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brooklynite

(94,483 posts) Mon Mar 5, 2018, 10:51 PM Mar 2018

Texas: Be afraid...be very afraid

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Texas: Be afraid...be very afraid (Original Post) brooklynite Mar 2018 OP

GOP be afraid! vercetti2021 Mar 2018 #1

Ready to VOTE tomorrow: Bring On the Texas Blue Wave MagickMuffin Mar 2018 #2

Texas rejoices should be the headline. amerikat Mar 2018 #3

I saw that on TV earlier today and couldn't believe the numbers. BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #4

Let's really mess with Texas! democratisphere Mar 2018 #5

Blue Votefire! DemocracyMouse Mar 2018 #7

When I see those kinds of numbers, I worry that PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2018 #6

Woo Woo!!!!!! Honeycombe8 Mar 2018 #8

GOTV Gothmog Mar 2018 #9

vercetti2021

(10,156 posts)

1. GOP be afraid!

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Mar 5, 2018, 10:52 PM

Mar 2018

You lose Texas, you lose forever.

MagickMuffin

(15,933 posts)

2. Ready to VOTE tomorrow: Bring On the Texas Blue Wave

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Mar 5, 2018, 10:57 PM

Mar 2018

My hubby and I both will be voting tomorrow!

Yippieroo, Changing Texas Blue!!!

amerikat

(4,909 posts)

3. Texas rejoices should be the headline.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Mar 5, 2018, 11:01 PM

Mar 2018

IMHO

BigmanPigman

(51,582 posts)

4. I saw that on TV earlier today and couldn't believe the numbers.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Mar 5, 2018, 11:09 PM

Mar 2018

True, it may not continue to hold quite that high but even if it holds half that strong I will be very HAPPY!

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)

5. Let's really mess with Texas!

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Mar 5, 2018, 11:17 PM

Mar 2018

Blue Tsunami rolls!

DemocracyMouse

(2,275 posts)

7. Blue Votefire!

Reply to democratisphere (Reply #5)

Tue Mar 6, 2018, 01:15 AM

Mar 2018

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,839 posts)

6. When I see those kinds of numbers, I worry that

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Mar 6, 2018, 12:38 AM

Mar 2018

they mean that on election day itself all the Dems will have already voted, and there will be enough Republicans left to win. Everyone wants to rejoice that this means there's a huge shift, but just wait until the polls close. Plus, this is only the primary.

In the 2008 primary season, the turnout for the Democratic caucuses was vastly greater than the turnout on the Republican side. Enough so that if it meant anything, you'd think the Democrat would take the Presidential vote that November. It wasn't even close. The Republicans who couldn't be bothered with the primary turned out in a big way for the general election.

So those numbers might simply mean more Democrats than Republicans vote early.