For those who doubt change is coming. In Texas polls, McCain 48% - Obama 43%

[Stop Cornyn]

Source: http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/texas/election_2008_texas_presidential_election

Change is coming! Maybe even to Texas ...

[slinkerwink]

1. woot!

[ej510]

2. A high black voter turnot with college kids equals a texas upset.

[Bullet1987]

7. I doubt that happens...but it's good news nonetheless.

[TheWraith]

16. It's possible, though, and that's not something we could have said before.

I think a lot of states are on the table that we never would have expected. Virginia, the Carolinas, LA, TX, CO, MO, maybe more.

[MindMatter]

24. We don't have to win TX

What we have to do is force McCain to spend 30 campaign days and 10% of his money there because HE DOES need to win it.

The GOP is shitting their pants right now. If they can't dominate in Texas, they can't even be in this game.

If nothing else, this will force McCain to go on the campaign trail with Bush in Texas, which will be a spectacle that will help Obama in most other states.

[rg302200]

26. EXACTLY

This is the same point that I have been trying to hammer home against Hillary supporters. She offers nothing more than Ohio, PA, Florida and maybe Ark. Where as Obama brings a boatload of states into the game, such as Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, Iowa, Missouri, LA, Texas, N.C., Virginia as well as Ohio, PA and Florida. This will result in exactly what you said....McCain spending money where he doesn't want to and Republicans shitting their pants!

[Stop Cornyn]

25. Why do you doubt it? Have you looked at the demographic change since Katrina (many good Democrats

came to Texas for refuge and never went home)?

Have you looked at how the much-hated border fence is working up the Latino vote?

Are you considering the last two polls which show incumbent Repub John Cornyn only 4% ahead of not-well-known-YET Democratic nominee Rick Noriaga?

Have you been following how the Texas Republican Party completely alienated the supporters of Ron Paul (who's a Texas Congressman with a big following in Texas) by disenfranchising them?

Are you considering the deep media penetration of the series of scandals tainting the all-Repub Texas Supreme Court?

The Texas Repub party might be heading into a perfect storm ...

[earthlover]

3. McCain is gonna have to spend money defending states like Texas!

Problem is, he doesn't have so much money,,,,

[Basement Beat]

10. Exactly...

He's going to go broke before you know it....since they aren't expecting to spend much money in their own backyard.

[earthlover]

21. And this has the added bonus of the Reps not having as much money for the swing states

Sweet

[papau]

4. True - with Hill out of equation Gallup shows Obama dropping to 45/45 tie

[Goodnevil]

13. Link to that poll?

I need to send it to some Republican acquaintences of mine in Texas.

[jefferson_dem]

5. Nice.

And Obama coattails enough to show pasty-faced scumbag Cornyn the door too.

Go Noriega!

[Goodnevil]

6. Well slap my ass and call me Sally

[rufus dog]

32. Slap!

Hey Sally!

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

8. Hyoooh....

[featherman]

9. Need to shore up and energize the Hispanic vote here

[NatBurner]

11. there are 1 million unregistered voters in houston

our goal is to get 800k

so u never know

[Indenturedebtor]

12. Wow nice :D

Too far out to really tell... butas an above poster mentioned this may force McBoosh to spend money there at the very least! :bounce:

[depakid]

14. Looking at these stupid polls really is a fools errand

and if this primary season with all its whacked out polls attempting to influence public opinion hasn't showed us that- then I guess some will never learn.

[davidpdx]

27. It's only useful when Hillary supporters start crying that Obama

is unelectable. How convenient?

[last_texas_dem]

15. That's similar to the margin (in fact, it may be identical) of a recent poll

for the Cornyn-Noriega Senate race. I think knocking off Cornyn is much more likely to happen (I just don't see TX going Democratic on the Presidential level; in fact, I don't see the Democratic candidate losing by less than double digits), but such polls are definitely encouraging- indicating that Texans are definitely not satisfied with the current state of things. They'll likely be unable to bring themselves to vote for Obama, but they'll at least bitch about having to vote for McCain, and maybe a higher-than-usual number of wingnuts will opt out this time around.

[4_Legs_Good]

17. McCain will have to campaign in Texas and spend a lot of his dwindling $ there

Mwah hah hah hah!!!

C-ya McSame!

David

[theboss]

18. If Evangelicals throw up their hands at McCain and stay home....Wow

Who knows what will end up happening on election day?

[MagickMuffin]

19. Obama has the Ground Game in action... And I'm GONNA HELP

We ARE determined to change Texas back to its Traditional COLOR of BLUE.

I'm an Obama Delegate. And our State Convention is coming up the first weekend in June.

WE ARE FIRED UP AND READY TO GOOOOOOOOO.

[MagickMuffin]

20. Obama has the Ground Game in action... And I'm GONNA HELP

We ARE determined to change Texas back to its Traditional COLOR of BLUE.

I'm an Obama Delegate. And our State Convention is coming up the first weekend in June.

WE ARE FIRED UP AND READY TO GOOOOOOOOO.





:kick: & RRRRRRR

[Texas Hill Country]

22. no, its really not gonna happen - as much as i wish, it wont

[Hippo_Tron]

23. Probably not, but Republicans will be crapping their pants if these are the numbers in October

McCain will pull it out. But if we can make them work for Texas, they are in deep shit.

[myrna minx]

29. The thing is is who could have imagined that Texas would even be that close at this time?

I don't think we'll take Texas in November, but those numbers are making folks on the McCain team sweat a bit and that's a beautiful thing. :D

[FrenchieCat]

34. Why was I certain your assessment would be as it is?

I think again, you have underestimated Hillary's opponent, much as she did. Also, McCain is way overrated....and there will be more than enough time for many to see it. When asked who would they want in the livingroom for the next 4 years, you may be in for a rude awakening of what might take place in that voting booth; and it may be the opposite of the Bradley effect that everyone is always trumpeting. Melanin really is just that, even if some folks wanted to bet everything on it as a reason that they were "better" commonly known as "more electable".

[anigbrowl]

37. Don't wish. Work.

[DangerousRhythm]

28. Holy hell.

If Texas flips, it will be like I've entered Bizarro World, where up is down and left is right and... my head is spinning just thinking about it! :O

:bounce: :woohoo: :applause:

[candice]

30. Hillary would win it!

[Stop Cornyn]

36. I guess you've never been to Texas, where the "Anyone But Hillary" bumber stickers are more common

that either Obama or Hillary bumper stickers.

[MadBadger]

31. That poll basically says that if Obama can get the dems in TX behind him, he wins TX

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[Tatiana]

35. I'm also encouraged by Noriega's numbers as well.

Change is coming... even to Texas.

[Lisa0825]

38. I just got home from dinner with friends of my friend's

These are folks who had not even bothered to register to vote since moving to Texas 10 years ago. They liked Bush Sr. and supported Bush Jr because he was a "Texan," and then continued to support him and the war. Sometime in the past 6 months, they have suddenly become RABID Bush haters!!! They are finally registering to vote and plan to vote straight ticket Dem just to "kick the fuckers out of office" in Texas. They were making all kinds of snide remarks about "John McBush." They even plan on attending a town hall meeting with their congressman, Nick Lampson. I am really floored!

*snif* It really warmed my heart! :pals:

[Carrieyazel]

39. Highly doubtful. That last five points will be impossible to make up.

Texas will be much closer than prior years, but winning a state like that will take a miracle.

[TexasLady]

40. Miracles were made to happen

In Texas and elsewhere. Im a true BLUE Texan, and I have hope each and every single day. May true Americans come to their senses..and vote for their own best interests....that'll be the day!

[Pushed To The Left]

41. That's pretty damn close! Texas is a pretty red state.

If Obama can do that well in Texas, there might just be some hope for this country!

[datopbanana]

42. Obama gets just 69% (of Democrats). If our dems weren't such bitter/selfish aholes then he'd be ahea

[Stop Cornyn]

43. Obama gets 69% of Democrats just like Bush got 67% of Republicans in 2000. Don't you realize that

TWICE AS MANY Repubs who supported McBushIII in 2000 said they'd vote Democrat or skip the election in 2000 rather than vote Bush? They all cane home in November 2000. All but the DINOs will come home to Obama in 2008. If that excludes you, begin seeking out another on-line community now.

[datopbanana]

44. "If that excludes you, begin seeking out another on-line community now."

lol what are you talking about?

Do you think that I'm calling myself a bitter asshole?

I'm FOR obama. I'm SAYING the only thing that will beat us this year is OURSELVES if HRC peeps don't get behind obama.

[0rganism]

45. I'll count it as a victory if Obama can force McCain to actually CAMPAIGN there

If McCain is touring around in there come October and the RNC is spending big money to hold on to Texas, that's a win for our side even if they end up ahead by 10 points in the end.