Don't look now, but Texas is on fire!

[thevoiceofreason]

And it is a blue fire!

Through three days of early voting, Harris County has voted 126,394 folks in early voting. Add to that the 34,527 mail-in ballots that have been returned, and that gives you a total of 160,921. Is that good? Well, we have increased our numbers each day. In 2004, Harris County voted a total of about 450,000 (early and mail-in). We are going to shatter that number. Right now, we are about 80% over our 2004 number.

And the news gets better. A local news station noted that the location of the early vote has shifted - to the city core - home of, you guessed it, a few more democrats. :) I especially likethe title to the segment:

Early voting may suggest shift in parties

http://www.khou.com/topstories/stories/khou081022_mp_early-voting-analyst.13bf76d4b.html

Enjoy!

[merci_me]

1. Isn't it wonderful?

My husband and I had planned to vote early this week, but then decided to join the fun at the Bentsen-Jordan-Leland brunch, Saturday. I urge any Harris County voters who see this and haven't voted to join in.

All are invited to attend and participate. All that is needed is your voter registration card for breakfast and then to Early Vote as we MARCH TO THE POLLS.

2008 BENTSEN - JORDAN - LELAND EARLY VOTE BRUNCH

In Honor and Memory of
Senator Lloyd M. Bentsen
Congresswoman Barbara Jordan
Congressman George T. “Mickey” Leland

Saturday Morning, October 25, 2008, 10:00 a.m.
M.C. Williams Middle School
6100 Knox
(3 blocks North of Tidwell between Ella/Wheatley and North Shepherd)
Houston, Texas 77091

Please join with us for brunch, Old Time Democratic RazzMaTazz, Some Special Recognitions and then March With Us to VOTE EARLY across the street at the Acres Homes Multi Service Center – We want to flood the polls with Early Votes

Upon completion of the brunch, we will be led by former State Representative and former Harris County Democratic Party Chair Sue Schechter to the Early Vote Location.

Marc Campos and Sue Schechter co-MC's

Entertainment Provided by Susan Duquesnay Bankson
aka Juanita, former Proprietress of the World's Most Dangerous Beauty Salon, Inc. currently, owner – KissMyBigBlueButt.com

Special Awards and Recognitions by Honorable Gerald Birnberg Chair, Harris County Democratic Party

Harris County Commissioner Sylvia Garcia Texas' 1st Latina County Commissioner

State Representative Sylvester Turner, District 139 Speaker Pro-tem – Texas House of Representatives

The Honorable John Whitmire Texas State Senator District 15 Dean of the Texas Senate

Bill Kelly General Manager, 2008 Harris County Coordianted Campaign

COME ONE.....COME ALL.....

Let's Make Certain the FIRST Votes Counted in Harris County are OUR VOTES!

[ashling]

2. Denton County update

Monday -- 9,938 ... compared to 6,950 voters on the first day in 2004.
Tuesday -- 11,488 ... 7,394 in 2004

total 21426

Wed numbers not yet reported

[MagickMuffin]

3. Tarrant County checking in we had record numbers of 60,000 the first two days

POSTED TO DATE: The numbers posted below indicate mail in ballots as well as votes cast @ polling locations.

Monday: 58359

Tuesday: 90726

Wednesday: 120269

Those ARE very IMPRESSIVE numbers for Tarrant County............. YeeHaw:kick:


http://www.tarrantcounty.com/evote/lib/evote/2008/11042008/ev/2008Nov_DailyTotals.pdf

[thevoiceofreason]

7. Great job, Fort Worth!

[merci_me]

4. Harris County--2/3 of E-V have a Democratic voting history!!

This in from Alan Bernstein's Houston Chronicle blog:

"Early voting: They are watching you!

The names of the people who vote early in Texas are public record. Each day the Harris County clerk's office provides the list of voters to at least 15 people who have requested them. Each person must pay $60 total to get the list from the 12 days of early voting.

Here's what they do with the lists: If you voted, they cross your name off the roster of voters they want to contact before Election Day, Nov. 4. Doing so saves the campaigns precious resources.

They also use other databases to see you if you have a history of voting in the primaries. This way they can take an educated guess about how the voting is going so far.

Here's what they know: About two-thirds of the record-smashing, high-volume early vote in Harris County supposedly has been cast by people with a Democratic voting history."

[FLyellowdog]

5. Good for Texas!!!

[FatDave]

6. If Texas turns blue on election night....

...I will literally dance in the street. I'll even post video to prove it.

[fed_up_mother]

10. If Texas turns blue I'm going to buy myself a pair of boots!

[annabanana]

12. And I will buy myself a 10 gallon hat. . . n/t

[fed_up_mother]

17. haha! :)

[Fly by night]

20. I've got the hat. Maybe I'll buy me some cattle.

[texpatriot2004]

8. Hello Texas, it sure is good to see you again... keep it up!

Traditionally Texas was a state full of conservative Democrats. I would love to see Texas turn blue.

[vanderBeth]

26. ...those were the days.

[AspenRose]

9. My parents voted on Monday (Bexar County)

They said they got there EARLY and there was STILL a LINE.

:bounce:

[phrigndumass]

11. Great news!

Republicans are trembling ...

:hi:

[nc4bo]

13. Quick question. How many Katrina survivors have located to Texas?

I wonder. Hmmmmmmmm..........

[thevoiceofreason]

18. Estimated to be abot 0.9% of the Houston electorate.

Helps on a close race.

[nc4bo]

19. yes it would! Thanks! nt

[thevoiceofreason]

21. You bet.

I loved visiting your beautiful state during the primary. Mrs. TVOR and I showed up for three days in Durham in early May to go door to door before your primary. Had a great time and were awed by the enthusiasm. Ya'll go get 'em!

[nc4bo]

22. Thanks for your hardwork! We're seeing the payoff in the early voting. Record breaking

turnouts just about everywhere!

I regret not getting on board the Obama Express until later in the primaries but have been doing much talking and convincing since then.

Go Texas and Go North Carolina, we'll give 'em a run for the money!!!

[TexasLady]

14. Hmm, maybe it would lean juust blue enough

that Obama and Biden would come back to our state and have a super sized rally!!!

[nc4bo]

15. That would be HUGE! Imagine Mccain having to defend TX in the last few days of the

election!! Wow!

[TexasObserver]

16. yes, it's pretty amazing, but the GOP is already cheating at the polls in Texas

They're sending people to polling places to tell prospective Obama voters to vote for Obama AND hit straight ticket, which will likely get the vote UNCOUNTED.

The whole GOP game at this point is stopping Obama people from voting by asserting registration issues or ID issues, or stealing the actual vote counts.

The GOP is fully capable of stealing the election, even with it obvious that McCain is losing by ten points.

But, yes, the news is good on the turnout and voting.

[sonias]

23. Fired up and ready to vote!

Keep it going Houston and Texas.

Yes we can

:woohoo:

Sonia

[TexanDem]

24. Oh, my - what a dream come true if Texas turns Blue!!

[TheKentuckian]

25. That is music to my ears

End the Freetard dream of "The Free Republic of Texas"!!!

Take them down!

[Fleshdancer]

27. Blue Travis County reporting for duty: 25K every day for the past 3 days!

:bounce:

They had to open up new mega voting centers to accomodate the crowds!

:patriot: