Blue Texas, at last? Maybe -- but the real fight isn't for the White House

[Gothmog]

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For the first time in two decades, the state’s House of Representatives could flip control.

As recently as 2011, Republicans held a 101-49 supermajority in that body. But that advantage has been cut significantly in recent elections. Today, the legislature is split 83-67. That’s right: Republicans have lost 18 house seats this decade.

Six Texas state house seats flipped blue in 2016, even as Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton. Another dozen followed in 2018, as the suburbs of Dallas, Houston and Austin grew more diverse and college-educated women turned decisively against the GOP.

Democrats now need only 9 more seats to win the majority. And make no mistake, they have a path to get there.

this is one of the area where I will be focusing. I have already donated to two of the candidates running in swing Texas house districts

[Thunderbeast]

1. They can reverse the Tom DeLay re-districting

In 2003, the corrupt Texas congressman led a successful effort to draw new maps in Texas. It was an unprecedented act between decennial censuses that resulted in six Democratic congressional districts turning red.

The real battlefield is in the state houses and governorships. Republicans saw this in 2009 with their Redmap project. Eric Holder and Barack Obama are working hard on efforts to reverse these red gains. 2020 elections hold the key.

VOTE BLUE. DOWNBALLOT RACES ARE CRITICAL!

[marble falls]

2. We need to turn the legislature more than anything else, and beat Cornyn.

[Gothmog]

3. Democrats spending millions to win back state houses

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