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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Well, there's a lot of people who believe that. But
in twenty thirty we might get four more chances to
get it right, because Texas is projected to gain four
additional congressional seats in twenty thirty. Is the metro areas
continue to grow? Bill Miller joins US political consultant. What
kind of difference could having four more congressmen make for Texas?
Speaker 2 (00:20):
What do you think, Bill, Wow, if you're adding to
the sort of the group of people that represent her
in Washington, and there's a set number that represent the country,
the more that you have, the more power you will accumulate,
the more power.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
You can exercise.
Speaker 4 (00:37):
I think Texas is having an economic moment, it's now
having a political moment, and four more additional congressional seats
make a kid's difference overall, long term and short term.
Speaker 1 (00:50):
Yeah, this is a little bit of inside baseball because
it's radio related. Here on our ninety fifth birthday KTRH.
But I noted yesterday, you know, we have ratings that
come out of the monthly basis and the markets are
all rated based on population, and for the longest time,
Houston was ranked as the fifth largest market radio market
(01:11):
and Houston was sixth, then Dallas was fifth, and yesterday
the numbers came out and Dallas moved up to fourth,
in San Francisco moved down to fifth. That's kind of
a great illustration of where the population has been and
where it's going to.
Speaker 3 (01:25):
I think you're exactly right. And by the way, happy birthday. Yeah.
Speaker 4 (01:29):
If you if you add people and you add you know,
political representation, you simply add power, and power is what
it's always about in Washington or Austin or anywhere you find,
you know, elected to representative. So yeah, it's a it's
a wonderful day. It's a wonderful opportunity. Let me say
(01:49):
that because I haven't got to sea yet.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
And might have that be more.
Speaker 4 (01:52):
But yeah, I think poor is the minimum, and I
think poor is great. And I think Texas will you know,
it's doing great and it'll do even better.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
Because as will they come from the major population areas
Bill Miller. In other words, Houston and Dallas the two
most pable ones, or will they be spread across the state.
Speaker 4 (02:08):
Do you think, well, redistricting has you know, I mean
if the term Gerry Vander has you know, been applied
to redistricting and so they could come from a lot
of different places. The growth in Texas is not just
in the metropolitan areas. If you look at South Texas,
it's exploding, even areas like Waco and places like that. Yeah,
(02:29):
more likely it's going to come in the metro areas,
but those metro areas. And to look at Central Texas
in Austin, that's not Austin, that's.
Speaker 3 (02:37):
Not Round Rock.
Speaker 4 (02:38):
You know, that's all the way to San Antonio. Now,
so you know you're talking about metro areas an enormous size.
Speaker 3 (02:45):
So I would define that.
Speaker 4 (02:47):
Don't let people be confused that it's a county or
several counties.
Speaker 3 (02:51):
It's a large spot of plant. When we say metro.
Speaker 1 (02:55):
Areas these days, yeah, I mean the Houston metro area
includes Galveston for example. So we're going all the way
all the way down to the coast, and you know
quite quite aways north as well in east and west
along with it. So metro areas or as you say,
big areas, but certainly where where the redistricting happens is
going to be the key. Right, you've got to have
four more congressional seats, but it it's all about where
(03:17):
they draw the lines. As far as who those representatives
are likely to be, Republicans are Democrats.
Speaker 4 (03:22):
You're exactly right. You know, the party in power draw
us the lines. It's as simple as that. They tell
you where you're going to be and where who you're
going to represent. That's always been the case, and that's
going to be unchanged in the future. So Republicans want
to benefit, they need to keep the power of Democrats
wanted diminish the power that Republicans have and raw it
(03:43):
a little differently.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
And that's the way the games played.
Speaker 4 (03:45):
So, you know, continuing to win elections at the legislative
level in Austin and I mean in Texas is key
to controlling and redistricting.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
Do you see anything, I mean, you do politics for living,
Bill Miller. Do you see anything that's likely to really
change the balance of power here in Texas between Democrats
and Republicans.
Speaker 4 (04:05):
You know, the argument has been made that you know,
the Texas will trim blue, and you know it, and
there was some evidence on a couple of cycles that
might be happening that I have concluded, at least for
the foreseeable future.
Speaker 3 (04:19):
You know, Texas is red.
Speaker 4 (04:21):
It will always be red, and it's red because and
people look at the metro areas, but Texas is so large,
and even people who live here don't realize how large
it is. And the vast areas that are non urban
are very very Republican. And I don't see any of
that changing. And so a lot of the new people
coming in wherever they may reside, could change that slightly.
(04:46):
But the truth is this is a red state. It's
shown its colors and it's going to continue to show
those colors. It's at least far to the future, in
my opinion.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
Nice their good to talk to us always. Thank you,
Bill Milder, Thank you you bet Bill Miller, political consultant,
Well, there's a lot of people who believe that. But
in twenty thirty we might get four more chances to
get it right, because Texas is projected to gain four
additional congressional seats in twenty thirty. Is the metro areas
continue to grow? Bill Miller joins US political consultant. What
kind of difference could having four more congressmen make for Texas?
Speaker 2 (00:20):
What do you think, Bill, Wow, if you're adding to
the sort of the group of people that represent her
in Washington, and there's a set number that represent the country,
the more that you have, the more power you will accumulate,
the more power.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
You can exercise.
Speaker 4 (00:37):
I think Texas is having an economic moment, it's now
having a political moment, and four more additional congressional seats
make a kid's difference overall, long term and short term.
Speaker 1 (00:50):
Yeah, this is a little bit of inside baseball because
it's radio related. Here on our ninety fifth birthday KTRH.
But I noted yesterday, you know, we have ratings that
come out of the monthly basis and the markets are
all rated based on population, and for the longest time,
Houston was ranked as the fifth largest market radio market
(01:11):
and Houston was sixth, then Dallas was fifth, and yesterday
the numbers came out and Dallas moved up to fourth,
in San Francisco moved down to fifth. That's kind of
a great illustration of where the population has been and
where it's going to.
Speaker 3 (01:25):
I think you're exactly right. And by the way, happy birthday. Yeah.
Speaker 4 (01:29):
If you if you add people and you add you know,
political representation, you simply add power, and power is what
it's always about in Washington or Austin or anywhere you find,
you know, elected to representative. So yeah, it's a it's
a wonderful day. It's a wonderful opportunity. Let me say
(01:49):
that because I haven't got to sea yet.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
And might have that be more.
Speaker 4 (01:52):
But yeah, I think poor is the minimum, and I
think poor is great. And I think Texas will you know,
it's doing great and it'll do even better.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
Because as will they come from the major population areas
Bill Miller. In other words, Houston and Dallas the two
most pable ones, or will they be spread across the state.
Speaker 4 (02:08):
Do you think, well, redistricting has you know, I mean
if the term Gerry Vander has you know, been applied
to redistricting and so they could come from a lot
of different places. The growth in Texas is not just
in the metropolitan areas. If you look at South Texas,
it's exploding, even areas like Waco and places like that. Yeah,
(02:29):
more likely it's going to come in the metro areas,
but those metro areas. And to look at Central Texas
in Austin, that's not Austin, that's.
Speaker 3 (02:37):
Not Round Rock.
Speaker 4 (02:38):
You know, that's all the way to San Antonio. Now,
so you know you're talking about metro areas an enormous size.
Speaker 3 (02:45):
So I would define that.
Speaker 4 (02:47):
Don't let people be confused that it's a county or
several counties.
Speaker 3 (02:51):
It's a large spot of plant. When we say metro.
Speaker 1 (02:55):
Areas these days, yeah, I mean the Houston metro area
includes Galveston for example. So we're going all the way
all the way down to the coast, and you know
quite quite aways north as well in east and west
along with it. So metro areas or as you say,
big areas, but certainly where where the redistricting happens is
going to be the key. Right, you've got to have
four more congressional seats, but it it's all about where
(03:17):
they draw the lines. As far as who those representatives
are likely to be, Republicans are Democrats.
Speaker 4 (03:22):
You're exactly right. You know, the party in power draw
us the lines. It's as simple as that. They tell
you where you're going to be and where who you're
going to represent. That's always been the case, and that's
going to be unchanged in the future. So Republicans want
to benefit, they need to keep the power of Democrats
wanted diminish the power that Republicans have and raw it
(03:43):
a little differently.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
And that's the way the games played.
Speaker 4 (03:45):
So, you know, continuing to win elections at the legislative
level in Austin and I mean in Texas is key
to controlling and redistricting.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
Do you see anything, I mean, you do politics for living,
Bill Miller. Do you see anything that's likely to really
change the balance of power here in Texas between Democrats
and Republicans.
Speaker 4 (04:05):
You know, the argument has been made that you know,
the Texas will trim blue, and you know it, and
there was some evidence on a couple of cycles that
might be happening that I have concluded, at least for
the foreseeable future.
Speaker 3 (04:19):
You know, Texas is red.
Speaker 4 (04:21):
It will always be red, and it's red because and
people look at the metro areas, but Texas is so large,
and even people who live here don't realize how large
it is. And the vast areas that are non urban
are very very Republican. And I don't see any of
that changing. And so a lot of the new people
coming in wherever they may reside, could change that slightly.
(04:46):
But the truth is this is a red state. It's
shown its colors and it's going to continue to show
those colors. It's at least far to the future, in
my opinion.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
Nice their good to talk to us always. Thank you,
Bill Milder, Thank you you bet Bill Miller, political consultant,
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