Hayes: Time for the GOP to start fully freaking out about Texas.

[RandySF]

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Chris Hayes
@chrislhayes
Time for the GOP to start fully freaking out about Texas.
6:16 PM · Aug 1, 2019·Twitter Web App

[Wellstone ruled]

1. So the Rethugs are now down to

One person of Color in their Party that holds a Seat in Congress.

[larwdem]

2. if we

If we can turn Texas blue the gop is fucked for the next 20 years.
I know unicorns are nice too..

[Takket]

3. They will always have gerrymandering thanks to SCOTUS

but a blue Texas means they will never win the White House again, unless they nominate a moderate.

This is why they are TERRIFIED of immigrants getting citizenship and voting rights there.

[Hortensis]

19. Well, 2020 is a new census, and we already achieved some important

numbers in the midterms. SCOTUS said it couldn't fix inequities, not that the states themselves can't. The constitution still stands as before. Of course, electoral corruption does also, so far.

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[anarch]

17. imo, it's only a matter of time 'til TX goes blue (or at least "purple" enough to be a swing state)

will be interesting given that the GOP are fucking up the courts for probably a similar amount of time, appointing as many right-wing assholes as they can find to every federal court. For life.

[Initech]

4. Abandon ship!!!

[sorrybushisfromtexas]

6. A Blue Texas

I am almost 70, a native Texan, who lives in one of the reddest counties anywhere. As a lifetime liberal, a Blue Texas will be a highlight of my entire life!

[Demovictory9]

7. details please

[TeamPooka]

8. His tweet, and this OP, has no context for me to understand the nature of the subject at hand.

[sakabatou]

10. Same

[dalton99a]

9. Kick

[stopdiggin]

14. Biden less popular than Sanders?

that doesn't make any sense. Trump loses to Sanders, Warren, Harris and O'Rourke .. but WINS against Biden .. in TEXAS?? What am I missing? Did they do this on a college campus or something?

[anarch]

18. yeah probably

This looks like maybe a fair survey for urban areas and south/central TX...actually I think if everyone voted in the "red" counties, they wouldn't be so red either, but voter suppression is a long-standing and very much normal way of doing things for the GOP in those areas...

[DeminPennswoods]

11. Context

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Chris Hayes
‏Verified account @chrislhayes
Replying to @ShaneGoldmacher

a senior state GOP member told me recently that the 2020 presidential is a toss-up in the state. And I don't think he was bs-ing
7:25 pm - 1 Aug 2019

[pecosbob]

12. My take on Texas as a former resident

Texas won't go blue for president but the State Senate is in reach for TexDems. It's crucially important to control the next round of redistricting in Texas after the 2020 census...maybe more important for Dems, and would help to reverse decades of voter disenfranchisement in Texas.

[Hortensis]

21. Thanks for the view in. Hope you're right about the state senate.

Going blue to meet neglected local needs but sticking to tribe for national offices is a typical enough combo to be entirely believable.

Addendum: I just read that TX's Republican house speaker had been caught making a deal with a hard-core RW group to target 10 Republican TX house members. Can't be good for morale, bless their hearts.

[ConnorMarc]

13. If Texas turns blue due to Donald

Then his Presidency would have been worth it.

[lindysalsagal]

15. If Beto can take Texas, then game over. Veto for Potus!

Nothing more to say.

[vercetti2021]

16. It'll happen

I think it would be smart whoever is the nominee to pick O'Rourke for VP to carry the state

[Hortensis]

20. :) DC bureau chief of the Texas Tribune on the freakin' out.

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