Posted on 07/04/2019 8:40:33 PM PDT by nwrep
Actually, I think there is a stronger likelihood of the democrat party splitting than states turning purple.
The democrat party has been involved in identity politics for close to 50 years. While it has increased over time, in the last 10 years democrat party has accelerated this at reckless abandon speed. They are catering to the 10-20 percent of the far left base. This is not sustainable, especially over the long run. They are alienating many voters from independents and especially those in their own party.
I see a major split soon. The far left will continue its radical trajectory and the new party will stay more in the middle left of the political spectrum. What will result is a 3-party system which in this case, is good for America. The democrat/far left party will be split and will change city/county/state/federal races for good. It will be more difficult for the dems to regain control anywhere.
You are aware California used to be a red state, right? It used to be solidly conservative.
Are you aware that Texas' four largest cities; Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin have Democrat mayors? Look it up.
It is happening.
If you look at the exit polling on Cruz/Robert Francis, Cruz led Robert Francis with non-native Texans, and native Texans favored Robert Francis.
Newcomers to Texas are making the state even redder. They are disenfranchised conservatives or libertarians coming here.
“Texas turning blue” is just liberal nonsense to distract us from playing offense in California, New York, etc., and to keep us on the defensive.
Believe it or not. Texas is a high vote fraud state. I would not be surprised if the vote fraud becomes so high with the illegals and all that the deep state flips the color.
Sure; all of those said that Hillary would win easily in 2016.
The author’s false characterization of 2018 is independent of any analysis.
That’s characterizing illegals that vote Democrat as legitimate votes. With all due respect, your stance suggests that all we can do in the face of this is go back to wringing hands.
And Portland is not Oregon but they rule the state anyway. From Reagan to Newsom in 52 years, laugh away folks.
Well, they had me fooled! I don’t know how we can stop massive DNC election fraud if nobody in authority will.
I just look at what's happened recently and look at the demographic projections for the future. I look at other states (like California) and what has happened to them and the fact a lot of those people are moving to places like Austin.
In 2014, Cornyn, who really isn't that well liked by the base (and it was an off election year like it was in 2018) beat his opponent by 27% and 1.8 million votes. With the right candidate (appealing to their base) and a dull (but far more CONSERVATIVE) candidate in Cruz, he eeked out a victory in 2018 by 2.5% and only 215K votes just 4 years later. I promise you Cornyn will not win by 27% in 2020 no matter who the dims run against him. He will win - but they could run an illegal latino prostitute and she would not lose by 27% today.
Romney won by 16% and 1.2 million votes in 2012. Trump? 9% and 800K against a terrible candidate in Hillary Clinton. Mcstain won by 12% and a million in 2008. Do the math.
For all the talk about how much Texas loves Trump - he did worse again Clinton than Romney did against Obama. It's not that he's a worse candidate - it's demographics.
ing compared to Bush and Romney.
And that's the problem. When you look at the shifts in the years from 2012 - 2018 (when the young hispancs that have graduated HS and now are voting and the transplants have moved in), you see a new trend starting to emerge.
Cornyn won by 27% and Cruz by 2 1/2. Now granted - these are two different races and candidate but it doesn't account for an almost 25% difference in outcome in just 4 years. Then there is Romney-Trump correlations between 2012-2016...with Trump losing 5% of Romney's vote and a 450K vote differential against an AWFUL candidate.
Immigrants! Don’t Vote for What You Fled
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10uX2EhSflA
I’d say that’s true whether it is someone from Mexico or California.
You could tell all that by the lavish lifestyle he displayed after leaving office.
Oh wait he refused SS protection and moved into his Mother In Law's house. Yep just like the Clintons. </s>
An often overlooked phenomenon, but a real one. People don't want to throw away their vote by voting for a loser. Crazy I know but something I encountered many years ago.
Abandon ship! Don't be crazy, the Titanic is unsinkable.
Trump should fight for California. The democrats are committing political suicide in California.
California is ripe for the picking.
Wouldn’t that make election night exciting if we had to wait for California?
This would help Trump with the popular vote as well?
Anchor babies grow up and vote...
Sadly I have to say the Texas GOP is very silent. IT’s like they are taking TExas for granted while libs are gunning for it. I’ve tried to bring it to the attention of that group, and Cruz and Cornyn.
I am a little worried about. Austin has gone to hell due to lib influence.
“I don’t understand all the grudge-holding with Sen. Cruz,...”
Some people may hold grudges, but the real issue with Ted Cruz was not his stubborn failure to concede to Donald Trump, or any doubts about whether he was conservative enough - the real problem was that a lot of people - even Republicans - find him generally unappealing.
As a white Right wing male in my mid 60s, if I thought he came off as “icky” and a little too preachy - almost like a smarmy religious right Elmer Gantry type - then how is he going to get independents and Democrats to cross over to win a general election. As weak as President Trump made her look as a candidate, Hillary Clinton would have mopped the floor with Ted Cruz.
It is not about grudges - Cruz just wasn’t the right pick - he doesn’t have a speck of whatever it is that President Trump has.
“I don’t understand all the grudge-holding with Sen. Cruz,...”
Some people may hold grudges, but the real issue with Ted Cruz was not his stubborn failure to concede to Donald Trump, or any doubts about whether he was conservative enough - the real problem was that a lot of people - even Republicans - find him generally unappealing.
As a white Right wing male in my mid 60s, if I thought he came off as “icky” and a little too preachy - almost like a smarmy religious right Elmer Gantry type - then how is he going to get independents and Democrats to cross over to win a general election? As weak as President Trump made her look as a candidate, Hillary Clinton would have mopped the floor with Ted Cruz.
It is not about grudges - Cruz just wasn’t the right pick - he doesn’t have a speck of whatever it is that President Trump has.
Bull. Leftists were trying to sell this nonsense in 2016 with predictable results.
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