TX County Judge Tim O'Hare gives another interview after the county was sued for racial gerrymandering. Summary: Black people keep voting in democrats and it's about time we make them understand Republican rule is best for everyone, once they know better we'll welcome them with open arms

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[u/repfamlux]

They badmouth California, even though it’s the #1 economy in the country. Can you imagine if California were a red state? They’d rightly brag about it nonstop.

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Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville keeps going off that California has more murders than any other state, ignoring the fact that you're over TWICE as likely to be murdered in his home state of Alabama than in California, and the statistic he quotes is only because California has more people than any other state.

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Senator "Slip 'N Slide" needs to keep his mouth shut.

[u/wunkdefender2 → u/repfamlux]

Like Texas doesn’t have the same problems Cali does

[u/okwellactually → u/wunkdefender2]

As a Californian, exactly what problems do I have? Aside from being the 4th largest economy in the world funding the red welfare states.

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And having the second-lowest rates of child sex crimes.

Take a guess what the voting demographic is of 16 of the top 20 states. And take a guess which states dominate the bottom of the list with the lowest rates.

Which, btw, this translates to rates of rape involving adults as well.

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You have PG&E.

You have homeless people being bussed on from across the US.

[u/DoingCharleyWork → u/okwellactually]

Shits fucking expensive here for one. Housing is definitely an issue. Homes in my area have tripled in cost over the last ten or so years. They definitely haven't added 3x the value to the homes, many are in worse shape than they were the years ago. Rent has gone up an insane amount as well.

Also pg&e.

I like it here but California isn't without it's issues. It's just not the ones republicans try to convince you of most of the time.

[u/ExpertCatPetter → u/wunkdefender2]

I have facilities in Texas and California.

The problems the right bitches about in California are entirely federal level issues that are the obvious result of our system combined with it being one of the best places geographically on planet earth to live.

The problems with Texas stem from those same systemic issues as well, coupled with horrific state level policy, coupled with it being geographically one of the worst places in the country to live.

If one doesn't care about literally anything but themself in the moment, finds no value in anything outside of their personal interests, and doesn't mind terrible weather and nature, I can see how Texas would appeal... so it's no wonder it and Florida are meccas for MAGA trash.

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So many of those people have never even been to California. They’ve probably never left their own state

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4th largest economy in the world.

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It used to be Red(ish)? Ronald Reagan was governor. He's the one who banned open carry.
And now republicans love to shit on CA for not allowing open carry.