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Posted on 05/12/2025 2:03:18 PM PDT by george76
Good Monday morning, everyone! The title of this missive is not some signal of defeat, hardly so. However, it is a realization of a ground truth that Texans must accept, or run the risk of being a Colorado or other former red states.
It was not too long ago, in November 2024, that we celebrated a resounding political victory here in Texas. Donald Trump increased his margin of victory from 2020 from 6 percent to 15 percent. We also saw 12 of 14 border counties in Texas go for Trump. In the so-called “hotly contested” Texas Senate race, Ted Cruz cruised to victory by nearly 10 percent. Texas had a solid red majority in the State Senate and State House. All seemed well. It was such a drastic defeat for Democrats in Texas that their State Party Chairman resigned.
Then something happened.
With a clear 88-62 majority in the Texas State House, 36 Republicans broke camp and joined with 49 Democrats to select the Texas Speaker of the House. Somehow, there are so-called Republicans who prance around boasting how many Texas generations they are and wearing cowboy hats saying those elected Republicans who broke their own caucus rules should not be held accountable. Well, if there was any evidence of a Pavlovian experiment, that is a prime example. We all know that if you reward bad behavior — or worse, excuse it — you will get more bad behavior. So now we have a Texas State House, with a majority of 88 Republicans passing unconscionable legislation, such as HB 366, criminalizing political memes. Here we are just days before the calendar deadline that will kill most bills, and our Republican Party of Texas legislative priorities are at risk of dying.
But, a school choice bill was passed and signed which will provide regulated vouchers for 100,000 Texas kids. That is not exactly “universal.”
Recently we had our municipal elections, and the results were quite telling. Once again, the turnout for these races was abysmal, and we wonder why we have failing municipal governance. The Democrats in Dallas realized that the local elections were a priority for the Dallas County Republican Party, a rarity. They went all out, including having the local useful idiot — Vladimir Lenin’s characterization — Rep. Jasmine Crockett come out to fire up the mindless lemmings to vote against their own safety and security. Where were our local Republican elected officials? Some were probably too busy conjuring up their next endeavor to support the Texas Democrats.
What was even more disconcerting were articles published in local media outlets detailing how some wealthy Republicans actually donated to incumbent Democrats on the Dallas City Council . . . the same folks who host out-of-state Republican elected officials and candidates. Talk about burning down your own house while helping others to build theirs.
The results across North Texas were telling. Plano, Mansfield, Dallas, and elsewhere saw Democrat victories as Republicans seemed to, once again, be bitten by the poisonous snake called apathy.
It is that apathy that could result in the flipping of Texas.
Leftists have a grand strategic plan when it comes to invading red states. They overtake the major population centers, where the abject failure of their governance is visible. Then that cancer metastasizes into the surrounding municipalities and counties, the suburbs. This is what is happening in Texas. Sadly, even with Republican legislative majorities and elected officials, leftists are enjoying success. Funny, one could almost say that Republicans are aiding and abetting the demise of Texas right before our eyes. I find it perplexing that instead of governing as a red state, Texas finds itself struggling and seeking an unholy alliance with progressive socialists.
Texas should not have illegal immigration sanctuary housing developments. Texas should not have Islamic enclaves seeking to implement Sharia law. Texas should not have pockets of blue where law enforcement refuses to work with ICE to deport criminal illegal immigrants. Texas should not have leftist election administrators who undermine the integrity of our electoral system. Texas should not have Democrat elected officials who feel so emboldened that they are accused of physically and verbally assaulting Republican election officials.
These are just examples, and there are many others, as to why the leftists feel that they can slowly, like boiling a frog, flip Texas. As long as Republicans are apathetic and continue to elect those who want to pet socialist rattlesnakes, we are on this road. Next year we have the crucial midterm elections. The left in America — in Texas — are depending upon Republican apathy in not showing up, and enabling them to reclaim legislative majorities. There are some Republicans who are hoping constitutional conservatives resign themselves to, once again, believing their distortions of reality like “it was the most conservative legislative session ever,” to keep them in positions of managing the decline of the Lone Star State.
The skilled combat leader recognizes the battlefield before the battle is even fought. That is what Sun Tzu teaches in The Art of War. The question is, how many of you have that prescient vision and are willing to make a stand and fight here in Texas? Hold Texas, hold the nation.
Steadfast and Loyal.
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Is that before or after the voter rolls are cleansed and voter ID is required for federal elections?
truth. too bad this guy isn’t gov.
The only “flipping” going on in Texas is from RINO POS scum like Cornyn and others, who campaign as conservatives and revert back to their uniparty policies and voting once they are securely in place; the influx of leftist retards from California, Illinois, Marxachussetts, and other communist-loving states doesn’t help either...
It sure is something to witness how easily the Democrats have taken over the Texas House. And it seems to have been with the Aid, Comfort and Blessings of the State Republican Hierarchy. It’s as though the two entities are working hand in hand to BETRAY the Texas Voters who clearly stated that WE DO NOT WANT Democrats in control of anything. Did I miss anything?
Our legislators in Austin have a budget surplus of at least $25 billion, plus a rainy day fund of over $30 billion. How about sending a rebate back to the taxpayers? Hell, they’re guarding it like that money belongs to them.
Those are really Dems running as R.
The GOP never plays that game.
Just what else can be expected? California is so corrupted many are fleeing to Texas, as well as other areas. They take their socialist ideology with them.
Many on FR think this is a good thing, while ignoring the flipping of Colorado and others has already taken place due to Kalifornication. And the same dimwits want Alberta as a 51st state. With FRiends like this, who needs enemies?
I’ll never forget in incident of several years ago with a California transplant was at our place. He claimed to be a conservative. I showed him the ramp I was digging to our lake. He got angry with me because I never had an environmental impact study done, and said he was going to report me to the county. I talked to the county people and ND has no such foolishness.
My point is these people have been brainwashed into believing global warming is real among other leftist driven agendas. My sister, who lives in California, claims to be a Republican and believes this global warming crap.
Texas will flip if too many Kalornians show up to vote. It does not matter how clean the voting system is.
Sorry for the rant. But we need to get rid of California and keep Alberta out. PERIOD!!!!
Dems want Boca Chica, Starbase and to have more harassing power on Musk. Their #2 most wanted.
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I love what Trump and others are doing, but I am a realist. I know who’s world we live in. This is a respite. It’s coming up for a quick gulp of air, before it gets worse. And it will keep getting worse until all doubt is removed.
And then the Lord comes. Ezekiel, Daniel, Matthew, Revelation, etc. It’s all there for those who have eyes to see.
But His kingdom is “already, but not yet”. Follow Jesus commandments, not to be saved. He saved you. Follow them because you love Him and want to please Him. And his commandments bring peace and joy - regardless of what others are trying to do to this world.
“Then something happened. With a clear 88-62 majority in the Texas State House, 36 Republicans broke camp and joined with 49 Democrats to select the Texas Speaker of the House.”
Not sure who wrote this piece, but this has been the case for the past 30 years in Texas. We have the ‘old’ Republican Party at the State House, nothing close to MAGA.
The flipping is from Austin. In the state house. And the cities. Houston, San Antonio, Austin, El Paso. Dallas. Blue blue blue
“Just what else can be expected? California is so corrupted many are fleeing to Texas, as well as other areas. They take their socialist ideology with them.”
This is what happened to Colorado. Yoga pants and Starbucks Lattes. White, coastal women.
Some Texans are just stupid. They blame everything on the few from CA who moved there...lol
They seem to have no clue their own government run public schools/universities are churning out hundreds of thousand of newly minted leftist voters every single year. Year in, year out...
If they have absolute control over the money, it does belong to them. It will require taxpayer-initiated legislation to pry it out of their hands.
Trying to Californicate Texas.
Is that because of all the voters that fled the state they lived in because of its inane policies that favored illegal aliens over citizens but they brought their politics with them and are now turning those states blue?
They’re doing it. Texas goes blue and there’s never a republican president
I guess it’s newsom’s reason for burning people out.
He can get California New York and texas
Texas is flipping?? maybe Hank Johnson was right if too many people gather on one side . . .
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