Pelosi: Turning Texas blue is 'our hope for the future'

[Warlord]

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told a crowd Saturday that Texas is a top target for Democrats come 2020.

Pelosi said at Tribune Fest hosted by the Texas Tribune that she agreed with Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairwoman Rep. Cheri Bustos' (D-Ill.) characterization of the state as "ground zero" for the party.

"This is it," Pelosi said. "Texas is our hope for the future. And I'm not just talking about Democrats. I am talking about the country and the world. When Texas goes blue, that’s going to be very wholesome for our nation. It is a beautifully diverse state in every way."

[Anti Globalist]

Texas will be blue in due time. Give it about 15-20 years.

[enhanced_deficit]

After MAGA's famous tweet on DACA, MAGA could become more popular among hispanics than Dems. There used to be hispanic folks' protests against Obama border policies. Fakenews media doesn't always present the true picture.

[Anti Federalist]

Texas will be blue in due time. Give it about 15-20 years.

Less than that, if current invasion numbers, both internal and external, continue.

[Brian4Liberty]

Can’t wait for Texas to implement their state income tax, and increase all of their existing taxes.

Socialism is being imported to Texas, no doubt about that.

[Brian4Liberty]

Less than that, if current invasion numbers, both internal and external, continue.

Lol. Some of the hardest lefties I know in California talk about moving to Texas...

[Anti Globalist]

Lol. Some of the hardest lefties I know in California talk about moving to Texas...

My brother tells me its not the lefties that are thinking about moving to Texas, its the conservatives that are leaving.

[acptulsa]

My brother tells me its not the lefties that are thinking about moving to Texas, its the conservatives that are leaving.

Compared to Oklahomans, those are lefties.

[Brian4Liberty]

My brother tells me its not the lefties that are thinking about moving to Texas, its the conservatives that are leaving.

It is both. People of all political stripes flee a failed state. The question is how much did these people contribute to the failure? And will they repeat it?

[angelatc]

My brother tells me its not the lefties that are thinking about moving to Texas, its the conservatives that are leaving.

California conservatives are like Illinois and Michigan conservatives. They are leftists.

[Anti Federalist]

Lol. Some of the hardest lefties I know in California talk about moving to Texas...

Free State Project in reverse.

[tebowlives]

Texas will be blue in due time. Give it about 15-20 years.

So in 15-20 years Rick Perry will go back to being a democrat.

[Working Poor]

If Texas goes blue does that mean they will legalize pot and start selling cartel pot ?

[timosman]

Lol. Some of the hardest lefties I know in California talk about moving to Texas...

Probably Austin. Blame SXSW.

[Sonny Tufts]

Can’t wait for Texas to implement their state income tax

Won't happen anytime soon. Under current law an income tax would have to be approved by a statewide referendum authorized by a simple majority in the state House and Senate. But under a proposed amendment to the state Constitution that's on the November ballot, an income tax on individuals would be prohibited. This could be overturned only by a constitutional amendment, which would require a 2/3 votes in both the state House and Senate and approval by the voters.

[donnay]

[Brian4Liberty]

Won't happen anytime soon. Under current law an income tax would have to be approved by a statewide referendum authorized by a simple majority in the state House and Senate. But under a proposed amendment to the state Constitution that's on the November ballot, an income tax on individuals would be prohibited. This could be overturned only by a constitutional amendment, which would require a 2/3 votes in both the state House and Senate and approval by the voters.

Good for them, thinking ahead.

[Theocrat]

Democrats/liberals/"progressives" are exiting "blue states" because of the poor economy, crime increases, and other effects from failed Democratic policies within those states and fleeing to "red states" where the economies, crime, and other factors are relatively minimal in comparison. So why would they expect "red states" to flourish by implementing the same policies that caused them to leave "blue states" in the first place? Their hope is self-defeating.

[Anti Globalist]

So in 15-20 years Rick Perry will go back to being a democrat.

True. He did vote for Carter back in '76.

[tebowlives]

True. He did vote for Carter back in '76.

Plus he switched to the Republican Party in 1989.

[Anti Globalist]

Plus he switched to the Republican Party in 1989.

He also wrote a letter to Hillary Clinton praising her for trying to give people better healthcare.

[eleganz]

Free State Project in reverse.

Socialism is a Super STD