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Can Bernie Take Texas? My Take  ( Opinion ) Originally February 28, 2020 Could Bernie pull off a win in Texas? No, not on Super Tuesday. I don't mean next week; I mean in November. Conventional wisdom would quickly assert 'no'-- but that dynamic might be changing. A new poll by the University of Houston in association with Univision and "Latino Decisions" shows some surprising results. Among the 1,004 registered voters they surveyed, 45% said if the election were tomorrow, they would vote for Bernie Sanders--equal to the percentage of respondents who said they would vote for Donald Trump. This leaves 10% undecided, but still. The idea that a Democrat--let alone one regarded as so far left--could do well in Texas comes as a surprise to many Americans. After all, this is the state of George W. Bush. A conservative powerhouse and in some ways an emblem of the right done 'right.' How could this happen? If you regularly read The Man of Jackist...

Texas Turns Swing State, Hispanics Become White, and the Bolton Cover-Up Rant #1 ( Opinion) Originally January 31, 2020 This is a rant that has to do with the idea that Texas will likely become a swing state in the near future, in part due to growing Hispanic populations. However, the White establishment may eventually absorb Hispanics to avoid becoming a minority population, much like they did with the Irish in an earlier era. And finally, some thoughts about the denial of John Bolton's witness testimony by the Senate and what that means. It is derived and cleaned up from a conversation I had with a friend today. Other portions of this conversation, also rants similar to this in form, may be posted later. 'Whites will be a minority by 2040.' Or 2050, 2045, whatever; the headline may have a range of potential years but they all point to the same thing: that the Hispanic population of the United States is growing rapidly, so much so that Non-Hispanic Whites will...