Survey: Texas voters increasingly unhappy with GOP

[RB TexLa]

By WAYNE SLATER / The Dallas Morning News
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AUSTIN – Texas voters are increasingly dissatisfied with the state's Republican leaders and are open to the idea of electing a Democrat as governor in the next election, according to a new survey by an established GOP pollster.

"The poll results challenge the conventional wisdom that Texas is a solidly red state," said Mr. Hill. "This shows that the Republican Party's image, even among Anglos and conservatives and self-professed Republicans, is often not what we would like it to be."

Texas voters don't think the GOP is delivering government that is low-cost, in-touch or devoted to the common good, the poll shows.


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•When asked if they were likely to vote for Republicans or Democrats for governor or the Legislature in the next election, without a specific name attached, 45 percent said Democrats and 31 percent said Republican.

•Fewer than half (45 percent) of voters say they approve of the job Texans are doing in state government. When asked whether they think Republican elected officials in the state have done well enough to deserve re-election, only 32 percent of voters said yes, while 54 percent were open to giving Democrats a chance in office.

•The conservative GOP base – 21 percent of the overall electorate – is significantly concerned with the issues of illegal immigration and protecting traditional values. But Mr. Hill found that the party's potential for growth lies in focusing more on pocketbook issues, including property-tax cuts and reductions in state spending.

•Voters overwhelmingly cite dismay with President George W. Bush as a factor in the GOP's image problem but also blame state leaders for failing to connect with younger voters and Hispanics.






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[BrklynLiberal]

1. IT'S ABOUT TIME!!!!!!

[FrenchieCat]

2. Too little too late.

Remember that they gave us George Bush.

They will eventually turn Blue, but really bad stuff will have to happen to them
it appears....worse than war and a bankrupt economy. :(

[BrklynLiberal]

6. Bad stuff has been happening to them since shit-for-brains became their governor...but

they were too ignorant to realize it and the media was too yellow to print the truth.
They believed all that crap about Anne Richards that Bush's campaign spread....look where it got them.

Only Molly Ivins and John Hightower told the truth. They were like Cassandras, telling the truth and no one believed them...or just would not listen.

[girl gone mad]

9. What kind of bad stuff?

California, New York and New Jersey are in much worse shape than Texas right now. If you're looking for comeuppance, it isn't that simple.

[gratuitous]

3. Put me down for . . .

I'll believe it when I fuckin' see it. Texans may be "dissatisfied" with the Republicans, but it's difficult to imagine them actually doing something about it. Like not voting for Republicans.

[sandnsea]

4. More tax cuts, more budget cuts

They don't get it yet.

[Donnachaidh]

5. 45% D, 31% R -- still leaves 24% --

As another poster has already said - they gave us the Chimpenfuehrer, so all this talk about them *possibly* turning blue is just that -- TALK.

[tabbycat31]

7. let's target Texas in 2012

How sweet would that be to see a blue Texas (if we can turn Indiana blue, then we can turn Texas blue).

[MazeRat7]

8. Well hell sherlock, I could have told you that...

;)
But then I live on a very blue island in a sea of red.

I don't know. What I do know is that when I travel to the very red areas, * is considered a major disgrace. However, to many of these folks (that listen mostly to faux news) voting republican is a sure thing (translation: easier than thinking).

Texas used to be blue... a long long time ago. My grandmother was a hard core dem. Not sure what happened to my family or why they came to believe that the pugs had their best interest at heart.

True we are slowing shifting, but it may be a very long time before this state is "blue" at the national level. Sad.

Peace,
MZr7

[Manifestor_of_Light]

10. We had a democratic sweep in Harris County (Houston)

30 of 35 county wide races were won by Democrats. All were formerly held by republicans.

22 of 25 District Court Judgeships became Democratic.

We have not had any Democratic elected judges in Harris County since 1994 or 1996.

[BlueCollar]

11. They may be unhappy but they're still bigots...

The Texas Republican party caters to bigots, racists, homophobes and is a Freeper wet dream. I just thank the Texas DUers who make living here bearable.