Texas Democrats' early voting totals should 'shock every conservative to their core,' Abbott email

[TexasTowelie]

Source: Dallas Morning News

AUSTIN — Early voting for the March primary is more than half over, and Democrats have outpaced Republicans at the polls on each day.

Through Sunday in the 15 Texas counties with the most registered voters, 135,070 people had voted in the Republican primary and 151,236 in the Democratic. Compared to the first six days of early voting in 2014, Democratic turnout increased 69 percent, while Republicans saw a 20 percent increase.

The Democrats even surpassed their early voting totals from the 2016 primary — a presidential election year.

Sen. Ted Cruz told a group of Republican voters this month that the left would “crawl over broken glass in November to vote ... We could get obliterated at the polls,” and other Republicans appear to be taking the Democratic surge seriously. Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaign sent supporters an email Monday asking for donations to help him get out the vote, warning that the early voting numbers “should shock every conservative to their core.”


Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2018-elections/2018/02/26/texas-democrats-early-voting-totals-shock-every-conservative-core-abbott-email-says

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[Honeycombe8]

1. A good sign. nt

[Orsino]

33. Though anything a Republican fundraising e-mail says should be taken with a grain of salt.

The genre demands scary hooks.

[Fred Sanders]

2. R plea: Our policies are a disaster and unpopular. Give us money to do some more!? Sad!

[Leghorn21]

3. *...meanwhile, in many major counties...Republican turnout was DOWN!*

Yippie yi yo, mutthafucka!!!




BOOM

[byronius]

4. Look at my grim smile and wait for the end of your party, dickheads.

We're coming for you. Forever. Traitors. Nazis.

'Less Monsters'.

[Bradshaw3]

5. Well said

Abbie would have approved.

[herding cats]

6. Consider that there are also people like myself who hasnt yet been able to vote.

I won’t get to until Thursday or Friday due to being out of town.

Go Texas Dem, get out there and and let your voices be heard!

[TexasTowelie]

7. I haven't voted yet either.

No excuses--I'm lazy and I procrastinate.

[herding cats]

8. I have friends who love to go in on the actual day of an election to vote.

For them the rush and crowds is an exciting part of the process. When I’m working an election I always vote on Election Day myself.

All that matters is that you vote, not if it’s early or not.

[TexasTowelie]

9. The good news is that I know where my voter registration card is.

I need to study the list of propositions though.

[herding cats]

11. I still need to go over my list, too.

I normally have things squared away long before now, but I guess I’ve been procrastinating a bit myself this year!

My registration card is in my wallet. Pre signed and ready to go! Once it gets the Democratic stamp this year I’ll move it to the front to give me that happy feeling of accomplishment again every time I see it.

[onetexan]

32. i braved freezing weather here in DFW area to go vote this past Wednesday

was 70 degrees couple days before that so i was asking why weather couldn't wait another day. Ay caramba. But i figured for the price of our freedom i'd be willing to put on a brave face, bundle up and get my butt to the polls to vote in the primaries. Was a no-brainer once i looked at it that way.

[jmowreader]

10. Tarrant County is where Fort Worth is

This could get entertaining: if we get a decent majority in Texas, the first thing that needs to go into the hopper is a bill mandating a candidate for any public office be required to supply a copy of his or her tax returns, business records and financial statements to the Secretary of State if he or she wants to be on the ballot.

[GETPLANING]

12. We're coming for you

All the money in Russia can't hold back this wave

[Wounded Bear]

13. Turn Texas blue!

[pnwmom]

14. He's fundraising on fear -- one of their favorite tactics. Still, I'd rather be in our position. n/t

[calimary]

15. Hope it holds!

Let's turn Texas BLUE!

[UpInArms]

16. Go Texas!

Turn blue and shove those nasty pieces of shit down the toilet!

[Upthevibe]

17. My Nephew is the Field Operations Director for a gal named Julie Oliver

in District 25. It'd be wonderful to flip some of those seats to blue! I know here in California there's a very active strategy to turn those seats that are flippable. I was going to working on the Darrell Issa situation but he's retiring so I'm hoping that will help....

[UpInArms]

23. To see Texas blue again would make my heart soar

eom

[IronLionZion]

18. Make Democrats Win Again

There must be plenty of Dem-leaning folks in Texas who are feeling energized this year. Demographics have been changing a lot in that state.

[ffr]

20. We should have carried Texas in 2016, but the Russian effort to help conservatives was too strong

This year, there's an eruption of energy. I think our government make be flipping blue for the sake of our nation's future generation.

"Congressmen, if you're watching this, I promise you: me and my peers, once we're 18, you are out of there. That's not a threat -- that's a promise."

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[Cha]

19. Jeeze.. I wonder why?! Warning.. ugly pic.

Gracias TexasT!

[2left4u]

21. Ha ha

The real shock will come November!

[colsohlibgal]

22. The Republicans More Than Compensated

Minus the blatant racist backlash about Obama that idiot would not be where he is.

But.....That abomination seems to have swung things back plus some....and in a speedy fashion.

Now if we can just survive till 2021.....under Drumpf or Pence.....better days should be dead ahead.

[BumRushDaShow]

24. Let's hope this translates to some pickups for the General.

The primaries are one thing but showing up for the final vote in the general is the most important. Cruz needs to be shown the door.

[hamsterjill]

25. Activity at the polling place

I voted last week and was pleasantly surprised to see more voters than usual at my customary early voting location. Texas, let’s do this!!!!!

[Gothmog]

26. Lets turn Texas blue

[beachbum bob]

27. its happening as democrats are angry and taking that anger to vote

about fucking time

[Vinca]

28. So I imagine the Texas GOP now wants to end early voting.

[texasfiddler]

29. I will be casting my early Democratic Primary votes today!

[Skittles]

30. just making sure you will be voting, TexasTowelie!

yes INDEED

I voted last week

[TexasTowelie]

31. Just the counties that I have lived in

(part of the vote, vote often plan).

That's nine votes going to Democrats.

[maxrandb]

34. Fuck Abbot and his "Democrat" Party Bullshit

How completely fucked-up do you have to be, that you would allow your proper use of the English language to be reduced to a toddler level.

You now hear talking heads on MSNBC and CNN using bullshit like "Democrat Party", or "Democrat Memo" AND THEY USE IT...AND KNOW THEY USE IT AS A SMEAR

The worst insult you can give is to refuse to call someone by their chosen name.

In conversation and when I see it on the Tube, the minute someone uses "Democrat Party", when it should be Democratic Party, or "Democrat" when it should be Democrats, I tune them out.

It's not an accident that they do this...it's an agenda.

[renate]

41. this is sort of an aside, but does anyone know why "Democrat" is supposed to be some kind of insult?

To me it just shows that a person doesn't understand grammar, but I know they use "Democrat" instead of "Democratic" to be rude. Why? It's kind of like flipping somebody off by doing jazz hands at them... weak and makes no sense.

[MsLeopard]

43. It started with Joe McCarthy

He wanted everyone to emphasize the “rat” in Democrat. That’s why they do it. Sick, but there you go.

[Gothmog]

35. A trump endorsement may be the kiss of death for Texas GOP candidates

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[nature-lover]

36. Voted this morning! Paper ballots as usual.

[texasfiddler]

37. I Just cast my paper ballot in the Texas DemocratIC primary

My Wife , Mom, Dad, Sister, Brother-in-law will all be casting their DemocratIC ballot this week. My almost 18 year old daughter (who can't stand trump) will be casting her first vote in 2018. I believe we can win a few of these races in Texas. I am calling all of my Democratic/Independent leaning friends. We are going to vote now. We will vote in November. We will vote in 2020. Vote - Vote - Vote.

[yellowdogintexas]

42. where did you votepthat you had paper in early voting?

I am jealous!!! Of course I did the mail in this year which is also a paper ballot.

[texasfiddler]

44. Goliad County

It is the typical bubble fill in "Scantron" using black ink pen. The county has used this system for years for all voting. As a past election judge representing the Democratic Party, I feel it is a very safe, secure and verifiable voting method at the county level. The precinct vote totals and county tabulations are on the "up and up". I do not like voting methods that do not have a paper trail. I am also cautious about what happens in Austin when the county numbers are tabulated for the "official" result.

[scarytomcat]

38. so they are going to spread glass on the ground outside polling places

bring your brooms for clean sweep

[crazycatlady]

39. This is good news

And I really hope that the actions by these FL high school kids spark a new generation of Texans to register to vote. Someone should be at high schools registering the senior class.

[YOHABLO]

40. I'm too cynical about RW corruption in our electoral system.

[Gothmog]

45. Comparison of early voting results to general election results is encouraging

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