Brian? wrote: » They have created a new organisation in Texas. You think that money was wasted? The fight in Texas was really about 2020 and 2024. The Dems believe changing demographics could flip Texas at least purple, if not blue. It's a long term strategy. John Corryn is worried. He's doesn't have the profile of Cruz.
RobertKK wrote: » Of course Texas will eventually become a blue state, the irony being the red state is very successful and its making Texan cities among the fastest growing cities in the US, so Republicans have made Texas a success and the people moving to Texas - a lot from blue states with problems and they vote Democrat and could end up making a mess of what has worked for Texas.
Water John wrote: » That might just prove it's easier to demonise a woman than a man.
Quin_Dub wrote: » Although he raised that number he didn't spend anything like the full amount..
prawnsambo wrote: » Isn't it the case though, that most of the blue in Texas is centred around those cities?
RobertKK wrote: » Yes where people are emigrating to from outside of Texas.
Water John wrote: » Even Trump would hardly spout that nonsense theory KK.
In the counties surrounding Dallas and Tarrant, almost two out of every three new residents since 2010 have come from other areas of the state or the country.
Professor Moriarty wrote: » Pelosi's approval rating is dire, even much worse that The Donald's.
Podge_irl wrote: » Congress's approval rating in general is dire. Not that that seems to stop 80-90% of them being re-elected like clockwork.
RobertKK wrote: » In the counties surrounding Dallas and Tarrant, almost two out of every three new residents since 2010 have come from other areas of the state or the country.
RobertKK wrote: » Beto O'Rourke did really badly. I came across this: 2012 Paul Sadler Raised: $705,027 Votes: 3,194,927 $/Vote: $0.22 each Then on to 2018 Beto O'Rourke Raised: $69,240,350+ Votes (11:33pm ET): 3,413,259+ $/Vote: $20.29 each Just an extra 218k votes despite all the hype and spending 98 times as much as the Democrat in 2012 did.
Professor Moriarty wrote: » Indeed. I'm thinking of how Pelosi is seen by many as the de facto Dem equivalent of Trump and how that might have played out in the midterms. Her approval rating is truly awful so if they had someone popular leading the charge things might have gone even better.
Rhineshark wrote: » In the state he was running, against the incumbent, he actually did very well. You can break it down however you like, expectation and history were against him. Closing that gap in the way he did will have left Cruz a relieved man that he pipped him. The hype was because he was doing so well with the Senate races stacked as they were. (Plus Ted Cruz is impressively unlikable). You were listening to McConnell if you really thought he'd win.
Podge_irl wrote: » Perhaps, it was a massive mistake for the dems to stick with her this long to be honest. I'm not sure it would have made a huge difference in these elections but I think it will have an impact as to how the democrats are perceived in the next two years. Whether she is Speaker for that whole time or passes it on, the Speaker absolutely can not afford to be seen as just an anti-Trump roadblock hellbent on (pointlessly) impeaching him. They need to spend their time on putting forth bills that get killed by the Republicans so that the latter are seen as the problem.
Peregrinus wrote: » So, what you're saying is, the parts of Texas with Democratic administrations are thriving, and people are fleeing the Republican-run areas and flocking to them?
vetinari wrote: » That's a bizarre interpretation for why Californians are moving to Texas. It's for one reason: housing. Cost of housing is sky high in California. That causes people to move to cheaper locations. It's sky high because a lot of people want to live there and locals who block denser housing. NIMBYism regarding denser housing is not a left or right issue. It's pretty universal.
rossie1977 wrote: » Doesn't translate much. Dems got destroyed in the house in 2010 and took big losses in Senate yet Obama comfortably won the 2012 presidential election. Problem for the Dems right now is the rift between the progressive and corporate mainstream wings of the parties.
Eric Cartman wrote: » The problem for the dems is the moderates are being overshadowed by the left who are getting more extreme as time goes on. When people are getting excited about candidates like sanders and ocasio-cortez you have a problem on your hands. The dems would do well to distance themselves from the more fringe elements and only nominate centerist candidates who are palatable to more than college students.
8-10 wrote: » Didn't work with Hillary though
According to a new report from the real-estate company Redfin, Seattle is the top out-of-state destination for Bay Area residents. Other areas include Sacramento, California; Austin, Texas; Portland, Oregon; and Las Vegas.
Austin had a lot of interest from Silicon Valley with Houston and Los Angeles a distant second and third. People in Seattle, Dallas, Washington, Chicago, San Diego and New York also took some interest in the capital city.
The top source for newcomers in Dallas is Los Angeles — San Francisco was a distant second. People from Chicago, Seattle, Washington, New York, Austin and Houston were also gawking at Dallas-area photos of front lawns and living rooms
Houston has been another big draw for west coasters. Los Angeles had the most out-of-towners looking around the Bayou City with San Francisco also a distant second. It also had interest from people in Dallas, Washington, Austin, Chicago, New York and Seattle
Austin and Houston were the top sources of people interested in San Antonio with Los Angeles a close third. The Alamo City was also of interest to people in Washington, the Bay Area, Seattle, Dallas, Chicago and San Diego.
Bambi wrote: » Worth remembering voters in states with high population density are inevitably going to wind up migrating into states with lower populations. And with that the electoral college goes up the Swanee for Republicans
Eric Cartman wrote: » she was always just a terrible candidate. It wasnt her leanings on the left to middle scale, shes just an unlikeable person with a lot of skeletons in the closet.
