"John O'Sullivan did an article in National Review a year or so ago that indicated that because of demographics Texas would cease to be Republican in the not too distant future."
What O'Sullivan doesn't calculate is that more and more Hispanics (those born in 1960's and after) do not auotmaticlly pull the lever for the Democrats like their parents or grandparents did. More and more are joining the GOP (like my wife) or are independents and do not shy away from voting GOP and admiting it.
For example, Rick Perry got something like 30% of the Hispanic vote in the last election for governor against a millionare Hispanic that outspent Perry big time. The so called political experts in this state thought Sanchez was going to get 80-90% of the hispanic vote and they were shocked when he didn't. The Hispanic vote is not like the hispanic vote in California or New York and is certainly not like the black vote in most parts of this country. Hispanics here in Texas are pro military, pro gun owners right, anit abortion and anti gay rights. When they see their party in Washington not paying attention to those issues, more and more are "adios" to the Rats,
I remember reading something like that too.
If the GOP loses Texas, the Electoral College math makes winning the Presidency highly unlikely.