Republicans are an existential threat. I say this all the time. We’ve moved beyond “oh well it’s a difference of opinion.” The republican party is wrong on every issue of note. Many of their members tried to overthrow the US government, and the rest didn’t leave the party.
Yup, Texas was democratic until around 2000. Which makes it even funnier when people here acted like it’s been some Republican strong hold since the Alamo.
The party switch happened in the 70s. By 73 Texas had elected Barbara Jordan, the first Southern African-American woman elected to the US House. While governors like Mark White would probably be Republican by today’s standards, you couldn’t really say the same for Ann Richards. They even had their Senator Lloyd Bentsen run as VP on the Dukakis campaign.
While Texas had slowly been drifting red since the party switch, it was cemented with the redistricting in the mid 90s. Since then they have done everything in their power to suppress democratic voters.
Daily reminder that Texas (and Republicans) sucks.
Republicans suck. Texas is fine. It’s just land. Texas was fine 30 years ago before all the repuglicunts moved in.
Republicans are an existential threat. I say this all the time. We’ve moved beyond “oh well it’s a difference of opinion.” The republican party is wrong on every issue of note. Many of their members tried to overthrow the US government, and the rest didn’t leave the party.
We should be hanging republicans for treason.
WTF Texas was democratic?
Yup, Texas was democratic until around 2000. Which makes it even funnier when people here acted like it’s been some Republican strong hold since the Alamo.
LOL, that’s just because before then, conservative Democrats (i.e. Dixiecrats) were a thing.
The party switch happened in the 70s. By 73 Texas had elected Barbara Jordan, the first Southern African-American woman elected to the US House. While governors like Mark White would probably be Republican by today’s standards, you couldn’t really say the same for Ann Richards. They even had their Senator Lloyd Bentsen run as VP on the Dukakis campaign.
While Texas had slowly been drifting red since the party switch, it was cemented with the redistricting in the mid 90s. Since then they have done everything in their power to suppress democratic voters.
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Yeah, dont blame the dirt, it can’t help it.
Fair’nuf,
Texans suck (*sorry Texan progressives, it’s a big brush. Everything is bigger in Texas, they say.)