On "Daily Show," Davis Says a Blue Texas is "On Its Way"

[TexasTowelie]

During an appearance on The Daily Show in Austin on Monday, state Sen. Wendy Davis, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, dismissed speculation that Texas is showing no signs of turning blue.

Host Jon Stewart asked Davis about the "tough campaign" she has faced this year. Recent surveys, including the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, have shown her trailing her Republican opponent, Attorney General Greg Abbott, by double digits.

"How conservative a place is Texas — and what is the demographic?" Stewart said. "We’ve heard a lot about 'it's flipping blue,' but it looks like it ain’t even flipping like a cool azure. What’s going on?"

Davis told Stewart that Texas "really is on its way."

"What we’ve suffered from here for quite a while is two decades of Republican-led redistricting that have created very purely drawn Republican districts and a few very purely drawn Democratic ones," Davis said. "So all of the conversations in elections take place during primaries. It was one of the reasons I was so committed to this race, making sure we were going to force into a general election a real conversation about the things that really mattered to people — and invite Texans to decide whether this Republican-led Legislature truly is reflective of the things that they care about.”

Read more: http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/27/daily-show-davis-says-blue-texas-its-way/

[Gothmog]

1. This was a great interview

Wendy was wondful

[redruddyred]

2. poor wendy

she had her work cut out for her.

fighting against entrenched misogyny and carefully-cultivated ignorance.

from my time in the inner cities, one really felt that people were ready for a major change, but they were too busy being extremely poor, and racist with one another (although I think my generation is the one to solve this at last).

my own city, firmly blue, felt deeply oppressed by the conservative stranglehold on the state.

maybe there will be a change, but the people who need to do it are being consistently disempowered by those with authority.

good luck texas.

[AverageJoe90]

3. Where are in you in TX?

In Frisco myself; we ain't quite leaning blue yet, but we're getting there.....slowly but surely.

[redruddyred]

4. I'm from houston