Anecdotal note at the polls in deep East Texas

[Horse with no Name]

with a town makeup of over 51% black.

For the FIRST time ever...there was a majority of black people at the polls when I went.

There were 15 people in the polling place when I went and 12 of them were black.
I was joking with one lady in line and we were both like "if the best we can do is cancel out someone else's vote...then we did good"...


I so hope we turn this state blue...will be watching closely tonight.

[Rex]

1. For the first time in years and years, there was a line to vote!

Reporting from South Texas, I hope that is a good sign for Wendy Davis!

[Horse with no Name]

2. I hope so!

I have been seeing a lot of positive signs but damned it is going to be disappointing if it isn't so.

[Rex]

3. I agree, I drove a few car loads of people to the voting precinct.

Small number of people, but every vote helps imo.

[riqster]

30. GOTV is an accumulation of small numbers, by a lot of people.

Good on you!

[ReRe]

4. I'm not even in Texas...

... but I wore my pink tennis shoes to the polls! Much, much, much luck to you!
Keep thinking it: Texas, blue, Texas, blue, Texas, blue, Texas, blue, Texas, blue!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[narnian60]

19. Thank you for that. nt

[FSogol]

5. Awesome. n/t

[Schema Thing]

6. I'll never pin my hopes to anecdotes ever again

but that sure is nice to hear

[Horse with no Name]

8. We are a town not unlike the demographics of Ferguson

and honestly, I think that a political giant is being awakened.
If it can happen there....

and people died for your right to vote, yet it is being taken away
If it can happen here....

[Schema Thing]

10. Then that is especially good to hear

It was disheartening to hear the overall makeup of Ferguson vs the participation in local politics. Hopefully you are right about that sleeping giant!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

7. I voted straight ticket.

In races with a Rep, Libertarian, and Green, I voted Green.

A lot of races, like my state rep and state senator, had no Democrat running.

I got a governor, two senators, a state rep and a state senator and a Congresscritter that I did not vote for and who do not represent my values. Voting but no representation since Ann Richards got beaten in 1995.

I've been voting since Jimmy Carter ran for President in 1976.

[Horse with no Name]

9. I did not blacken one block for a republican

even when they were uncontested

[Manifestor_of_Light]

11. Same here.

[Schema Thing]

12. same here..

... if there was Green vs a Republican, I voted for the Green, but did not do the same if the only choices were R & L (libertarian)

[LeftInTX]

13. I left all uncontested Rs blank

Voted for Green if it was R versus Green. If only R versus Libertarian I left it blank.

[babylonsister]

14. Me neither; I just couldn't. nt

[FloriTexan]

17. Same here. n/t

[catbyte]

18. I have voted in every local, state, and federal election since 1976, and voted for exactly ONE

Republican, and he died too soon of a brain tumor in the mid 1990's. I just vote straight D now & save time filling in the little dots, lol.

[NOLALady]

21. Same Here!

[hamsterjill]

22. Same here.

If there was an opponent to a Republican other than a Dem, I voted for the opponent. If there was no opponent, I left it blank.

[riqster]

33. That works. De-electing Repubs is Job 1.

[lobointexas]

24. Same here!

If there was no democrat, I voted Green.

[Sweet Freedom]

27. Ditto

Never have!

[No Vested Interest]

20. Just curious - Are there any Green Representativess., etc., in the Texas legislature?

I'm glad you have the choice.

I'm in Ohio and just hate it when there's no Dem. candidate opposing Republicans.
This happens mostly in judge races.

[riqster]

34. Yah hey, same in my part of Ohio. The state party sucks,

[herding cats]

15. This is good news! Even if Davis does lose, the margin of the loss is important.

If she can keep it from reaching the 12% mark that helps out the movement of Democrats in the state in the next election. If it goes like the last election with Abbot winning with 12% or more, the state party stands to lose a lot of momentum.

I'm not trying to be a Debbie Downer, I'm just pointing out that even a loss, so long as it's by a smaller margin than in 2010 can be a positive sign for the state. Just a little something to think about down there in Texas as you watch the returns coming in tonight.

If you're in Texas, I'm hoping for an upset tonight that shakes the pundits to their core for you!

[cry baby]

16. Hello from a fellow East Tx democrat!

I actually saw lots of Wendy Davis signs around town.

Canceling out votes is about all we can hope for...at least for now. 538.com has an interesting article on what it will take to turn the Lone Star State blue. http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/mapping-the-changing-face-of-the-lone-star-state/

[hamsterjill]

23. GO, WENDY AND LETICIA, GO!!!!!!

San Antonio here, and I hope we win!!!!!

[TexasTowelie]

25. This election will be closer than anyone predicted.

I posted a thread that there was heavy voter turnout in Travis county.

[Robbins]

26. Texas

If blacks and hispanics come out heavy this time maybe it can be close.

[people]

28. LITTLE COULD MAKE ME HAPPIER TONIGHT THAN WENDY DAVIS WINNING

When I saw Wendy Davis filibustering in her gym shoes trying to stop the republican white men (and women) from controlling women's bodies I LOVED IT. I can't tell you how sick I am of these old white men telling me and my daughters what we can and can't do with our bodies. And WHAT A BUNCH OF HYPOCRITES! They hate homosexuals but how many of them are caught with male prostitutes? The whole bunch of them are SICK, SICK, SICK, HYPOCRITES AND GREEDY GREEDY P-I-G-S. And that governor in Texas is so dumb that it's ASTOUNDING (I realize he's not running this time). If Wendy Davis wins I'd be ecstatic and I'm in CA.

[Mnemosyne]

36. I so agree with you, people. Nice first rant!

[Spacemom]

29. Go Wendy Go!

I did my part here in central Tx. I've also seen more Davis signs than I expected to. Fingers crossed!

[mopinko]

31. i'm told the polling places are packed him in upper wisconsin.

and early voting was on par with 2012.
and the polls have all over sampled thugs.

fingers crossed.

[justabob]

32. awesome

There were a lot more people at my precinct (Inner Dallas) this morning than I have ever seen. This election is going to be a lot closer than anyone thought. It will be a very happy day indeed if Wendy/Leticia can come out on top.

[Skidmore]

35. My new daughter-in-law just posted that she voted.

They live in Houston and she said that there was "barely anyone there" and no women besides her. She said she went expressly because, as a woman, she wanted to make certain that more rights weren't taken away from women in Texas.