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Shell_Seas

(3,477 posts) Wed Feb 1, 2023, 02:33 PM Feb 2023

Arlington, TX - The Emergence of a Liberal Stronghold

Texas’ 7th largest city, Arlington, is now blue and isn’t going back.

https://livingbluetx.com/2023/02/arlington-tx-liberal/

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Arlington, TX - The Emergence of a Liberal Stronghold (Original Post) Shell_Seas Feb 2023 OP

Good Demovictory9 Feb 2023 #1

Just don't ask them to approve public transit. ret5hd Feb 2023 #2

How much of that do you think has been driven by UTA? cloudbase Feb 2023 #3

Not as much as you would think, since young people hardly vote. Shell_Seas Feb 2023 #5

They certainly get a lot of highway projects before other parts of the county MagickMuffin Feb 2023 #4

Demovictory9

(34,089 posts)

1. Good

Reply to Shell_Seas (Original post)

Wed Feb 1, 2023, 02:42 PM

Feb 2023

ret5hd

(21,320 posts)

2. Just don't ask them to approve public transit.

Reply to Shell_Seas (Original post)

Wed Feb 1, 2023, 03:46 PM

Feb 2023

cloudbase

(5,823 posts)

3. How much of that do you think has been driven by UTA?

Reply to Shell_Seas (Original post)

Wed Feb 1, 2023, 03:53 PM

Feb 2023

Shell_Seas

(3,477 posts)

5. Not as much as you would think, since young people hardly vote.

Reply to cloudbase (Reply #3)

Fri Feb 3, 2023, 03:34 PM

Feb 2023

It's more driven by the demographics.

MagickMuffin

(17,233 posts)

4. They certainly get a lot of highway projects before other parts of the county

Reply to Shell_Seas (Original post)

Thu Feb 2, 2023, 08:56 PM

Feb 2023

It has become the sports and entertainment capital of DFW!

Other communities get overlooked because of Arlington getting approval on most highway projects.

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