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Sweet Freedom

(3,995 posts) Tue Nov 4, 2014, 10:08 PM Nov 2014

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Texas Tribune calls it for Abbott

Not surprising, but I'll still:

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Texas Tribune calls it for Abbott (Original Post) Sweet Freedom Nov 2014 OP

What's worse is how much he won by... budkin Nov 2014 #1

Not even close BP2 Nov 2014 #4

No kidding. :( Sweet Freedom Nov 2014 #5

I don't see how they can do that with only 2% in blogslut Nov 2014 #2

I know Sweet Freedom Nov 2014 #6

Ahead by 17 pts. So much for "Battleground Texas" eom BP2 Nov 2014 #3

No one said it would be this election cycle LostOne4Ever Nov 2014 #7

A lot more folks registered - TBF Nov 2014 #8

The battle is NEVER over. kentauros Nov 2014 #9

Looks like all statewide Rs received 59% or more LeftInTX Nov 2014 #10

The one man in Texas who's stupider than Rick Perry okasha Nov 2014 #11

As if that was even possible! Sweet Freedom Nov 2014 #12

budkin

(6,699 posts)

1. What's worse is how much he won by...

Reply to Sweet Freedom (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 10:09 PM

Nov 2014

58-40? Damn.

BP2

(554 posts)

4. Not even close

Reply to budkin (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 10:11 PM

Nov 2014

Sweet Freedom

(3,995 posts)

5. No kidding. :(

Reply to budkin (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 10:11 PM

Nov 2014

blogslut

(37,999 posts)

2. I don't see how they can do that with only 2% in

Reply to Sweet Freedom (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 10:10 PM

Nov 2014

DO NOT CONCEDE MY DEMS!

Sweet Freedom

(3,995 posts)

6. I know

Reply to blogslut (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 10:13 PM

Nov 2014

But they did. I'll be interested to see the final numbers.

BP2

(554 posts)

3. Ahead by 17 pts. So much for "Battleground Texas" eom

Reply to Sweet Freedom (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 10:10 PM

Nov 2014

LostOne4Ever

(9,288 posts)

7. No one said it would be this election cycle

Reply to BP2 (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 10:18 PM

Nov 2014

[font style="font-family:papyrus,'Brush Script MT','comic sans MS',fantasy;" size=3 color=teal] But in a decade or two, maybe we will lose by a couple of points instead of 18.

TBF

(32,050 posts)

8. A lot more folks registered -

Reply to BP2 (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 10:32 PM

Nov 2014

that helps for 2016.

kentauros

(29,414 posts)

9. The battle is NEVER over.

Reply to BP2 (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 11:14 PM

Nov 2014

Even after we get the districts redrawn (in how many years again?) it will still be a fight against entrenched ignorance.

LeftInTX

(25,259 posts)

10. Looks like all statewide Rs received 59% or more

Reply to Sweet Freedom (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 12:00 AM

Nov 2014

This place is just too red. It's turning into another Mississippi

okasha

(11,573 posts)

11. The one man in Texas who's stupider than Rick Perry

Reply to Sweet Freedom (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 01:11 AM

Nov 2014

has just been elected.

Sweet Freedom

(3,995 posts)

12. As if that was even possible!

Reply to okasha (Reply #11)

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 01:22 AM

Nov 2014

I'd say unbelievable, but unfortunately, it's not.

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