Posted on 10/30/2020 6:08:57 AM PDT by raynman33
BULVERDE, Texas — Texas Republicans remain bullish that President Trump will repeat his 2016 win here next week. But they warn the party nonetheless has a lot of work to do in the coming years as Democrats continue to make inroads across the state, especially in suburban areas.
For two cycles now, Texas Republicans have watched as Democrats picked off long-held GOP House seats in the Dallas and Houston suburbs, with the minority party continuing to go on offense in a number of seats few saw as possible pick-up opportunities years ago. This has set off alarm bells for party leaders, who warn that they have to right the ship before it is too late.
"The party's got some work to do, and the reason they've got work to do is when you win the national championship every year — year after year after year — you get complacent," former Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) told The Hill in an interview.
"I think the Republican Party in Texas over the last 10 years ... got complacent," Perry continued, taking some responsibility for the situation, as he was governor from 2000 to 2014. "You didn't build the structure that you need. You didn't go recruit the bench that you need to continue to be a strong team."
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Drudge or not, TX is changing very rapidly. Houston is already like CA. Dems expect at a minimum to retake control of the Texas House.
A lot of those voting in record number are in the younger crowd. That is worrisome. Glad to see youngsters getting involved, but they usually lean left.
Latest count is over 9m. We’ve exceeded 2016 numbers already.
He’s better than that... but the truth is with all the Californians moving here, it’s gotten to the point where I’m not sure how conservative we can go and have a real chance of winning. We need to do something about the Californian infestation first.
This article could be reversed for California....the Dems in that state have become complacent.
Why on God’s green earth are you STILL clicking on Drudge REALLY??
It is time for the Demorats to change their Ass symbol to a Locust!
Everyone makes mistakes (?)
Last night Mark Levin did a great retrospective look at California,
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Do you have a link to that episode?
He did get results. Flooded the state with moslems and Californians.
“I smell a landslide for Trump”
Bump
” I’ve had it with the GOP in Texas.”
Well who are you going to vote “for”?
It is either the GOP with their warts or the #ComDem Crazies who think they want to bring on a civil war.
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