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Related: About this forumDemographic tides may turn Texas purple or blue
WASHINGTON - In the aftermath of President Barack Obama's re-election victory - fueled by massive turnout among Latinos, African-Americans and other minorities - Texas Democrats began to dream that the nation's demographic tidal wave would eventually hit Texas.
San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro predicted that the reliably "red" Lone Star State is well on its way to "purple" swing state status.
The state's rising Democratic superstar isn't the only politician to speculate on the future political impact of the burgeoning Mexican-American, African-American and Asian-American population in Texas, which accounted for 88 percent of the state's 4.3 million population increase.
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If current demographic trends continue, Democrats would whittle about 5 ½ percentage points off the 15.8-point margin of victory won by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in 2012 in every subsequent presidential cycle. That would transform Texas - the center of Republican resistance to Obama's agenda - into a competitive state at the presidential level by 2020 and a toss-up state four years later.
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http://www.chron.com/news/article/Demographic-tides-may-turn-Texas-purple-or-blue-4026956.php
xxqqqzme
(14,887 posts)ass will get thrown in jail.
chillfactor
(7,576 posts)DeLay..the perfect louse in a hateful. manipulating, obstructionist party may he descend into hell....
UtahLib
(3,179 posts)Skittles
(153,164 posts)they are dumber than fenceposts
TexasTowelie
(112,208 posts)There were no Democrats running in any of the county races where I voted.
cyclezealot
(4,802 posts)than any other state portends for their future.. Rick Perry's economic model has brought a huge number of low wage jobs..
. Without benefits.. that does not bode well for Republicanism. What idiot living on minimum wage would vote Republican.
cui bono
(19,926 posts)He can't get that percentage without people voting against their own economic interests.
cyclezealot
(4,802 posts)Minority workers. that trend continues, it will change the face of Texas.
NoPasaran
(17,291 posts)Texas has a lot of counties. Two hundred and fifty-four to be exact. So it's not surprising that we'd have a bunch of very poor ones, especially since poor people are treated like dirt.
tblue
(16,350 posts)Seriously. I so adore all you witty, wise and wonderful people here in DU! I read what you post and think, "Yep. True. Well said. That's how I see it." Kudos, y'all!
cui bono
(19,926 posts)NoPasaran
(17,291 posts)Maybe in a hundred years, give or take.