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Re: who ya got?

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:34 am
by jfish26


Keep in mind that emigration into Texas is heavy, and heavily from blue states (e.g., Californians and New Yorkers moving to Austin).

And that the population is getting younger on average, generally.

This would end the election.

Re: who ya got?

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:38 am
by sdoyel
Yep. Texas will turn blue if not this election, by 2024. Book it.

Re: who ya got?

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:49 am
by jfish26
sdoyel wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:38 am Yep. Texas will turn blue if not this election, by 2024. Book it.
Which would effectively cement Democratic control of the White House for as long as it takes the right to reform, and re-form.

It would be delicious if the GOP taking Texas for granted cost them this election.

Re: who ya got?

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:10 am
by ousdahl
In 2016 Trump won 52% of Texas over Dowdy’s 43%, 4.6 million votes over 3.8.

Especially with the turnout thus far, it’s not outta the question

Re: who ya got?

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:21 am
by sdoyel
jfish26 wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:49 am
sdoyel wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:38 am Yep. Texas will turn blue if not this election, by 2024. Book it.
Which would effectively cement Democratic control of the White House for as long as it takes the right to reform, and re-form.

It would be delicious if the GOP taking Texas for granted cost them this election.
Given the voter turnout, it would not be surprising to see Biden win here. The polls have been close for a long while now.

Re: who ya got?

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:44 am
by Deleted User 310
ousdahl wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:10 am In 2016 Trump won 52% of Texas over Dowdy’s 43%, 4.6 million votes over 3.8.

Especially with the turnout thus far, it’s not outta the question
He's going to need to hold texas if he wants a 4th and 5th term.

Re: who ya got?

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:44 am
by Cascadia
jfish26 wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:49 am
sdoyel wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:38 am Yep. Texas will turn blue if not this election, by 2024. Book it.
Which would effectively cement Democratic control of the White House for as long as it takes the right to reform, and re-form.

It would be delicious if the GOP taking Texas for granted cost them this election.
I’ve said this a few times. The republicans fucked up so badly with electing Trump that the country is going blue for the next 20-24 years.

Not sure if the senate goes blue this election cycle, but it will by the next one.

Hope they really enjoyed the last 4 years.

Re: who ya got?

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:45 am
by Deleted User 310
Fwiw i do not see Biden winning Texas. Biden team pulled advertising from there weeks ago signaling they knew they were dead in the water with Texas.

Re: who ya got?

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:46 am
by Deleted User 310
Cascadia wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:44 am
jfish26 wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:49 am
sdoyel wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:38 am Yep. Texas will turn blue if not this election, by 2024. Book it.
Which would effectively cement Democratic control of the White House for as long as it takes the right to reform, and re-form.

It would be delicious if the GOP taking Texas for granted cost them this election.
I’ve said this a few times. The republicans fucked up so badly with electing Trump that the country is going blue for the next 20-24 years.

Not sure if the senate goes blue this election cycle, but it will by the next one.

Hope they really enjoyed the last 4 years.
Maybe the next several presidents for sure. Definitely the house. Senate they may not even get back this time around....but there will still be plenty of red states the next few decades/forever.

Re: who ya got?

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:57 am
by jfish26
Cascadia wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:44 am
jfish26 wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:49 am
sdoyel wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:38 am Yep. Texas will turn blue if not this election, by 2024. Book it.
Which would effectively cement Democratic control of the White House for as long as it takes the right to reform, and re-form.

It would be delicious if the GOP taking Texas for granted cost them this election.
I’ve said this a few times. The republicans fucked up so badly with electing Trump that the country is going blue for the next 20-24 years.

Not sure if the senate goes blue this election cycle, but it will by the next one.

Hope they really enjoyed the last 4 years.
And I'm not in favor of long-term single-party control. At all.

You can find posts from me, on this website or a predecessor, worrying that the reaction to Trump would be so severe that the inevitable swinging-back of the pendulum would go completely overboard.

Re: who ya got?

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 10:02 am
by Mjl
IllinoisJayhawk wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:45 am Fwiw i do not see Biden winning Texas. Biden team pulled advertising from there weeks ago signaling they knew they were dead in the water with Texas.
Again, what are you talking about?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/pol ... 900472002/

They didn't pull advertising in Texas in recent weeks, they increased it.

Re: who ya got?

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 10:08 am
by Deleted User 310
Mjl wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 10:02 am
IllinoisJayhawk wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:45 am Fwiw i do not see Biden winning Texas. Biden team pulled advertising from there weeks ago signaling they knew they were dead in the water with Texas.
Again, what are you talking about?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/pol ... 900472002/

They didn't pull advertising in Texas in recent weeks, they increased it.
My mistake, must have misheard that on the news. May have been trump pulling ads in certain states due to being strapped for cash. Probably got mixed up.

Re: who ya got?

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 10:18 am
by Cascadia
Mjl wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 10:02 am
IllinoisJayhawk wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:45 am Fwiw i do not see Biden winning Texas. Biden team pulled advertising from there weeks ago signaling they knew they were dead in the water with Texas.
Again, what are you talking about?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/pol ... 900472002/

They didn't pull advertising in Texas in recent weeks, they increased it.
That’s not what Fox News said!

Re: who ya got?

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 10:20 am
by Cascadia
jfish26 wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:57 am
Cascadia wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:44 am
jfish26 wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:49 am

Which would effectively cement Democratic control of the White House for as long as it takes the right to reform, and re-form.

It would be delicious if the GOP taking Texas for granted cost them this election.
I’ve said this a few times. The republicans fucked up so badly with electing Trump that the country is going blue for the next 20-24 years.

Not sure if the senate goes blue this election cycle, but it will by the next one.

Hope they really enjoyed the last 4 years.
And I'm not in favor of long-term single-party control. At all.

You can find posts from me, on this website or a predecessor, worrying that the reaction to Trump would be so severe that the inevitable swinging-back of the pendulum would go completely overboard.
I completely agree.

I’ve said this before as well, I’m not really on ‘the left’. I lean left socially and lean right fiscally. Although I generally fine with whatever is best for the masses vs what’s best for me.

I like to be on the right side of history

Re: who ya got?

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 10:22 am
by Sparko
As a matter off fact, Harris is campaigning personally in Texas along with guest celebrities. The higher the turnout the more likely Texas turns blue. There are already more Democrats. It was always about making voting too tough for them. The suppression strategies hurt the GOP more I wager this year. The military votes by mail in bulk and honestly, only the truly deluded form his base now.

Re: who ya got?

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 10:32 am
by Deleted User 310
Cascadia wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 10:20 am I lean left socially and lean right fiscally.
Same.

Although nowadays the right isn't all that fiscally responsible either....so not sure it can even be called "leaning right fiscally".

Re: who ya got?

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 10:33 am
by Deleted User 310
Sparko wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 10:22 am As a matter off fact, Harris is campaigning personally in Texas along with guest celebrities. The higher the turnout the more likely Texas turns blue. There are already more Democrats. It was always about making voting too tough for them. The suppression strategies hurt the GOP more I wager this year. The military votes by mail in bulk and honestly, only the truly deluded form his base now.
If they would stop having Cher lip sink I would be much happier.

Re: who ya got?

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 10:36 am
by Sparko
I would much rather have Sonny Rollins
or Wynton, but they seem to aim for schmaltz.

Re: who ya got?

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 10:38 am
by jfish26
IllinoisJayhawk wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 10:32 am
Cascadia wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 10:20 am I lean left socially and lean right fiscally.
Same.

Although nowadays the right isn't all that fiscally responsible either....so not sure it can even be called "leaning right fiscally".
The GOP is the party of fiscal responsibility...when a Democrat is in the White House.

Re: who ya got?

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 10:39 am
by Deleted User 310
jfish26 wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 10:38 am
IllinoisJayhawk wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 10:32 am
Cascadia wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 10:20 am I lean left socially and lean right fiscally.
Same.

Although nowadays the right isn't all that fiscally responsible either....so not sure it can even be called "leaning right fiscally".
The GOP is the party of fiscal responsibility...when a Democrat is in the White House.
For sure.