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2016 Postmortem

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts) Sat Oct 22, 2016, 09:58 AM Oct 2016

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'It's surreal': is a Democratic uprising afoot deep in the heart of Texas?

'It's surreal': is a Democratic uprising afoot deep in the heart of Texas?
Polling shows Hillary Clinton within the margin of error in the Lone Star state, an unthinkable development years ahead of the party’s most optimistic hopes
Tom Dart Saturday 22 October 2016 06.00 EDT

It might seem unlikely that this presidential election could get any stranger, but polls are emerging that suggest Texas might now be in play for the Democrats.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/22/democrats-texas-hillary-clinton-polls-donald-trump

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'It's surreal': is a Democratic uprising afoot deep in the heart of Texas? (Original Post) workinclasszero Oct 2016 OP

Texas women vote. Go Blue TX! nm AmericanActivist Oct 2016 #1

YES WE DO!! Go Blue TX!! Avalux Oct 2016 #21

Women, Latinos....lot of both in Texas... Wounded Bear Oct 2016 #3

Reality haunting Republicans: Coyotl Oct 2016 #4

It's about damn time... Blue Idaho Oct 2016 #5

Republican apathy is real in States like TX JCMach1 Oct 2016 #6

GOTV, Texas! NastyRiffraff Oct 2016 #7

frankly, Texas could go blue anytime it wants. Javaman Oct 2016 #8

I agree! workinclasszero Oct 2016 #16

The difference between winning and losing is about 2 votes per precinct. ffr Oct 2016 #9

Here's hoping ... lillypaddle Oct 2016 #10

I sure hope so. TxDemChem Oct 2016 #11

Do it Texas! Go blue! IronLionZion Oct 2016 #12

Go Texas! sheshe2 Oct 2016 #13

Going to early vote next week. MicaelS Oct 2016 #14

400 electoral votes is not out of the question. JRLeft Oct 2016 #15

Steve Schmidt thinks so TexasBushwhacker Oct 2016 #17

We are working to turn Texas blue Gothmog Oct 2016 #18

Gracias, working! Cha Oct 2016 #19

Texas is not a red state place to live if you live in one of its bigger citys tibbir Oct 2016 #20

C'mooooon, Texas!!! Wooohoooo! AgadorSparticus Oct 2016 #22

AmericanActivist

(1,019 posts)

1. Texas women vote. Go Blue TX! nm

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Sat Oct 22, 2016, 10:01 AM

Oct 2016

Avalux

(35,015 posts)

21. YES WE DO!! Go Blue TX!!

Reply to AmericanActivist (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 22, 2016, 11:11 PM

Oct 2016

Wounded Bear

(58,670 posts)

3. Women, Latinos....lot of both in Texas...

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Sat Oct 22, 2016, 10:36 AM

Oct 2016

piss them off and motivate them to vote against you and things happen.

I hope they succeed.

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)

4. Reality haunting Republicans:

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Sat Oct 22, 2016, 10:38 AM

Oct 2016

Blue Idaho

(5,049 posts)

5. It's about damn time...

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Sat Oct 22, 2016, 10:39 AM

Oct 2016

After decades of suffering at the hands of Bush and Perry as governors, you'd think the citizens of the state would like to join the rest of us in the 21st. Century.

JCMach1

(27,559 posts)

6. Republican apathy is real in States like TX

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Sat Oct 22, 2016, 11:49 AM

Oct 2016

At least where I live in the Dallas burbs.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)

7. GOTV, Texas!

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Sat Oct 22, 2016, 12:01 PM

Oct 2016

I wish I could get down there and help, but that's not possible right now. But there are plenty of great Texas Democrats who will!

Texas

Javaman

(62,531 posts)

8. frankly, Texas could go blue anytime it wants.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Sat Oct 22, 2016, 12:08 PM

Oct 2016

The Latino vote needs to be heard, once it does, Texas would never be red again.

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

16. I agree!

Reply to Javaman (Reply #8)

Sat Oct 22, 2016, 02:42 PM

Oct 2016

It would be the final death rattle for the republican party nationally.

GO Texas democrats!!!!!

ffr

(22,671 posts)

9. The difference between winning and losing is about 2 votes per precinct.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Sat Oct 22, 2016, 12:09 PM

Oct 2016

Everyone in my family is excited about voting. I'm going to see if I can talk one of my B.S. voting friends to support HRC. He's stubborn, but I have to do something. (not in TX though).

Come on Texas!!!

lillypaddle

(9,581 posts)

10. Here's hoping ...

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Sat Oct 22, 2016, 12:25 PM

Oct 2016

TxDemChem

(1,918 posts)

11. I sure hope so.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Sat Oct 22, 2016, 12:27 PM

Oct 2016

Early voting starts Monday and it will be my teenage daughter's first time voting. She blew off the primary (I was highly disappointed), but she feels her vote can count so she's ready to GOTV with me and hubby.

IronLionZion

(45,465 posts)

12. Do it Texas! Go blue!

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Sat Oct 22, 2016, 12:36 PM

Oct 2016

There are a lot of red states that went blue for Obama: Virginia, Colorado, Nevada, North Carolina, Indiana, Omaha area of Nebraska.

Demographics are changing rapidly. Diversity is unstoppable and is only going in one direction. GOP really screwed up royally with Trump. Without women and minorities and young people, they don't have enough votes.

Obama's election in 2008 exposed that we have our blue wall for presidential elections: enough liberals in enough states to block out anyone stupid enough to run a fringe extremist campaign. They really screwed up by letting that extreme lunacy take over their party. Hate groups have freely admitted their role in hijacking the GOP.

Trump's voters really have no idea what sort of people are US citizens these days. They are in for a big surprise on election day.

sheshe2

(83,799 posts)

13. Go Texas!

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Sat Oct 22, 2016, 12:52 PM

Oct 2016

You can do this!

MicaelS

(8,747 posts)

14. Going to early vote next week.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Sat Oct 22, 2016, 01:30 PM

Oct 2016

Lucky it's right down the street.

JRLeft

(7,010 posts)

15. 400 electoral votes is not out of the question.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Sat Oct 22, 2016, 02:37 PM

Oct 2016

TexasBushwhacker

(20,204 posts)

17. Steve Schmidt thinks so

Reply to JRLeft (Reply #15)

Sat Oct 22, 2016, 03:04 PM

Oct 2016

Saw him on one of the Sunday morning shows saying so. When a GOP pundit starts saying things like that, it caught my attention.

Gothmog

(145,353 posts)

18. We are working to turn Texas blue

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Sat Oct 22, 2016, 03:13 PM

Oct 2016

I just spent two hours training poll watchers and I have two more course tomorrow

Cha

(297,345 posts)

19. Gracias, working!

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Sat Oct 22, 2016, 08:08 PM

Oct 2016

tibbir

(1,170 posts)

20. Texas is not a red state place to live if you live in one of its bigger citys

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Sat Oct 22, 2016, 11:06 PM

Oct 2016

Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Beaumont are all Democratic - Also all of the Valley.

AgadorSparticus

(7,963 posts)

22. C'mooooon, Texas!!! Wooohoooo!

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Sun Oct 23, 2016, 01:38 AM

Oct 2016

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