CastletonSnob Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Proposed Texas GOP platform calls for the Bible in schools, electoral… WWW.TEXASTRIBUNE.ORG The platform was voted on Saturday, with tallies expected next week. Other planks call abortion homicide and gender-transition care “child abuse.” Quote Perhaps the most consequential plank calls for a constitutional amendment to require that candidates for statewide office carry a majority of Texas’ 254 counties to win an election, a model similar to the U.S. electoral college. Under current voting patterns, in which Republicans routinely win in the state’s rural counties, such a requirement would effectively end Democrats’ chances of winning statewide office. In 2022, Gov. Greg Abbott carried 235 counties, while Democrat Beto O’Rourke carried most of the urban, more populous counties and South Texas counties. Statewide, Abbott won 55% of the popular vote while O’Rourke carried 44%. In case you don't know, almost 70% of Texas's population lives in the Texas Triangle, which includes Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin and Fort Worth. Here's a list of Texas counties by population: https://www.texas-demographics.com/counties_by_population 8 of the state's 10 most populated counties are in the Texas Triangle. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Just in the nick of time before Texas turns blue. 1 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 haha they're gonna electoral college the state I mean.. fine but then you have to appoint a number of points based on population Like Rural counties get 1 point but Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin get at least 75 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleronin Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 30 minutes ago, SuperSpreader said: haha they're gonna electoral college the state I mean.. fine but then you have to appoint a number of points based on population Like Rural counties get 1 point but Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin get at least 75 Your average rural Texan can't count to 75... so those large numbers would be unconstitutional. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclyp Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 That's a tactic I think most people recognize is a power grab on its face. And I fully expect people to go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uaarkson Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Kick Texas out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 55 minutes ago, Uaarkson said: Kick Texas out 3 3 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastletonSnob Posted May 27 Author Share Posted May 27 Texas is more winnable than Florida or Ohio at this point. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 20 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: RIP Mexico 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Who cares about Texas; seriously, enjoy your 10k dollar power bills you greatest of the flyover states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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