Never been to Austin. I have friends that live there. Salt Lake County is similar...a speck of blue in all the red of Utah. The county to the south (where BYU is) has been named the most conservative in the country many times.

I was listening to a discussion on a local NPR station today about the 2012 election. They said if Romney is the Republican nominee for President, there isn't a Democrat in the state that will stand a chance.

>You've lived here?
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>Austin didn't vote for George W. either time, nor did it go for our current Governor, it is that one little speck of red amongst the blue that is rural Texas.
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>Besides....that's South Austin, a completely different animal altogether