(02-19-2020 01:06 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(02-19-2020 12:56 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(02-19-2020 12:52 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(02-19-2020 12:03 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(02-19-2020 11:47 AM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  If you think large populations centers already have power and control, I would like to introduce you to the state of Texas.

Apparently you think Brewster County is the Power.

But go ahead and make your case that rural countries crack the whip over the big cities.

In Texas, all of the major cities are blue - Houston, Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, etc. (just look at the map GeorgiaTech posted), yet we have all Republicans in statewide positions and Republicans control the state legislature.

Sure, a singular rural county doesn't hold power, but I wouldn't start to describe Texas as being controlled by its large, urban areas.

A lot of Republicans in the legislature come from urban districts.

But overall, big city politicians have more clout than those from small rural areas. If nothing else, there are more of them.

So, if the big city politicians don't run texas, who does?

This is a very silly argument we're having. You win - big cities control everything!