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blogslut

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4. Personally? I'm not so sure that's it.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun Jun 23, 2019, 09:18 AM

Jun 2019

California is not a monolith of liberalism. Who's to say those folks leaving CA aren't coming to TX because they want to live among conservatives?

I bet a good percentage of Texas-California transplants happen because Texas has no state income tax and an overall lower cost of living.

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Why Texas May Be Turning Blue? [View all] DonViejo Jun 2019 OP

Austin Traffic Interruptus Jun 2019 #1

Leslie seemed to be the only homeless person, now there are panhandlers at every street corner dalton99a Jun 2019 #2

Texas is famous for BBQ Traffic Interruptus Jun 2019 #3

There have been panhandlers at many major intersections as long as I've been here. TwilightZone Jun 2019 #7

There were few before the growth explosion dalton99a Jun 2019 #10

I don't get it. I don't understand this. Ilsa Jun 2019 #12

Personally? I'm not so sure that's it. blogslut Jun 2019 #4

They're coming here because corporations are moving here. TwilightZone Jun 2019 #8

Yes and no -ish blogslut Jun 2019 #11

Texans of color continue to easily outpace the white population dalton99a Jun 2019 #5

This, I think, is more likely turning Texas blue blogslut Jun 2019 #6

The problem is turnout, particularly Latino turnout. TwilightZone Jun 2019 #9

A lot of Latinos vote a conservative ticket, Ilsa Jun 2019 #13

Latino vote is still heavily on the Dem side. TwilightZone Jun 2019 #15

Oh, yes, certainly. I'm just saying Ilsa Jun 2019 #16

It's a combination of all these factors in the posted comments. Liberal In Texas Jun 2019 #14

Texas will be a battleground state Gothmog Jun 2019 #17