• KC_Royalz@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    Ya when people say Dems have a chance of winning Texas. Call that person a moron and go on with your day

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      6 days ago

      Like nearly all the US, the cities are heavily blue and the rural parts are heavily red. The only difference between blue states and red states is which side of the halfway line it’s tipped towards. And nearly every state is close to the halfway mark—including Texas.

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        5 days ago

        The only difference between blue states and red states is which side of the halfway line it’s tipped towards.

        not for any longer. trump has won the right to throw out any mail-in ballot he wants.

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      5 days ago

      Political scientists estimate there are about 8 million consistently-Democratic voters in Texas and 6 million consistently-Republican voters. Out of a population of 30 million where everyone else flip flops and/or doesn’t vote.

      The only reason the Republicans ever win in Texas is due to voter suppression/gerrymandering.

      This is consistent with national estimates that there are roughly 1.5x as many Democrats as Republicans in the USA.

      The only reason the Republicans ever win anywhere is due to voter suppression/gerrymandering.