If a republican can win in Mass, a Democrat can win in Texas

[itsrobert]

All they need is for their opponent to run a terrible campaign that takes the voters for granted. And for that opponent to say Troy Aikman is a Redskin fan.

[Deep13]

1. No, it means we can't win anywhere. nt

[greatscott15]

2. Wake up from your dream

Get real. This is same momentum as we had in 2008. If economy stays bad, Obama may not even run in 2012

[Independent_Liberal]

5. Well, that would be good in that it would pave the way for us to run somebody else...

...who could win and turn things around. Think Grayson, Kucinich, etc. Ok, more than likely that won't happen, but I'm just saying, such possibilities do exist.

[msongs]

3. just maybe a dem can win in Texas based on his/her own merits n values nt

[texastoast]

4. Maybe

We are working hard toward it here. I wish Bill White would have run for the Kay's Senate seat, but he switched to the governor's race. Now if the Dems had a brain, they would have run Bill for Senate and Hank Gilbert for governor, and I do believe we would have had a chance to get two key positions.

[texanwitch]

9. So true.

I was hoping Bill White would have run for Senator.

[Justitia]

6. Well, the vast majority of our Senators have been Democrats. -eom

[TxRider]

7. Why not?

Houston just elected an openly gay female mayor.

Historically most of our governors and senators have been dems.

And the state house and senate are about 50/50.

And a lot of people are quite unhappy with Perry, with a coming repub bloodbath of a governors race coming up.

[efhmc]

13. Houston is a wonderfully independent, diverse place. It

actually more fully represents the Texas I grew up in before the bushes and other oil greedy carpetbaggers took the place over.

[galileoreloaded]

8. I hear the teabagger SMOKED the debate, thats right, even Rick Perry. Will find links........

[crispini]

10. The teabagger did very well.

She got like a 8 point bump in the polls after the debate and she's been added to the second debate. This year has been very entertaining so far. That's the first Republican debate I think I've EVER watched. heh.

[bevoette]

12. yes...she and Hutchison double-teamed him at times...he definitely came out the worst in that debate

[bevoette]

11. if Perry or Medina (god forbid) gets the R nom, i do believe White has a good chance

but i don't think he would beat Hutchison...she seems 'reasonable' between Perry and Medina

[timeforpeace]

14. Not if the economy stays bad and unemployment stays high.

[AlinPA]

15. After MA, the republicans must be thinking Palin can be the nominee for them in 2012.

Her stock went up tonight with the republicans, to the delight of teabagging right wingers and birthers.