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yellowdogintexas

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5. and it's likely the small towns will re elect their delegates

Reply to carpetbagger (Reply #4)

Fri Dec 29, 2023, 02:35 PM

Dec 2023

or put intense pressure on whomever is elected to defeat vouchers

Those rural counties do not want vouchers, they don't have private schools and very few people have the income to make up the difference between the voucher and school tuition if there are private schools. They get how much this will harm their school systems.

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Is that (15 repugs) enough for the good guys to take the House? GreenWave Dec 2023 #1

Not by itself. carpetbagger Dec 2023 #4

and it's likely the small towns will re elect their delegates yellowdogintexas Dec 2023 #5

Surely you don't think Rs will vote for their interests. carpetbagger Dec 2023 #6

Fight, Republicans, fight! Paladin Dec 2023 #2

Retribution? Gee, I wonder where they got that idea? NowsTheTime Dec 2023 #3