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And you assume we're all the same? All the cities in Texas are solidly democratic, fwiw. State politics are controlled by rural counties, similar to the US as a
by jofer 6y ago
And you assume we're all the same? All the cities in Texas are solidly democratic, fwiw. State politics are controlled by rural counties, similar to the US as a whole.
- Gibbon1 6y agoNot just Texas. When most of my friends were freaking out after the 2016 election I spent a bunch of time drilling down into the detailed election results. My take, there are no red states/blue states. The divide is totally 'rural' / 'urban'. I put scare quotes because I think the definition is local and fungible. There are towns of 100,000 in New York that voted 'red' and little cities in places like Montana that voted 'blue'
- Steltek 6y agoSure but pretty much all cities are solidly blue unless you look at Oklahoma or Kansas or something like that. The Texas oil industry has a unique place in skewing the discussion on climate change. Even if TX flipped blue, it will be hard to dislodge the prevailing denialism. Insert Upton Sinclair quote here. That all said, I'm sorry you get roped into the same crowd pushing for Bible study and creationism in public schools. Identity and politics are viewed as inseparable these days.