“PERRYTON, Texas — In this thriving corner of the Panhandle, “change” is a political message residents don’t much believe in.
Who needs change, voters here say, when the economy is booming, thanks to strong prices for oil and wheat? Unemployment is still under 3%. New businesses are still sprouting along the wide Main Street, where most storefronts are filled and parking is free.”
Sounds great. I’m there.
What Obama blues? Quite the contrary, his ... (s)election has energized the conservatives to a level I haven’t seen in years!
Ignore the hype. The fiscally conservative upscale voters will come crawling back to the GOP once they see what Obama does to their retirements with more regulations and higher taxes on their income.
The most conservative places in the US have seen high growth. The senate may be a bridge too far in 2010, but the house won’t be.
The political landscape in Texas is changing faster for most of the state than it is for these folks up in Perryton, sad to say. Ten counties flipped from Bush majorities to Obama majorities in this election. In addition Bush won the state with a 23% majority in 2004 which shrank to a 12% majority for McCain. I guess the home state advantage help Bush some but 11% I’d question.
The ten counties that flipped are:
Bexar
Brewster (Sul Ross State University, Alpine)
Cameron
Culberson
Dallas
Frio
Harris
Kleberg (Texas A&M University-Kingsville)
Reeves
Val Verde
In addition when the GOP took control of the State House in 2002 they had a lead of 82-68. That lead has steadily declined to where this year it will be either 76-74 or 75-75 depending upon a runoff in one district. The GOP controls the state Senate by a large majority although the democrats gained one seat this election. But because of the senate rules the democrats can control what legislation is taken up in the sentate.
Texas is changing it seems. Not sure why other than immigration both legal and illegal.
ping
Screw the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) they have become Obama stooges like Fox News along with the MSM scum. I will be subscribing to IBD and cancelling WSJ.
Ochiltree County also cast more than 90% of its votes for Bush in 2000 and 2004. It may be a hotbed of conservatism, but it’s only 50 miles from the most Liberal town in America.
Tennessee here. Still holding on to sanity.