How to win the election without Florida or Ohio | 15 comments (15 topical, 0 hidden)
Texas redux (none / 0)
@Ken

I never said that Obama will win Texas, far from all I said was that its in play as the latest polls suggest.

http://www.electoral-vote.c om/evp2008/Obama/Graphs/tex as.html

It is trending Republican at this moment, but nowhere near expectations. The Republican brand is so damaged that its theoretically possible that if Iraq or the economy tanks further Texans may go for a Democrat, but unlikely.

Secondly, Texas is one of the states in the union that is growing the fastest and this will draw people from the NE and other Democratic areas as time goes on, this is why I suggest in the future that Texas may indeed be trending towards Democrat. But the real reason I say that is simply the growing Latino vote, the Republican party has lost that vote for a generation if it continues with its anti-amnesty agenda. The long term trend in Texas is not favourable to the Republicans. I am NO expert on Texas, or Texas politics, nor do I desire to be.

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by Nick86 on 05/07/2008 02:35:46 PM EST

Nick says (none / 0)

"I am NO expert on Texas, or Texas politics, nor do I desire to be."

Trust me, brother, you really don't. 

by ProfRich on 05/07/2008 07:12:42 PM EST

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CA? (none / 0)

I guess this argument explains why California's economy is collapsing so pathetic, huh?

I will agree a huge part of TX growth is suburbanite Republican's but don't put my name on any of the rest of that. 

by ProfRich on 05/08/2008 01:46:54 AM EST

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I rebutted (none / 0)
The existence of California and its economy destroys your agrument.

by ProfRich on 05/08/2008 08:56:14 AM EST

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CA's GOP Gov (none / 0)

yeah, because that was a reasonable and fair electoral process.  Definitely the only factor to weigh in deciding if CA is conservative.

Oh and Arnie, actually a Democrat on every national issue. 

by ProfRich on 05/08/2008 11:10:58 AM EST

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How to win the election without Florida or Ohio | 15 comments (15 topical, 0 hidden)