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Dems, GOP hoping record voter registration boosts turnout - Houston Chronicle
With a record 15 million Texans registered to vote in the November election, and a presidential race that looks more like the Jerry Springer Show than a traditional political campaign, Republicans and Democrats alike are pinning their hopes on a most unlikely ally: Big turnout.
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Republican insiders quietly are predicting they could get slammed in some parts of Texas because too many GOP voters disgusted with Trump will stay home or cross over and vote for Clinton.
That may not be confined to the presidential race, but also local elections, where GOP incumbents fear a rerun of 2008, when Republicans lost in significant numbers.
"I think most people generally turn out to vote because of hate or fear, and this election for president is all about just that," said Jan Marks, a longtime Houston Republican who said she will vote for Clinton because she is disgusted with Trump. She crossed over in 1990 to vote for Democrat Ann Richards after GOP front-runner Clayton Williams joked about rape. "Let me just remind you that Claytie lost." - Houston Chronicle
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Republican insiders quietly are predicting they could get slammed in some parts of Texas because too many GOP voters disgusted with Trump will stay home or cross over and vote for Clinton.
That may not be confined to the presidential race, but also local elections, where GOP incumbents fear a rerun of 2008, when Republicans lost in significant numbers.
"I think most people generally turn out to vote because of hate or fear, and this election for president is all about just that," said Jan Marks, a longtime Houston Republican who said she will vote for Clinton because she is disgusted with Trump. She crossed over in 1990 to vote for Democrat Ann Richards after GOP front-runner Clayton Williams joked about rape. "Let me just remind you that Claytie lost." - Houston Chronicle
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