From 2018 , Native Texans voted for native Texan Beto O'Rourke, transplants went for Ted Cruz

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I thought this was interesting. and While there are some liberal leaning types that are moving to Texas i think most of them tend to be immigrants(who are less likely to vote) and people whose Jobs were transferred there. But a lot of right wing types are moving there because of things like Guns and Low Taxes.

This is actually happening in Florida also where a lot of right wing types are moving there for the same reasons.

It's sad because it seems like the natives of the states DO want to try to get more liberal policies but the right wingers moving there are making it difficult.


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<Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Beto O’Rourke fought during the Senate race over who was more Texan. It turns out that native Texan voters think O’Rourke is.
O'Rourke beat Cruz among native Texans, 51 percent to 48 percent. In contrast, 57 percent of people who had moved to Texas said they voted for Cruz, compared to 42 percent who voted for O'Rourke.

Cruz prevailed Tuesday night, beating his opponent by just 2.6 percentage points. It's the closest Senate race in Texas since 1978.

This midterm race caught everyone’s attention. O'Rourke, a Democrat and native of El Paso, challenged the Republican incumbent from Houston who was coming off a presidential run. Cruz proudly calls Houston home, even though questions were raised when he ran for president about his family living in Canada for the first five years of his life.

While lawmakers in Texas have talked about the wave of Californians moving to Texas and wanting to turn the state blue, data reported by the Texas Tribune in 2013 suggested these people moving to Texas aligned with conservative values more than liberal values. >


https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2018/11/09/native-texans-voted-native-texan-beto-orourke-transplants-went-cruz-exit-poll-says