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INTERVIEW: Celia Israel takes on new role to turn the Texas House blue
kxan ^ | Sept. 29, 2019 | John Thomas

Posted on 09/29/2019 8:51:05 AM PDT by bgill

State Rep. Celia Israel (D-Austin) was named last week to lead the Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee. It’s a political action committee designed to help Democrats win seats in the Texas House.

“We gained 12 seats last cycle and we want to protect those 12 seats,” Israel said during an interview for the State of Texas politics program. “And given the political energy that we’re all feeling, we want to capitalize and grow our numbers.”

There is a lot at stake in the 2020 election in the Texas House. The winners will play a major role in redistricting starting in 2021, when the state redraws voting boundaries.

“We’ve got 67 Democrats and we would like to get to 76 plus,” Israel said. “Then we can determine the makeup of the redistricting and the maps.”

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TOPICS: Government; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: bluetexas; democrats; liberal
At mark 1.40, she says the voters send GOP "Nuckleheads" to the TX House.
1 posted on 09/29/2019 8:51:05 AM PDT by bgill
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To: bgill

Israel may try, but the Democrats will never win the Texas House.


2 posted on 09/29/2019 9:06:00 AM PDT by Meatspace
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illegals will turn Texas and Fla dem. It’s just a question of when. Remember, we have had an average of 90,000 a month come in. Multiply that times 48 months. Illegals and immigrants typically vote democrat.


3 posted on 09/29/2019 9:08:10 AM PDT by morphing libertarian ( Use Comey's Report, Indict Hillary now; build Kate's wall. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
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To: bgill

>>“We’ve got 67 Democrats and we would like to get to 76 plus,” Israel said. “Then we can determine the makeup of the redistricting and the maps.”

Yet Democrats always challenge Republican redistricting maps.

More “it isn’t corruption when we do it”.


4 posted on 09/29/2019 9:29:12 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: morphing libertarian

> illegals will turn Texas and Fla dem. It’s just a question of when. <

You beat me to it. Unless another Reagan appears, I’m thinking that in 30 years (maybe less) the race for president will be decided in the Democrat primaries. The GOP will hang on as a regional party, here and there.


5 posted on 09/29/2019 9:31:31 AM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: Meatspace

Complacency is not a good strategy. You have been informed about the plan. So work to see it doesn’t happen.


6 posted on 09/29/2019 9:31:38 AM PDT by WVNan
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To: Meatspace
If they can get the wetback vote to turn out they can.
7 posted on 09/29/2019 9:38:45 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (A joke: Brennan,Comey and Lynch walk into a Barr...)
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To: Leaning Right

Yep!


8 posted on 09/29/2019 9:40:47 AM PDT by morphing libertarian ( Use Comey's Report, Indict Hillary now; build Kate's wall. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
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To: Meatspace

No, not win. But those bastards will surely try to steal it.


9 posted on 09/29/2019 10:48:21 AM PDT by Bellagio
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