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bigtree

(85,977 posts) Tue Nov 3, 2020, 12:40 AM Nov 2020

How did more people vote early in Texas than voted in total in any election in the state's history?

Tom Bonier @tbonier
How did more people vote early in Texas than voted in total in any other election in the state's history? A: Huge surges in turnout from every race/ethnic group except white, non-college voters, whose turnout is still 282,446 votes behind 2016 levels.

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How did more people vote early in Texas than voted in total in any election in the state's history? (Original Post) bigtree Nov 2020 OP

Texas has historically been a non-voting state Horse with no Name Nov 2020 #1

Most people don't vote most of the time. RockRaven Nov 2020 #2

That, Sir, Is Interesting The Magistrate Nov 2020 #3

And many pollsters sampled MORE white, non-college... Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2020 #4

kick bigtree Nov 2020 #5

If this state turns blue, rownesheck Nov 2020 #6

Horse with no Name

(33,956 posts)

1. Texas has historically been a non-voting state

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 12:42 AM

Nov 2020

It’s nice to see that has changed. I am crossing my fingers for tomorrow. It would be wonderful to wake up in a blue state!

RockRaven

(14,912 posts)

2. Most people don't vote most of the time.

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Tue Nov 3, 2020, 12:45 AM

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The Magistrate

(95,243 posts)

3. That, Sir, Is Interesting

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Tue Nov 3, 2020, 12:53 AM

Nov 2020

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,852 posts)

4. And many pollsters sampled MORE white, non-college...

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Tue Nov 3, 2020, 12:58 AM

Nov 2020

... men for their polls this time, based on what happened in 2016!

I suspect that Biden/Harris will do better than polls indicate all over the country!

bigtree

(85,977 posts)

5. kick

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Tue Nov 3, 2020, 02:33 AM

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rownesheck

(2,343 posts)

6. If this state turns blue,

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Tue Nov 3, 2020, 04:01 AM

Nov 2020

it'll be blue for the first time since the year of my birth, 1976. That's 44 f'ing years. I'll make a bet. If this state votes for Biden, I will drink a glass of eggnog on Xmas. I fucking hate eggnog, but I'll be happy to guzzle some this year if our 38 EVs go to Joe.

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