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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think a big part of the problem in places like Texas is that being Republican is more of a cultural identity than a political belief system for many people.  Lots of them don’t even know the positions of the people on the ballot, but they vote Republican because that’s what their family does and their friends do and their neighbors do and their church tells them to do.  They will always vote Republican because they do not want to be ostracized by their communities.  (yes, there is an element of this for Democrats too, but studies of the phenomenon have found it is much more pronounced and wide-spread among red state Republicans.

With that background, a lot of Texas Democrats have basically given up on their own state, viewing it as a lost cause other than at the local level in certain areas.  The sad thing is that, for all the hate Beto gets, he’s one of the few people who isn’t willing to give up on Texas.  There’s something to be said for that. [/quote]

This. It's identity politics. It's so socially engrained that white people vote for Republicans in TX; "poor people in bad school districts" vote for Democrats.

If you were to be a vocal Democrat in these circles, you'd eventually get iced out both socially and professionally. It's just uncouth to be a Democrat in Texan power circles and certain neighborhoods.[/quote]

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