Texas is BLUE (Mexican, votes, Austin, California)

[Cliftonpdx]

Originally Posted by EDnurse

Texas is a red state and it will continue to be red for a long time.

That is true, as long as the voter participation stays one of the lowest in the country, it will continue to stay red.

[whogo]

Originally Posted by CarenConcern7557

Historically Texas is BLUE. Gerrymandering has caused it to appear RED.

How does gerrymandering effect statewide races which always favor the Republican?

[golgi1]

Originally Posted by biscuitmom

I'm 67 y.o., a 5th-generation Texan, and both my & DH's families have a long history of running for and serving in public office (county and state level) so I grasp TX politics better than your average C-D bear.

The overwhelming majority of TX Democrats remain solidly traditional and moderate and support Hillary Clinton. But we consider ourselves a "big-tent" party and welcome more left-leaning Democrats into the fold. Sometimes they feel at home with us, sometimes they don't. Their choice, we keep the light on for them.

Voter registration drives are a time-honored traditional Texas Democratic endeavor. I've participated in them off-and-on since 1968. We believe voting is a fundamental right and that more voters turning out is good for the country.

What really separates us (i.e. traditional TX Dems) from leftists is the same thing that separates us from Republicans: we actually enjoy the political process, rough-and-tumble though it gets at times, and we don't get all butt-hurt when our candidates lose. Actually most of us get more upset when our sports teams lose, and you can criticize our candidates but not our beloved Spurs or Rangers or whatever. That's about as Traditional Texas as you get!

Now, you scoot off and lecture someone else..

Awww...how folksy. Dontcha just luv it when the "traditionalist" communists vote for whatever bought and sold, twice-over criminal, pro-illegal, open borders trotskyist is pre-nominated by super delegates? This type of support for anti-Americans just makes yer heart warm for Amurica... Yeeehaw!!!! Go Cowboys and go BLM!!! didlydingdingdilydingdingdooo!!!

[Old Gringo]

Please...

[CarenConcern7557]

I'm surprised that no one addressed the issue of gerrymandering.

[JoshGL]

Originally Posted by CarenConcern7557

I'm surprised that no one addressed the issue of gerrymandering.

Probably because most people are smart enough to realize you can't gerrymander a statewide election, something Democrats haven't won in Texas since the early 90's.

[whogo]

Originally Posted by CarenConcern7557

I'm surprised that no one addressed the issue of gerrymandering.

See my post...#102. How does gerrymandering explain Republicans win all statewide posts and the Republican nominee has not lost Texas since I believe 1964.

Let me correct myself, Carter won Texas in 1976.

[whogo]

Originally Posted by JoshGL

Probably because most people are smart enough to realize you can't gerrymander a statewide election, something Democrats haven't won in Texas since the early 90's.

Obviously one person ain't.

[pop251808]

Originally Posted by whogo

How does gerrymandering effect statewide races which always favor the Republican?

Originally Posted by CarenConcern7557

I'm surprised that no one addressed the issue of gerrymandering.

Originally Posted by JoshGL

Probably because most people are smart enough to realize you can't gerrymander a statewide election, something Democrats haven't won in Texas since the early 90's.

Originally Posted by whogo

See my post...#102. How does gerrymandering explain Republicans win all statewide posts and the Republican nominee has not lost Texas since I believe 1964.

Let me correct myself, Carter won Texas in 1976.

Gerrymandering allows for more representatives to the state legislature and to the US Congress to be Republican than would otherwise be the case. One famous example: the number Tom Delay did on Austin's congressional representation. Austin is represented by a slew of hillbillies from out of town; each little sliver of Austin's democratic majority is swamped by a bunch of rural and suburban voters from as far away as Katy, Ft. Worth and San Antonio. Even the lone Austin Democrat, Lloyd Doggett, was supposed to have been outgunned by Mexican-American voters from outside of Austin in Republican Tom Delay's racist worldview ("Mexicans won't vote for a whitey"). He miscalculated there, but on the whole, his cynical redistricting plan (done non-traditionally inbetween the ten year censuses) has worked to give way too much representation to Republicans, considering that five out of six of Texas' largest cities went for a Democrat in the last presidential election.

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