President Trump’s political team is encouraging Republican leaders in Texas to examine how House district lines in the state could be redrawn ahead of next year’s midterm elections to try to save the party’s endangered majority, according to people in Texas and Washington who are familiar with the effort.

  • Loduz_247@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Is Trump’s biggest fear that Texas will turn blue? Texas, do the opposite of what Trump orders.

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      I believe we have enough people of the political leaning in Texas to oust the Republicans, but only if they get the fuck to the polls and vote. Which they historically have not done.

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        It’s probably been several cycles in a row that the Democratic Presidential nominee had garnered more votes in Texas than the Republican Gubernatorial nominee.

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      Texas is 100% purple for the last 10 years. We need these rural counties to realize the republican party doesn’t give a shit about them to turn blue. Too many Rs with their head in the sand.

      For fucks sake, our energy grid is making fuck tons of money on wind power, yet the Rs constantly try to tear it down.