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To: tejek who wrote (473307)	4/19/2009 3:23:04 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) of 1575984

"You really believe TX is becoming less Republican. " Yes. The 2008 Gallup tracking poll of political trends shows that the nation definitely has swung more Democratic, largely because of the disenchantment with President George W. Bush. That's not particularly surprising given the election outcome with Barack Obama and the Democratic surge in congressional races. But what's shocking purple is that the poll indicates that reliably red Texas now leans Democratic over Republican by 43-41 percent. The polls shows Texas to be one of the most evenly balanced states in partisan division. That's certainly a surprise to Texas' statewide officeholders -- everyone of them with the GOP, with very few of them facing much of a challenge last November. The poll does show the difference between the feel of party identification and the reality of specific candidates. trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com A large part of the Republican's problems in Texas is that they finally managed to alienate Hispanics who tended to vote Republican here based on social issues. But that is changing.

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