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MicaelS

(8,747 posts)
Mon Oct 24, 2016, 09:35 AM Oct 2016

Woohoo, I early voted in Texas!!!!

Straight Democratic ticket. Doing my part to help turn Texas blue. Got there at 7:45, I was number 3 in line, but by the time I voted the line was out the door. Polls opened in Ft. Worth at 8am, but over in Dallas they opened at 7am.

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Woohoo, I early voted in Texas!!!! (Original Post) MicaelS Oct 2016 OP
I'm looking forward to watching the #'s here in Texas misterhighwasted Oct 2016 #1
So am I... MicaelS Oct 2016 #3
Do you think we could win in Texas? mucifer Oct 2016 #2
Yes, I do. MicaelS Oct 2016 #4
Yay! Congrats! I plan to 'early vote' tomorrow in Houston. Sunlei Oct 2016 #5
I will be voting shortly with another straight Democratic ticket myself!!! Dustlawyer Oct 2016 #6
Yea! DesertRat Oct 2016 #11
Same here Liberalagogo Oct 2016 #7
We voted 1300 voters in Fort Bend County in the first hour Gothmog Oct 2016 #8
Dallas local news just said this morning voting was heavy & misterhighwasted Oct 2016 #15
Excellent angrychair Oct 2016 #9
Woohoo! DesertRat Oct 2016 #10
You got that right. MicaelS Oct 2016 #12
My whole extended family is in Texas and they're all Democrats! kag Oct 2016 #13
Great feeling, isn't it?? ailsagirl Oct 2016 #14
You bet! n/t MicaelS Oct 2016 #16
GOTV in Texas!! Hopefully Down Ballot races are influenced as well!! aeroman Oct 2016 #17
 

Liberalagogo

(1,770 posts)
7. Same here
Mon Oct 24, 2016, 11:56 AM
Oct 2016

And at the courthouse where I voted, there were a ton of signs. In those signs I counted 3 Hillary ones. RUMP signs....absolutely zero.
It's usually fairly Republican with a decent amount of Democrats, mainly due to the Hispanic influx in the area.

There was no line, but a good crowd inside voting. No problems other than being told to quiet or turn off any cell phones, which I did.

Gothmog

(145,079 posts)
8. We voted 1300 voters in Fort Bend County in the first hour
Mon Oct 24, 2016, 11:58 AM
Oct 2016

Last edited Mon Oct 24, 2016, 01:14 PM - Edit history (1)

My son just called me and there is no parking at the West Gray Harris County early voting site

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)
15. Dallas local news just said this morning voting was heavy &
Mon Oct 24, 2016, 01:11 PM
Oct 2016

they expect over 50% to vote early.
Also Dallas county has 45 pollingsites open. That is up from 25 last election.

Could reflect the rapid growth of the city/county. But it good news all around.

kag

(4,079 posts)
13. My whole extended family is in Texas and they're all Democrats!
Mon Oct 24, 2016, 12:21 PM
Oct 2016

I'm in Colorado, and I'm doing my part to hold down the fort for the Dems here. Also, both my kids will vote in their first ever presidential election, so we doubled our family voting power this year! I love living in a swing state!

Of course, Texas would be the mother of all swing states!

aeroman

(64 posts)
17. GOTV in Texas!! Hopefully Down Ballot races are influenced as well!!
Mon Oct 24, 2016, 02:11 PM
Oct 2016

How awesome it would be to see Louie Gohmert and the purple duckie PJ perv are booted out of COngress!! How awesome would that be as well!!

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