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To: kabumpo

I left NY for Texas...values are worlds apart!


12 posted on 07/17/2011 3:23:54 PM PDT by NYTexan
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To: NYTexan
I'm curious, how long have you been here? I've been here 18 years now. I know I might start a flackstorm by saying this, but it's been on my mind lately:

Texas isn't as conservative as it's reputation. It's not that I encounter more liberals here, even though I encounter plenty more than many would guess. What I do find here in record numbers are the politically clueless. I've taken the strategy of asking a simple question at the start of every political conversation, whether it's initiated by a so-called conservative or a so-called liberal.

Who's your congressman?

The results are disappointing. On the other hand, on a recent trip to NYC, I found the opposite to be true. More folks could tell me who represented them than not. I roped a buddy from my home state of Colorado into participating in my informal survey as well. Apparently more Coloradoans can also tell you who represents them than not. Here in Texas, I'd say it's easily 3:1 againt, if not 4:1. It's a sad state of affairs.

14 posted on 07/17/2011 3:35:01 PM PDT by Melas (Sent via Galaxy Tab)
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