{"id":53425,"date":"2022-11-10T16:04:14","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T16:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=53425"},"modified":"2022-11-10T16:04:14","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T16:04:14","slug":"texas-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=53425","title":{"rendered":"Texas not yet blue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Texas Democrats are licking their wounds this week after learning that our state remains a good distance from becoming the Red vs. Blue battleground that many of them wish would occur.<\/p>\n

I admit to being one of those Texans who wished for a different outcome from the 2022 midterm election.<\/p>\n

Texas Republican officeholders — who occupy every statewide office in Texas — all scored significant victories over their Democratic challengers. They were elected or re-elected by double-digit percentage margins.<\/p>\n

Beto O’Rourke raised and spent a lot of dough in his attempt to defeat Gov. Greg Abbott; the governor finished with 54% of the vote compared to O’Rourke’s 43%. Ouch, man.<\/p>\n

Texas Democrats keep touting how they are “on the verge” of turning the state into a battleground. Hmm. Well, the election returns from Tuesday night say something else. We ain’t there.<\/p>\n

Indeed, we might not get there in 2024, or perhaps even in 2026. I won’t venture any guesses beyond that.<\/p>\n

The Texas Tribune reported: \u201cVoters seem to be fine with the status quo,\u201d said Drew Landry, assistant professor of government at South Plains College in Levelland, west of Lubbock.<\/em><\/p>\n

Texas election results show the state is far from turning blue | The Texas Tribune<\/a><\/p>\n

Yep. That “status quo” satisfaction will kill a political movement every time that comes from supposed dissatisfaction.<\/p>\n

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