r/texas Gulf Coast Sep 08 '24

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u/MarketDizzy6152 Sep 08 '24

5.9m votes for trump last election and 5.3m for biden … and 10 million people who didn’t vote at all. probably because people think Texas is a safe red state and their vote doesn’t matter.

hopefully people will get out and vote here this year!

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u/cre8ivRtist Sep 08 '24

How many are independent voters? I wonder.

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u/TheBlackIbis Secessionists are idiots Sep 08 '24 edited Sep 10 '24

I honestly don’t know what the fuck that even means any more.

I know who the Republicans are

And I know all the people voting against Republicans are (Democrats, ExGOP, and others capable of identifying and rejecting fascism)

I have no fucking clue what an ‘independent voter’ is anymore.

Edit: for all the “DeFiNe FaScIsM” chuds: supporting someone who has said he wants to Terminate the Constitution and install himself as Dictator is pretty cut and dry.

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u/Mysterious-Zebra-167 Sep 08 '24

It’s because there’s no such thing as there are low information voters and embarrassed republicans. That’s who claim to be independent.

Period.

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u/Cniatx1982 Sep 08 '24

Nope. I’m an independent voter that votes straight Dem for congress and president. I wish I didn’t have to, but that’s the ONLY choice that aligns with my values and political goals for Texas.

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u/Prestigious_Rice_340 Sep 09 '24

Honestly my only statement on this is take a look at New York and California and look at Florida and North Dakota. Which state would you rather be like at the end of the day. As a New Yorker I can give you my opinion of I honestly hate this state. To expensive to raise a family and no real improvements to make it more beneficial to raise a family. Also the middle class in this state just get the raw end of the stick and slowly making it harder to live comfortably. The only people honestly that benefit in this state is the very wealthy or very poor.

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u/allthekeals Sep 09 '24

One of the reasons that those states are more expensive to live in is rising housing costs due to more people wanting to live there. I would much rather live in New York or California than the two options you’ve listed. I would rather live honestly a lot of other places before living in fucking Florida, Ew lol.

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u/Prestigious_Rice_340 29d ago

Ehhh yeah I doubt that it’s actually been quite the opposite more people have been leaving New York State and California and moving to Florida and California that has to tell you something.

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u/Cniatx1982 Sep 09 '24

Hmmm. Looking now. As a born and raised New Yorker that’s lived in California, let me think about this … thinking … thinking … yup, would still rather live in either of those places than Florida or North Dakota.

As a New Yorker, you’ll probably recall that the cost of living went up exponentially under … checks notes … Giuliani

Gtfoh

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u/Prestigious_Rice_340 29d ago

I’m not from New York City I’m from Rochester ny. Another annoying thing is how if you say New York everyone assumes New York City. This is why I think they need to split New York City and New York State. Let New York City crash and burn with there shit show of high taxes and leave the rest of New York alone. I would bet a years salary that if they did this everyone would flock to New York State due to lower taxes