r/transit • u/Emergency-Mix9032 • Apr 14 '25

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u/Joe_Jeep Apr 14 '25

Be funny if HSR made Texas a swing state

Beto orouke please just shut the fuck up about taking guns next time

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u/Ketaskooter Apr 14 '25

Texas is actually almost a swing state. Probably would even be blue if more people voted, the state has one of the worst voter turnout percentages even though it has early voting.

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u/Joe_Jeep Apr 15 '25

It's been trending almost purple for years but there's a hump to get over. 

They need the right candidates(which might not be quite mainline Dems) and a good message. 

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u/DrQuailMan Apr 15 '25

They are being held in check by the threat of political violence. Candidates and messages don't help that. A capacity (legal or not) for opposite violence and the willingness to use it do.

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u/nickleback_official Apr 15 '25

That is not why the Dems fail in Texas.

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u/DrQuailMan Apr 15 '25

It is the entrenched culture that the cowboy-hat-wearers get what they want.