Democratic donors set sights on Texas

[thebarracuda]

Living in the Republik of Illinois, I view Texas as the last stand state. Lose Texas, there is no where else to go...

[SteveS]

Texas is turning into the next California sooner that we thought. Texas has been Californiated.

[jethroUSMC]

Agreed. Houston - the city and politicians was gone a bit ago. Over the last several years Dallas like most metropolitan areas has gone that direction.

Having family and friends around those two areas and the sheer volume of gun owners in the suburbs and rural areas still give me some hope.

The Dems have been focusing on Texas for a little while now.

[The_War_Wagon]

And yesterday at the polls... they failed miserably.

On the BRIGHT side, they whizzed away a LOTTA money, in accomplishing nothing!

[jethroUSMC]

Excellent news!

[Renegade]

And yesterday at the polls... they failed miserably.

On the BRIGHT side, they whizzed away a LOTTA money, in accomplishing nothing!

That plus some expensive runoffs are in their future. Winning.

[SeriousStudent]

That plus some expensive runoffs are in their future. Winning.

Yup, Lupe Valdez has very little money in the bank, and may not even survive the primary runoff.

Abbot will crush her or White in November. It will be a humiliating defeat for her. She'll wish she still had her Sheriff's gig.

[Renegade]

The Dems have been focusing on Texas for a little while now.

Yep and they keep failing. From 2013 OP:

Big Democratic donors are setting their sights on Texas amid expectations that it might be up for grabs as early as the 2016 US presidential election because of its rapidly changing demographics, potentially creating a Texas-sized problem for the Republican party.

Well that did not happen in 2016, and yesterday Dems got trounced despite the so-called blue wave that was supposed to happen. Like Cowboys fans, they keep thinking this the year they return to power, only to see Lucy pull the Football away. ROFL. Turnout was about 3:2 in favor of Republicans, and since most were incumbents, there was little excitement. 0-25 years and counting.

Governor:
Democrat 1,017,940
Republican 1,540,195

Lt Governor:
Democrat 958,091
Republican 1,536,239

Land Commissioner:
Democrat 943,915
Republican 1,476,418

RR Commissioner:
Democrat 918.267
Republican 1,370,031

Senate:
Democrat 1,037,779
Republican 1,543,574

[SeriousStudent]

Texas is turning into the next California sooner that we thought. Texas has been Californiated.

Pray tell, what factual data do you base that on?

I am just curious, as a native Texan who was involved in politics and political fundraising for many years. What is your source of data out there in California, that allows you to confidently pronounce a verdict on a state in which you do not reside?

I am fascinated by all the out of state pundits telling me how hopeless my situation is here.

Trust me, many of us understand the crucial role this state plays.

If you really understand Texas politics, then you understand what a HUGE bit of news this is: Republican Bob Strauss will not be the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives in the next legislative session.

Trust me, that has about the same impact nationally as Trump's last Supreme Court nomination. If you truly understood Texas politics, you would know this to be true.

Dallas, Houston, Austin and San Antonio have been Democrat strongholds for the last 25 years. It's also irrelevant. Texas has 254 counties, and the population of those four land-locked cities is not growing nearly as fast as the very dark red suburbs. Plus, look at the number of non-voting illegal aliens in those four cities. Texas is putting people in JAIL for felony illegal voting.

Do some research on that before you start saying prayers over our corpse, please.