A BAD NIGHT FOR DEMOCRATS
The results are in and the polls were right. The Republicans now have control of the Senate, a larger majority in the House, and more Governors. This was to be expected when the majority of the pickups were in Southern states with over 70% of the votes cast being cast by whites with a Black Democratic President in office.
Will these "White Voters" change their party and their votes when there is no longer a Black Democratic President? Will these "White Voters" change their party and their votes when the Republican Party acts against their interest? Will these "Old White Voters" who die in the near future be replaced by a different thinking "New Old White Voter"? Will the Non-white voter vote in greater numbers in the next mid-term election?
There are hundreds of additional questions this Old White Texas Democrat asked himself last night. The only answer I came up with was: IN TIME A CHANGE WILL COME IN TEXAS. Being 67yrs old, however, I also realised that unless someone in Texas can step forward and cause these things to happen, they won't happen on their own in my state in my lifetime. I know who I think this might be. The one thing I did know was that it wasn't going to be Wendy Davis.
Will these "White Voters" change their party and their votes when there is no longer a Black Democratic President? Will these "White Voters" change their party and their votes when the Republican Party acts against their interest? Will these "Old White Voters" who die in the near future be replaced by a different thinking "New Old White Voter"? Will the Non-white voter vote in greater numbers in the next mid-term election?
There are hundreds of additional questions this Old White Texas Democrat asked himself last night. The only answer I came up with was: IN TIME A CHANGE WILL COME IN TEXAS. Being 67yrs old, however, I also realised that unless someone in Texas can step forward and cause these things to happen, they won't happen on their own in my state in my lifetime. I know who I think this might be. The one thing I did know was that it wasn't going to be Wendy Davis.