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Javaman

(62,439 posts)
35. Heavily gerrymandered.
Wed Feb 21, 2018, 10:09 AM
Feb 2018

thanks to cement head rick perry and his illegal redefining of the districts.

I live in Austin.

Jeeze, what happened since Cha Feb 2018 #1
This Gabi Hayes Feb 2018 #2
Mahalo, Gabi Cha Feb 2018 #4
he mea iki Gabi Hayes Feb 2018 #6
The Audacity of HOPE.. Cha Feb 2018 #8
Trump was held to less than 10% margin in 2016 Gothmog Feb 2018 #49
Mahalo, Gothmog! Yay! Cha Feb 2018 #80
Ha Ha-Brietbart is worried about Texas Democratic primary turnout Gothmog Feb 2018 #81
Please make it so.. I think the Dems are Cha Feb 2018 #83
Yes NewJeffCT Feb 2018 #84
More The #BlueWave2018 is not just in Harris County but all over #Texas! Gothmog Feb 2018 #79
A lot of that map is begging to go blue. TexasTowelie Feb 2018 #3
That would be Just Desserts.. Cha Feb 2018 #5
TX, FL, GA, NC and PA... we can win these. Tatiana Feb 2018 #7
Penn just took a huge step in the right direction... Wounded Bear Feb 2018 #44
I was at my county CEC meeting on Monday Gothmog Feb 2018 #53
Nor Arizona. Trump did not get a majority in AZ. grantcart Feb 2018 #9
K and R BadgerMom Feb 2018 #10
As long as Republicans control the leg, courts, districting and election process, I won't hold my br Midnight Writer Feb 2018 #11
At least we have the comsymplibmedia behind us! Gabi Hayes Feb 2018 #12
Vote Democrat. Forget holding breath. Hortensis Feb 2018 #36
this, unfortunately. nt TheFrenchRazor Feb 2018 #88
Pennsylvania..... SergeStorms Feb 2018 #13
We will take over Texas vercetti2021 Feb 2018 #14
I am with you! Trueblue Texan Feb 2018 #27
Awesome vercetti2021 Feb 2018 #28
Yes we will!!! Dem_4_Life Feb 2018 #32
It isnt a development at all FBaggins Feb 2018 #15
A "black, Muslim, foreigner" Democrat lost TX by 16 points in 2012, Hortensis Feb 2018 #38
Texas is turning duforsure Feb 2018 #16
Matt Angle, Aimee Boone, etc. have been working for decades at this. DFW Feb 2018 #18
There is an improvement LeftInTX Feb 2018 #47
You might met either Matt or Aimee at some point, then DFW Feb 2018 #59
Every one of those states listed as "toss up" went to Trump oberliner Feb 2018 #17
The wheels of change turn slowly. DFW Feb 2018 #19
Or maybe there was something more nefarious in all those toss-ups going Trump's way oberliner Feb 2018 #20
I have no doubt that there was plenty of that DFW Feb 2018 #42
Yep and all the states where HRC was up 2 - 3% that went Red Don were Voter Suppression uponit7771 Feb 2018 #23
Don't overlook fatigue Pope George Ringo II Feb 2018 #52
True MountCleaners Feb 2018 #70
Missouri went from solid to leans. xmas74 Feb 2018 #21
Indiana? Right. Sure. When? LiberalFighter Feb 2018 #22
Didn't it flip to blue in 08? vercetti2021 Feb 2018 #24
Yes Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2018 #46
Only for Obama. Then 2012 back to red. LiberalFighter Feb 2018 #77
K&R for visibility. Register voters and GOTV. nt tblue37 Feb 2018 #25
Woooooo HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Trueblue Texan Feb 2018 #26
Is Texas Jerrymandered? Johnny2X2X Feb 2018 #29
Oh yes very much so... Dem_4_Life Feb 2018 #34
True as far as it goes Pope George Ringo II Feb 2018 #54
Heavily gerrymandered. Javaman Feb 2018 #35
Yes. For example, the conservative counties Ilsa Feb 2018 #37
And this gem: dalton99a Feb 2018 #40
Wow DavidDvorkin Feb 2018 #48
To the nth degree uponit7771 Feb 2018 #60
unless democratic voters in all the competitive states get off their asses and vote beachbum bob Feb 2018 #30
Now, stop sending my TX donations to other states. X_Digger Feb 2018 #31
Great! crazycatlady Feb 2018 #33
South Carolina Corgigal Feb 2018 #39
Texas will turn blue one day and when that happens the GOP will have no chance to elect POTUS Gothmog Feb 2018 #41
+1, all the voter suppression is to stop what's going to happen in Texas. I knew uponit7771 Feb 2018 #61
Turnout was down 2014 compared to 2010 due to voter id Gothmog Feb 2018 #64
Indiana is considered NOT heavily RED? D_Master81 Feb 2018 #43
I was surprised to see that KY is also not Republican. How long has that been true? nt LAS14 Feb 2018 #45
It is still early but this is encouraging Gothmog Feb 2018 #50
Here are some more early voting numbers for Texas Gothmog Feb 2018 #51
Seats will flip from red to blue if that trend continues. LonePirate Feb 2018 #56
I hope that you are correct Gothmog Feb 2018 #57
These are the kind of statistics I like!!! nt LAS14 Feb 2018 #65
It is still early in the early voting period Gothmog Feb 2018 #67
Democratic turnout in Harris County is way up Gothmog Feb 2018 #55
+1 and this is for off year primaries uponit7771 Feb 2018 #62
You need to compare these numbers to 2014 Gothmog Feb 2018 #68
Well, if they aren't a RepubliCON state, what are they? A Russian state? Farmer-Rick Feb 2018 #58
Texas is a republican state and will remain a republican state for the foreseeable future LostOne4Ever Feb 2018 #63
Way to be positive vercetti2021 Feb 2018 #69
Being realistic is not giving up. LostOne4Ever Feb 2018 #71
I don't have false hope vercetti2021 Feb 2018 #72
I will have hope once a dem comes close to winning a statewide election LostOne4Ever Feb 2018 #73
Well I can't flip this district vercetti2021 Feb 2018 #74
Good Luck! nt LostOne4Ever Feb 2018 #75
You as well vercetti2021 Feb 2018 #76
The Texas GOP is relying on voter suppression tactics that are not working Gothmog Feb 2018 #82
Democrats set early voting records at start of Texas primaries Gothmog Feb 2018 #66
Update on Texas turnout Gothmog Feb 2018 #78
A trump endorsement may be the kiss of death for Texas GOP candidates Gothmog Feb 2018 #85
I don't fully buy into this Awsi Dooger Feb 2018 #86
Today's updated turnout numbers Gothmog Feb 2018 #87
This is very interesting Gothmog Feb 2018 #89
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