Does he win in November?
I say he has a chance.
I say he has a chance.
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I don't think so. I think he will be too distracted with his soccer career.BaylorBJM said:
Does he win in November?
I say he has a chance.
"This is not an institution of football."
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-- Dr. David Garland
BaylorBJM said:
Does he win in November?
I say he has a chance.
Doesn't have the war chest to win.
“Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary, it was the fact that life, liberty, and property existed beforehand that caused men to make laws in the first place.” (The Law, p.6) Frederic Bastiat
There's a chance. Depends on unknown factors b
It will certainly be an issue but I think the hatred so many have for Cruz's positions offset a lot of the money concerns.quash said:BaylorBJM said:
Does he win in November?
I say he has a chance.
Doesn't have the war chest to win.
Loser 65%-35%
It doesn't take much to win a statewide race in Texas. Raphael won with less than a million votes. If Beto energizes the Democratic constituencies at all, he could very well win.BaylorBJM said:
Does he win in November?
I say he has a chance.
N. O. P. E.
-Justin Kates
I read today that O'Rourke has a 2:1 favorability ratio at 30% to 16%, but a whopping 53% still undecided. The same polling showed Trump's approval in Texas underwater too, so if he jumps in the race he could be a drag on Cruz. If that 3pt margin between Cruz and O'Rourke is even close to correct, things could get interesting. I still think O'Rourke's stance on guns (I think he supports an awb?) would be a big negative in any Texas election.
Beto says some things I like, but not nearly enough. I'm probably either not voting or voting for Dikeman.
Cruz sucks.
Cruz sucks.
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BaylorBJM said:
Does he win in November?
I say he has a chance.
He has a chance. He's gotta run a hell of a race and be on point. He might get some help from the White House.
He'll work well together with Gov. Wendy Davis, the last Democrat whom the national news media told us would turn Texas blue.
As a leaning Republican, I'll vote for him.
No. Texans don't want to turn Texas into California.
"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." ~ John Adams
At a minimum a purple Texas is coming and it may even go blue from there. The question is when not if. Trump's blue wave may accelerate that somewhat who knows? Democrats have not polled this well in state wide races since early 90s though. The Gubernatorial race is even pretty close with either candidate in the run off as the nominee.
The Republican attack on public education has swayed me to become a education voter. Whichever candidate supports public education the most, that's who I vote for.
There's inadvertent ways to attack education that are far more damaging than lack of budgets.fadskier said:
The Republican attack on public education has swayed me to become a education voter. Whichever candidate supports public education the most, that's who I vote for.
Welfare and single parent homes being one of them which is vital to Democrats.
"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." ~ John Adams
The current attack is to lessen funding and short change current teachers (and retirees) on their health care and retirement. It's taken alot to make me vote Democrat in Texas...Dan Patrick has succeeded in that aspect.Doc Holliday said:There's inadvertent ways to attack education that are far more damaging than lack of budgets.fadskier said:
The Republican attack on public education has swayed me to become a education voter. Whichever candidate supports public education the most, that's who I vote for.
Welfare and single parent homes being one of them which is vital to Democrats.
It seems that nationwide meaning in every region the public's view on the legalization of marijuana has shifted almost as dramatically and quickly as the public's views on gay rights.
Me toofadskier said:
As a leaning Republican, I'll vote for him.
Osodecentx said:Me toofadskier said:
As a leaning Republican, I'll vote for him.
If I weren't voting for Dikeman.
Still want Cruz on SCOTUS, I think he'd be a fascinating justice
Fixed it for you.cinque said:It doesn't take much to win a statewide race in Texas. Raphael won with less than a million votes. If Robert O'Rourke energizes the Democratic constituencies at all, he could very well win.BaylorBJM said:
Does he win in November?
I say he has a chance.
Yeah, yeah, and CMR will get fired after going 1-11.PartyBear said:
At a minimum a purple Texas is coming and it may even go blue from there. The question is when not if. Trump's blue wave may accelerate that somewhat who knows? Democrats have not polled this well in state wide races since early 90s though. The Gubernatorial race is even pretty close with either candidate in the run off as the nominee.
You might need to temper your predictions a bit.
You really do not think Texas is growing and changing Mothra? I think it is objective fact that it is and a political miscalculation to be in denial about those facts.
Of course. Doesn't mean it's going to turn blue, nor that same will happen soon. It's gotten redder if anything since the 90's.PartyBear said:
You really do not think Texas is growing and changing Mothra? I think it is objective fact that it is and a political miscalculation to be in denial about those facts.
People have been saying what you're saying for years. I remember such comments back in 2008. And here we still are.
Dems had better vote. Beto better run on policies that matter to rural Texans and on education (K thru college thru vocational) and infrastructure
Hating Trump and Cruz is not enough. They 40% or more locked up for up for Cruz because of our hate. It has to be Policy that wins.
Actually it hasnt gotten redder Mothra. The parties finally aligned themselves along the red/blue dichotomy in the 90s. You formerly had very red voters who still called themselves Democrats and very red candidates running as Democrats and being elected across the state. I would say as recently as in the 80s for example even though the party affiliation of most folks in Texas was Democrat that the ratio between actual blue voters and red voters in the state was about 80 red/20 blue. That ratio now is approximately 55/45. This trend will only continue. In fact if the state currently was just every Texas county with a population of 200K or more. Texas would already be a more blue shade of purple. As all those counties as a whole have gone with the Democratic nominee for POTUS for 3 straight elections. Eventually the urban/suburban vote will overwhelm and knock down the red rural wall of far east Texas and west Texas.
Texas, despite its penchant for voting red, is now a minority majority state. That reality has not been politically impactful because Texas leads the nation in low voter participation. Should that change, Republicans as a ruling party in Texax are in trouble.
The only argument that would prevail on Republican Senators would be putting Cruz on the SC gets him out of the Senate.quash said:Osodecentx said:Me toofadskier said:
As a leaning Republican, I'll vote for him.
If I weren't voting for Dikeman.
Still want Cruz on SCOTUS, I think he'd be a fascinating justice
Disagree with your numbers. The chance of a Dem being elected to a high political office today are not nearly as good as it was in the 80's.PartyBear said:
Actually it hasnt gotten redder Mothra. The parties finally aligned themselves along the red/blue dichotomy in the 90s. You formerly had very red voters who still called themselves Democrats and very red candidates running as Democrats and being elected across the state. I would say as recently as in the 80s for example even though the party affiliation of most folks in Texas was Democrat that the ratio between actual blue voters and red voters in the state was about 80 red/20 blue. That ratio now is approximately 55/45. This trend will only continue. In fact if the state currently was just every Texas county with a population of 200K or more. Texas would already be a more blue shade of purple. As all those counties as a whole have gone with the Democratic nominee for POTUS for 3 straight elections. Eventually the urban/suburban vote will overwhelm and knock down the red rural wall of far east Texas and west Texas.
Why is this? Are dems the only ones not voting? Where are your sources?cinque said:
Texas, despite its penchant for voting red, is now a minority majority state. That reality has not been politically impactful because Texas leads the nation in low voter participation. Should that change, Republicans as a ruling party in Texax are in trouble.