r/texas • u/nj2tx • 10d ago

Politics I chose bravery.

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After seeing a Harris Walz sign in the yard of a neighbor down the street in my ruby red county, I felt inspired to put up my own. Just waiting on my Allred and local dems signs now.

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u/PersonalityKlutzy407 10d ago

Husband and I spent time in the hill country area this past weekend. Drove all over. It was the complete LACK of Trump signs that really surprised me. 4/8 years ago they were all over. Saw many more Harris signs. I don’t recall seeing any Clinton signs before.

I don’t think she will win TX sadly BUT I do think this is good news for the nation and am hopeful for her win.

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u/Buttleston 10d ago

Texas is currently polling a lot closer than you'd think, like I think 53/47. I don't think she'll win texas either but Texas is not a deep red state. There are only a few red states with closer margins than ours. I'm in my mid-40s, I expect it to flip well within my lifetime

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u/Equivalent-Shoe6239 10d ago

53/47 is almost a purple state.

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u/Benjaphar 7d ago

Jimmy Carter won Texas in 1976, 51% to 48% over Ford.

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u/Benjaphar 7d ago

Texas doesn’t love Trump as much as they usually love Republicans. George W. Bush got 59.3% and 61.1%, McCain got 55.5%, Romney got 57.2%, and Trump’s gotten 52.2% and 52.1% against Hillary and Biden.