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Stallion

(6,474 posts) Wed Nov 7, 2018, 01:11 AM Nov 2018

Beto Won Those Under 45 by About 16 and lost those Over 45 by about 18

I'm one of those over 45 but Texas you have made a major mistake

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Beto Won Those Under 45 by About 16 and lost those Over 45 by about 18 (Original Post) Stallion Nov 2018 OP

and OMGAWD, I love Beto a kennedy Nov 2018 #1

Similar demographic as Fox News and Rush Limbaugh. greyl Nov 2018 #2

I hope they don't get discouraged... Wounded Bear Nov 2018 #3

We made a mistake--Do Tell Vogon_Glory Nov 2018 #4

a kennedy

(29,671 posts)

1. and OMGAWD, I love Beto

Reply to Stallion (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 01:13 AM

Nov 2018

greyl

(22,990 posts)

2. Similar demographic as Fox News and Rush Limbaugh.

Reply to Stallion (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 01:15 AM

Nov 2018

Propaganda works, and critical thinking wasn't a standard course in pre-1990s US high schools.

Wounded Bear

(58,662 posts)

3. I hope they don't get discouraged...

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Wed Nov 7, 2018, 01:17 AM

Nov 2018

Vogon_Glory

(9,118 posts)

4. We made a mistake--Do Tell

Reply to Stallion (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 01:17 AM

Nov 2018

A lot of the 45 plus crowd still hasn’t figured out that the Republican Party in general and the Texas Republican Party in particular doesn’t represent their interests.

I hope there is a popular Texas populist out there—we could use a 21st Century Ralph Yarborough or Wright Patman.

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