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17. The same thing that happened to the rest of the south, plus oil money?

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 09:24 AM

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What I Amazing Is That Texas Used To Be A Blue State. What The Heck Happened ----- [View all] TheMastersNemesis Jan 2013 OP

BFEE was formed. Skink Jan 2013 #1

I think... Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #2

Thank goodness he left the party. A weak knee politician. LiberalFighter Jan 2013 #12

When the democrats nominated McGovern and the Democratic Party was WCGreen Jan 2013 #3

LBJ with Civil Rights legislation a major factor. LiberalFighter Jan 2013 #13

Gerrymandering districts! B Calm Jan 2013 #5

I'll tell you what they were trying to do in 1958. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2013 #6

They believed their own hype......... thelordofhell Jan 2013 #7

The long goodbye elleng Jan 2013 #9

The influence of the Southern Baptist Church. Chipper Chat Jan 2013 #11

They need to be told that hell isn't what they need to worry about. LiberalFighter Jan 2013 #14

The same thing that happened to the rest of the south, plus oil money? Orangepeel Jan 2013 #17

Racism, that's what happened. bemildred Jan 2013 #18