WOW!

[applegrove]

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[DontBooVote]

1. We've all been working hard here in Texas and I am....

...confident we're going to provide more surprises when the dust settles and votes counted.

[applegrove]

2. So good to hear that.

[Aristus]

5. My home-state, born-and-raised.

I want to be proud of her again...

[DontBooVote]

19. Hi Aristus! I want to be proud of her again, too. I'm already proud of her Democrats.

[calimary]

9. Welcome to DU, DontBooVote!

Excellent job! It's hard, but we're all pushing in the same direction with you!

[DontBooVote]

17. Thank you, calimary! Yes, we've worked very hard and, I promise, we can...

...feel your energy and we know you're cheering us on and we're working about butts off and we do not want to let you, or ourselves, down.

[applegrove]

10. Welcome to the DU.

[DontBooVote]

18. Thank you, applegrove! Ready for an early Christmas? I sure am!

[bobGandolf]

14. THANK YOU....

To you, and all other volunteers, especially those in "red" states. It is not easy to generate enthusiasm and increase voter turnout in perennial repug states.

[DontBooVote]

16. You're welcome! Yea, something horrible happened last election that has...

...certainly generated enthusiasm and increase voter turnout this time.

Quick aside...many Dems to whom I've spoken this cycle said that they had not seen a Democratic canvasser at their door in many years. I assure them that they are not alone and that their surprise is common and that we're going to fix that little problem.

[Neema]

20. Dear god I hope you're right.

And I don't believe in god but I believe in you!!

[grantcart]

3. AZ early voting equalled 2014 total as well.

[applegrove]

4. That bodes well for democrats I think.

[grantcart]

6. We are probably up 3% with 75% vote in.

[PandoraAwakened]

22. Yep

Have heard a lot of the same while canvassing in Arizona that someone else in this thread said about Texas: Haven't had a Dem knock on their door in years. Praying like crazy we'll pull this one out for the future Senator Sinema.

[SweetieD]

7. Rooting for Beto. I don't understand why this is even close.

[trc]

8. I know many country folks here in Central Texas

Don't be surprised by it being close, be surprised that Beto is as close as he is. Repugs are turning out as well to early vote, but I believe younger folks are under represented in the polls because, like my kids, they never answer their phones...so pollers can't get their input.

[Awsi Dooger]

12. 44% conservatives in Texas

That's why Beto is not cruising. Elections are decided by preference, not turnout, and nothing dictates preference as much as ideology.

I love Beto. Everybody loves Beto. I was in Boston last week and people were raving about Beto. I stood outside the Edward Kennedy senate museum in South Boston and visitors were walking on the grass to have their pictures taken alongside a Beto sign. They had signs from many current Democrats on the lawn outside that museum, although somehow a Diehl sign was allowed also. I nearly removed it.

Still, I hope we aren't putting too much stock in Texas. Much more likely than not, the early returns in that race are a sizable deficit, and it remains that way.

[applegrove]

13. Then maybe Be to can run for President if he loses in Texas.

[Neema]

21. Well, and let's not forget that EVERY election is rigged for the GOP until we fix our whole election

process. Democrats have to assume that they must completely overwhelm every race with votes in order to "win by a slim margin." And even then the GOP will claim it was rigged against them, which is entirely laughable.

[Mariana]

23. The population of Texas is 77% Christian.

Most Christians vote Republican.

http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/state/texas/

[MFM008]

11. And Republicans

Would have sane people think this is for Cruz?

[TruckFump]

15. GO BETO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EOM