Could Texas Become A Blue State Essay

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Could Texas ever be a blue state? That doesn’t sound so good for the GOP but do you think they need to worry? Texas was a predominantly Blue state for over 100 years before the influences of Karl Rove converted Texas into a Red state. If the State of Texas changed to a red state after being blue for so long, would Texas change once more in the near future? Today, I am going to tell you three reasons why Texas will remain a red Republican state.
Texas has been a Republican state since between 1970’s and 1990’s. The changes occurred because the influx of people into Texas during that time were conservative and usually had some money. Conservative Democrats were most likely to lose to a Liberal Democrat in the Democratic primaries which would lead to the conversion to Conservative Republicanism. This does not mean the possibilities of the State of Texas could never become Blue once again but it would be very difficult nowadays. The Democratic primary leader would have to have a strong presence in the State of Texas or the elected official would need to be a conservative Democrat. …show more content…

Texas Hispanics are decidedly Democratic in their political views versus the white Texas residents that decidedly record being (61%) Republican. The growth of the Hispanic minority increases the Democratic power in the State but Texas Hispanics appear to be republican rather than Other U.S. Hispanics. Like I said before, the Democratic Party gains ground when the Hispanic community does but the poor voting participation. It’s not that Texas Hispanics are not showing up to the ballot boxes, they are not even registering to vote in the first place (54%). Concluding that, the Hispanic vote will most likely not influence an outcome that includes a change from red to

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