[Wallace T.]

Yankees and Californians are part of the explanation, but sheer voter stupidity cannot be overlooked. Greg Abbott won reelection as Governor by 1.1 million votes, while Ted Cruz won by only 220,000, a difference of 880,000. Total vote in Texas was 8.3 million, so 10.6% of Abbott voters statewide switched to the Democrat Beto O'Rourke for the Senate seat. Low information and just plain stupid voters are abundant in Texas.

[lonestar67]

This is worth worrying about but it is also worth noting that native Texans voted less for Cruz than non-native Texans.

This suggests that conservatives are actually moving to Texas.

I really believe we need to seriously start looking at how surplus Republican voters can go and vote in other states that are reliably blue.

Tiny states like Vermont could be easily flipped if a small portion of Texas voters voted in Vermont. We need to be publicly discussing how to turn Vermont Red.

Imagine Bernie Sanders gone and replaced with a conservative

There are enough extra Republican voters in states to flip the small states.

This would drive Democrats bonkers because they cannot complain about voting out of state. That would be “voter suppression.” Buying or renting summer homes in these locations should suffice. We need to take these threats back at the Dems if we are to excite our base and get going again for our cause.