Recently, Dr. Anand Bhat visited Politics Done Right to discuss his research on Texas elections. He is an engaged medical doctor, activist, and blogger who loves numbers.
Watch the entire episode here.
Recently Dr. Bhat wrote the article "Democrats winning Texas is not a pipe dream at all" that pointed out the Texas trajectory to turning blue. In his visit to Politics Done Right, he explained it in much more detail. Get a cup of coffee and watch the segment above.
Here is a snippet from his article.
Stagnation and Growth Reversed
The Republican Party of Texas used to be the party of growth. Between 1976 and 2000, the Republican presidential vote doubled. Now it seems to have run out of gas.
Presidential Vote
Year
Republican
Democrat
Margin
2000
3,799,639
2,433,746
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