, obviously. However, nationwide, whites are more in the 50-50 range, leaning towards Republicans a bit. In Mississippi and Texas, whites vote 85%+ Republican.

Not for ethnic reasons, but out of strong dislike of the Liberal tone of the National Democratic party. White Democrats in Texas are patronized and dismissed by the National Democrat party, and have absconded from where they are not welcome. White Liberals in the Democrat party openly demonstrate their contempt for white Texans, whatever their party. The minority voters are mostly social Conservatives, but are irrationally attached to the Democratic party, which routinely exploits their loyalty. As Stevie Wonder sang "We never see you, until around election time".

Perhaps the minority voters in Texas should join the Republican party and influence its policies? Currently, Texas Republicans have nothing to gain by appealing to ethnic minorities. National Democrats also have nothing to gain by doing anything for Texas Democrat minorities either, it seems... they're guaranteed their vote. The only compelling reason to vote Democrat in Texas is pressure of racial solidarity.

California, surprisingly, has revised its election rules this year. The two top vote getters in the primaries will run against each other in the general election, even if they come from the same party. Thus, two Democrats could be running against each other for Congress, come November. This strategy forces each of the Democrats to compete for Republican votes, and gives the Republicans a strong influence in the general election, even if a district is predominantly Democrat. The system basically forces the dominant party in a region closer to the political center.

[JJG]

Originally Posted by ReppingDFW

Texas is actually very similar to Mississippi when it comes to political make-up. Whites vote HEAVILY for the Republicans and ethnic minorities vote for the Democrats.

I mean that there's not an OVERWHELMING number of people who vote Republican in reference to the population of the state. Didn't say anything about the demographics.

[savanite]

I don't think this point can be stressed enough.

Liberals within the Democrat party openly display their contempt for Texas and Texans, whatever their party may be.

Their dislike and ridicule of of G W Bush was ultimately from his self-identification as a Texan, as was their contempt for Democrat LBJ. Bush's father did not get the same degree of vile, since he still had the aura of a Connecticut Yale graduate.

A minority Texan may feel he has no other choice than to vote Democrat. But a non-minority Texan will not.

[rynetwo]

Originally Posted by brattpowered

You're from Georgia and biased against Texas for being conservative? The usual rule is that the more isolated, poor, homogenous and uneducated an area is, the more conservative/narrow-minded it is. As a state, Texas is moving away from these things. Like a previous poster said, it's only a matter of time until Texas turns blue.

You have to be kidding. Can you really type that with a straight face?

[rynetwo]

Originally Posted by Sunderpig

The "massive" migration is mostly from south of the border. Texans largely welcome illegal aliens with open arms. The state is working backwards towards 1835, and will eventually revert back to being Mexican-run, even if technically still part of the US. There's nothing there to aspire to, or be inspired by, unless you're from south of the border. Only they benefit from all of this...

Not true!

From 2010 to 2011 Texas grew by 529,120 people and of that number 115,146 came from other areas within the US and 74,383 came from some other country.

http://recenter.tamu.edu/data/pop/pops/st48.asp

In comparison California grew by 437,956 with a net loss of people to other states of 50,684 and a net gain form other countries of 130,927.

http://recenter.tamu.edu/data/pop/pops/st06.asp

[doctorjef]

Originally Posted by savanite

I don't think this point can be stressed enough.

Liberals within the Democrat party openly display their contempt for Texas and Texans, whatever their party may be.

Their dislike and ridicule of of G W Bush was ultimately from his self-identification as a Texan, as was their contempt for Democrat LBJ. Bush's father did not get the same degree of vile, since he still had the aura of a Connecticut Yale graduate.

A minority Texan may feel he has no other choice than to vote Democrat. But a non-minority Texan will not.

So, I'm a white Anglo-American guy, born in Texas, who only ever voted the straight Democratic party ticket during all my voting years in Texas (ages 18 to 49, with the exception of less than two years in Colorado during which there weren't any national elections anyway). Oh, and I did vote for some Socialist Workers Party candidates back in the 1970s when they were on the ballot in Texas.

[KathrynAragon]

Honestly, I promise, Doc - some of us Texans are literate. I know that may be hard to believe after some of the posts on this thread, but I promise you it's true!

[doctorjef]

KathrynAragon, I'm quite aware of that, having lived in Texas for over half my life, gone to college and grad school there, and had most of my professional career there.

The pathetic thing is, I'm accused of mounting some sort of anti-Texas attack, simply because I've observed in an earlier post that there are in fact many "liberals" in Texas but that they are indeed a minority statewide, so that they can only succeed in electing some local officials and some members of the state legislature and US House of Representatives for some urban-based legislative and Congressional districts, but can't succeed in electing candidates to statewide office or the US Senate (there were exceptions to this general rule, however, years ago); and that I have the temerity to observe that I'm a white person who always voted for Democratic candidates during my years in Texas, except for some candidates standing for the Socialist Workers Party and, I think, at one time for La Raza Unida (all in the 1970s - a long time ago, before the rise of the Republican Party in Texas). My point is actually that in fact not all people in Texas think alike or have the same politics. Of course, possibly "the People's Republic of Austin" doesn't qualify as being part of Texas in certain narrow minds who seem intent on providing an affirmative answer to the question posed by the OP.

[Dopo]

Just like in all other states, country folks are conservative and city folks are liberals.
Just that simple.

BTW, is there any city (over 100,000 people) in the US that is actually conservative?
And I'm not talking about a suburb.

[ReppingDFW]

Originally Posted by Dopo

Just like in all other states, country folks are conservative and city folks are liberals.
Just that simple.

BTW, is there any city (over 100,000 people) in the US that is actually conservative?
And I'm not talking about a suburb.

Lubbock, Amarillo, Abilene, Waco, Midland I'm too lazy to name the rest but there are a whole bunch out there.