Texas Dems Turn Out In Large Numbers For Early Voting

[babylonsister]

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8UU8S300.html

Democratic voters showed up in far larger numbers than Republicans on the first day of early balloting in the Texas primary election as interest mounted in the race between Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Democratic officials and the Texas Secretary of State's Office had said turnout could be high for the March 4 primary, as it has been in other states, because of the close presidential nomination race.

On Tuesday, the first day of a two-week early voting period, 65,293 Texans cast ballots in the state's 15 most populous counties in the Democratic primary, according to numbers released Wednesday by the Secretary of State's Office. That amounted to 0.84 percent of registered voters in those counties.

"Turnout after the first day of early voting is significantly higher than we have seen in recent elections," agency spokesman Scott Haywood said. "The Secretary of State is encouraged by the level of participation by Texans and is optimistic this trend will continue through March 4."

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[ananda]

1. good

I'm voting today, as a matter of fact, in the
Texas primary.. for Clinton.

[bigbrother05]

2. I voted

Tuesday in Texas, OBAMA