Texas AG: Electing Democrats actually hurts minorities

[Capt. Obvious]

Texas Atty. Gen. Greg Abbott (R), a gubernatorial candidate for 2014, slammed President Barack Obama's pledge to strengthen the Voting Rights Act in a Washington Times op-ed published Tuesday.

"The Obama administration’s interference in Texas’ redistricting and voter-ID litigation does not protect voting rights. It protects the Democratic Party," Abbott wrote. "Recall that just a few months ago, high-ranking Obama operatives launched a campaign to 'turn Texas blue.'"

"The president’s partisan use of the Voting Rights Act actually hurts many minority voters in Texas," he added, citing a number of Republican state and U.S. reps who won predominantly Hispanic districts in the state in 2010 only to lose to Democrats in 2012 after redistricting.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/greg-abbott-slams-obama-administrations-scheme-to-take

His OpEd here: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/30/obamas-scheme-to-take-over-texas/

The minorities that were hurt were elected Republican minorities.

[Xipe Totec]

1. Which minority would that be?

The 1%?

The Tea Party?

The KKK?

[Thinkingabout]

2. Actually in Harris county whites are in the minority so I guess this is what Abbott is referring.

If Tom "dirty" Delay had not run the district lines as he did there would be more Democrats in office. What goes around comes around. Democrats will need to run a grassroots campaign and GOTV, this is the only way to remove the dirt from offices in Texas, we will be blue again, some of the remarks made by GOP members is assisting the need for Democrats to vote.

[upaloopa]

3. let everyone vote see which way the chips fall

[Scurrilous]

4. What an idiot!