I suspect Texas is trying to get rid of liberals

[Bluesaph]

This abortion thing is also designed to get people who don’t agree to leave the state, thereby securing it’s red status for generations.

[leftieNanner]

1. Good point

Because they know that the changing demographics are not in their favor.

[walkingman]

2. They would absolutely love that - it has been an ongoing effort

since 1980. The GOP has carried Texas in every POTUS election since then. When the carpetbagger Bush family came to Texas it certainly didn't help.

But basically the same thing happened around the country. Bringing religion into politics, the Southern Strategy, and phoney family values crap, the effort to control fossil fuel emissions - all has been a negative for the Democrats. Especially in the Bible Belt areas.

They can try until hell freezes over - we will rid ourselves of them at some point.....I think, I hope.

I know I'm not giving up but it is awful hard to stomach living in this state now.

I'm not giving up!! ☮

[Conjuay]

6. I feel your pain,brother.

(Florida)

[CTyankee]

15. I gave up on TX when I was 18 and went off to college. Never came back to live there, just visit family. Now that they

all gone, I'll never have to set foot in that place again.

I am a third generation Texan, but this is the end of the line. My last dealing with TX, by phone, was to give up any claims I had to a burial plot at Restland Cemetery in Dallas, where my family members are buried.

I love all the Texas Dems that are fighting so hard to save your state. I hope you win.

[dalton99a]

3. I am no longer convinced that Hispanics will turn Texas blue

seeing that many Hispanics love Trump and Abbott as much as the rednecks

[Polybius]

5. The immigration issue is the reason for that

Many Hispanic legal citizens don't like what's going on at the border, even going so far as to vote for a racist.

[flying_wahini]

7. Hispanics born in Texas don't want to be associated with immigrants and so vote against their own values.

Especially on abortion issues as almost all of them were raised Catholic.
I know I am generalizing but this comes from my Hispanic friends and family.

[Elessar Zappa]

13. According to polls, Hispanics are actually slightly more pro-choice than Anglos.

Catholic Hispanics particularly believe it or not. Most anti-choice Hispanics are actually evangelicals, who, unfortunately, have made big gains in the Hispanic community, particularly Texas and Florida.

Here’s one poll: https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/chart/views-on-abortion-by-race-and-ethnicity/

[shrike3]

14. Does not surprise me. Many American Catholics are pro choice.

[LeftInTX]

20. Border patrol and all associated with it are major employers

Also, the people coming over now are not from Mexico and they don't integrate well with the border community.

[kimbutgar]

9. My husband works with a obvious looking Hispanic man that grew up in Texas and moved to California as a young man

The guy is a rabid magaloon and so brainwashed since 9-11. He wants to move back to Texas but his wife and daughter want to stay in California! It’s to the point that the only conversation that my husband can have with him is work only. He puts Fox business and newsmax on in the break room all the time. When he’s not there it stays in the sports channel or local area news. I doubt he heard the vermin comment about Hispanic, Asians and African immigrants. But I wouldn’t be surprised if the guy is self loathing his ethnicity.

[moondust]

12. Is it the GQP propaganda?

Democrats are communists and socialists! (i.e. Stay away from the Castro/Maduro Democrats!)

I've heard Ana Navarro say that kind of stuff permeates the airwaves in South Florida.

[Lonestarblue]

4. They're getting rid of doctors and nurses, too.

Who wants to practice medicine in a state where you can be prosecuted and imprisoned for saving a pregnant woman’s life? Given their support of any one having as many assault weapons as they want with no training on how to use them and no screening for mental issues, Texas Republicans place little value on people’s lives, including schoolchildren. They should be renamed the Republican Death Squad.

[In It to Win It]

8. Of course. I'm in Florida and I'm sure that's been happening here

If we ever have hopes of winning Texas and/or Florida, we'd have to get people that agree with us to remain in those states.

[tinrobot]

10. I suspect that is the plan in Florida as well

Make the state so awful to liberals that you turn the state from purple to solid red.

It's not just abortion, it's also civil rights, book banning, etc.

[MagickMuffin]

11. I'm not going to make it easy for them

My fight or flight instincts says stay and fight!

[pecosbob]

16. My family lived in Texas before indoor plumbing or electricity.

All have departed the state in recent years save one brother and his family.

[Bluesaph]

17. They work hard to rig elections

Florida too. Taking people off the rolls is one way. Intimidation is another. And discouragement is an other.

[Johonny]

18. Problem is, Texas is trying to secure itself as a tech hub

But education and liberalism generally linked. Hard to attract top people, particularly women, if you're a regressive hellhole.

[dalton99a]

21. +1.

https://www.realtor.com/research/2024-national-housing-forecast/

2024 Housing Market Forecast and Predictions

[Rebl2]

19. No joke

[DFW]

22. Over five million of us voted for Joe Biden in 2020

They have their work cut out for them.

[Demovictory9]

23. Hopefully the people who leave go to a purple state and turn it blue