2016 Postmortem

DFW

(54,411 posts) Sat Jun 13, 2015, 01:09 PM Jun 2015

Howard Dean has a vivid imagination, and Texas comes in dead last here

But I LOVE this gif:
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The 50 Strategy is BACK.

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Howard Dean has a vivid imagination, and Texas comes in dead last here (Original Post) DFW Jun 2015 OP

Yes, Texas has a problem. Houston has solved their problem in the last few elections but it needs Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #1

Dallas is slowly coming around DFW Jun 2015 #2

Dallas Is Almost Completely Democratic Stallion Jun 2015 #8

The Mayor of Dallas lead the Home-Rule movement in Dallas ISD. Democrats and Republicans put a stop DhhD Jun 2015 #10

We have a great mayor here in Houston - TBF Jun 2015 #3

We are slowly making progress Gothmog Jun 2015 #4

Extreme redistricting is our main problem in Texas. DamnYankeeInHouston Jun 2015 #5

DeLay's legacy DFW Jun 2015 #6

He's also why I can't get much Social Security because I have DamnYankeeInHouston Jun 2015 #9

Howard "Vivid" Dean ellisonz Jun 2015 #7

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)

1. Yes, Texas has a problem. Houston has solved their problem in the last few elections but it needs

Reply to DFW (Original post)

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 01:18 PM

Jun 2015

to go state wide.

DFW

(54,411 posts)

2. Dallas is slowly coming around

Reply to Thinkingabout (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 01:41 PM

Jun 2015

Austin and El Paso are islands of safe haven, too. It's the rest of the state that needs some serious mental repair.

Stallion

(6,476 posts)

8. Dallas Is Almost Completely Democratic

Reply to DFW (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 07:27 PM

Jun 2015

except for DA where Craig Watkins made ample mistakes to cause his own demise. The Mayor is non-partisan-probably a Republican but popular even among Democrats. Otherwise, the city is true blue

DhhD

(4,695 posts)

10. The Mayor of Dallas lead the Home-Rule movement in Dallas ISD. Democrats and Republicans put a stop

Reply to Stallion (Reply #8)

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 09:05 PM

Jun 2015

to the take over of the public education by ALEC, Dallas Area Chamber of Commerce and the Mayor.

TBF

(32,068 posts)

3. We have a great mayor here in Houston -

Reply to Thinkingabout (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 01:58 PM

Jun 2015

and the cities are definitely in play (or already there). Austin, Dallas, San Antonio and Houston went for Obama in 2012. El Paso in play. It's the rural areas that are killing us.

Gothmog

(145,339 posts)

4. We are slowly making progress

Reply to DFW (Original post)

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 02:41 PM

Jun 2015

DamnYankeeInHouston

(1,365 posts)

5. Extreme redistricting is our main problem in Texas.

Reply to DFW (Original post)

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 05:04 PM

Jun 2015

DFW

(54,411 posts)

6. DeLay's legacy

Reply to DamnYankeeInHouston (Reply #5)

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 05:34 PM

Jun 2015

It's because of him that after thirteen terms of the great Martin Frost we got the moron Pete Sessions.

DamnYankeeInHouston

(1,365 posts)

9. He's also why I can't get much Social Security because I have

Reply to DFW (Reply #6)

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 08:11 PM

Jun 2015

state teacher retirement. And we're lucky to finally be getting trains in Houston. He made that impossible for so long. Not one of my favorite people.

ellisonz

(27,711 posts)

7. Howard "Vivid" Dean

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Sat Jun 13, 2015, 07:15 PM

Jun 2015

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