Oct 3, 2019
Dems Salivate Over GOP Texodus https://qoo.ly/z2ntj
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Dems Salivate Over GOP Texodus https://qoo.ly/z2ntj
Eight-term Rep. Kenny Marchant, who narrowly won reelection last November, is now the fourth Texas Republican congressman to pick retirement over...
Yet another Republican member of the US House who barely survived the blue wave midterms of 2018 has chosen not to seek re-election in 2020.
Kenny Marchant (R-TX-24) has decided to spend more time with the grandkids rather than risk defeat next year.
Rep. Marchant is the fourth GOP House member from Texas to throw in the towel. Democrats are calling the Texas Republican retirements the Texodus.
Texas is now transitioning from red to purple. It is where Virginia was about 20 to 25 years ago. Once a reliable red state, Virginia went for Obama in 2008 and 2012 and went for Hillary in 2016. Virginia used to be so red that it was the only southern state that southerner Jimmy Carter didn’t take in 1976.
The writing is on the wall for Republicans in the Lone Star State. Texas Democrat Beto O'Rourke almost beat incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz in 2018.
A Republican presidential candidate almost certainly can’t win without the electoral votes of Texas. In 2020 we’ll see the GOP diverting lots of its resources to a state they previously took for granted.
Texas going Democratic could eventually mean the end of the Republicans as a viable national party.
01/13/2017
Today I got a Friday the 13th tattoo with a girl who works at the sandwich shop next to my Starbucks and we both found out that we had been homeschooled. Now I’m sitting with my boyfriend at the neighborhood coffee shop where we had our first date. It’s 75 degrees in January. Life is sweet.
01/12/2017
Moments like this make it all worth it.
01/10/2017
In August 2014, I answered a Craigslist ad that led to me signing a lease on this street. Since then, it’s become a cherished landmark and genuine home.
While living here, I met some of the strongest women and dearest friends I ever hope to meet.
While living here, I had my heart broken and was forced to discover myself after four years in an up-and-down relationship.
While living here, I was able to explore the city of Austin and finally put down something resembling roots.
While living here, I fell in love again and learned how to maintain a healthy partnership while staying true to myself.
Wherever I find myself living next, Maple Ave will always be home.
I'm on a Passover pilgrimage, spending 2 weeks in Austin with family. I'm the only one not in AARP. This is my #texodus.