Formula for a statewide D win in Texas is pretty straightforward - if not easy to pull off: Get 35% of white vote, 90% of African-American vote & 65% of Latino vote (while increasing turnout rates among African-Americans & Latinos). O'Rourke came close to doing all that. -- Inside River Oaks

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Date Posted: 12:32:50 11/10/18 Sat
Author: Little Bird
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Formula for a statewide D win in Texas is pretty straightforward - if not easy to pull off: Get 35% of white vote, 90% of African-American vote & 65% of Latino vote (while increasing turnout rates among African-Americans & Latinos). O'Rourke came close to doing all that.

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Re: Formula for a statewide D win in Texas is pretty straightforward - if not easy to pull off: Get 35% of white vote, 90% of African-American vote & 65% of Latino vote (while increasing turnout rates among African-Americans & Latinos). O'Rourke came close to doing all that. -- Mark, 13:21:41 11/10/18 Sat
- Re: Formula for a statewide D win in Texas is pretty straightforward - if not easy to pull off: Get 35% of white vote, 90% of African-American vote & 65% of Latino vote (while increasing turnout rates among African-Americans & Latinos). O'Rourke came close to doing all that. (NT) -- Well what an ass thing to say. That would be about 48% of the state, 05:44:10 11/12/18 Mon