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Texas is a big state so has a big variety. Some of the majority Mexican counties have went Democratic for over a century. I think I read the first Black Muslim mayor was in Texas. Marfa, Texas had a Green Party mayor as I recall. They also have some of the most Right-wing Republicans in America, although Oklahoma might have some a bit further than most Texan Republicans. (And the Texas counties bordering Oklahoma looks to be heavily Republican) It's a big spread.
Dallas shifted left time last election, continuing an ongoing trend in that area. More blue collar Houston, while always controlled by dems, has always lagged behind Dallas and Austin in terms of openly progressive changes.
Are other American cities moving this way, or are some becoming more conservative?
I think that the labels we put upon one another are beginning to loose relevancy in our time; as Gays are beginning to assert themselves and sexual orientation has nothing to do with a person's job performance.....unless they are harassed for revealing or talking about their orientation.
You will see more of this in the future as people realize to see with their eyes what God/Nature intended and not what "society dictates" they should see; or how they should behave. Why have the New Jersey fiasco again...look how many people got hurt because he was afraid to come out of the closet and married a woman for whatever personal reasons he had.
I say more power to them...coming out is difficult enough...but you are also under intense public scrutiny.....maybe even more than their counterparts.
It's a more nuanced place than all the old cowboy songs and John Wayne movies would have the unwashed masses believe. Within the state people are two basic trains of thought - those who want to use whatever they can (like, say, an Internet forum) to broadcast it to the world, and those who'd rather keep their mouths shut and let people figure it out for themselves.
Yogi Berra might say only 90 percent of the stereotypes are half true.
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Cities are always more liberal than the metro as a whole
Here in Kentucky Lexington has a gay vice mayor, Louisville has both a Jewish mayor and US congressman, the latter of whom has said the Christman holiday "really gets on his nerves".
Neil Giuliano was the former four-term Republican Mayor of Tempe, AZ. He also happens to be gay. He was served as President of GLAAD from 2005 until earlier this year. He is currently considered one of the leading Democratic candidates in AZ's upcoming gubernatorial election.
Times have changed. Race, gender and sexual orientation are becoming less and less of an issue.
Also, as a whole, Texas is not as arch-conservative as many believe.
Texas had a female governor and senator long before other, more traditionally liberal, states. LBJ, one of the most liberal presidents in history, was from Texas.
Texas definitely is not as conservative as people try to make it out to be.
I don't think its shocking that a gay woman is running for mayor in Houston. I like Annise Parker better than the other candidates that are running for the mayor position. All I care about is she does a good job. I don't care what she does in her personal time or behind closed doors.
A lot of politicians (male politicians) have cheated on their wives over the years. That's probably worse than being gay. Newt Gingrich's wife was dying of cancer in the hospital and he was out messing around with another woman. It doesn't get any lower than that.
Albuquerque just elected a Republican mayor after dealing with liberal ex-Mayor Chavez for too long.
so there is a change there
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