Holy Moly: Tarrant County Friday, approximately 2,100 votes were being cast per hour

[MagickMuffin]

As of Wednesday, about 805,000 people had voted in the state's 15 biggest counties, according to the Texas Secretary of State's Office Web site. More than 600,000 of those voters voted in the Democratic primary.

The numbers far outpace the early turnout in primaries in recent years. In 2000, about 315,000 voters cast early primary ballots in the 15 largest counties. Less than 300,000 cast early ballots in the 2002 and 2004 primaries.

In Tarrant County Friday, approximately 2,100 votes were being cast per hour, according to Tarrant County Elections Administrator Steve Raborn. In contrast, about 3,300 people voted in the county on the entire last day of early voting in 2004.

The unusually high turnout in the Democratic primary in a largely "red" state has not been lost on Republican Party members. Many of them have expressed concern that the kind of excitement Democratic voters are experiencing could increase that party's turnout in November.

More:

http://www.star-telegram.com/local/story/504270.html

YeeHaw: For a local girl this is huge! So, to celebrate the news, here's a Bob Wills & the Texas Playboys oldie.

Big Balls in Cowtown

Aagghh! Let the ladies split out wide
Grab your pardner - go hog wild. Aagghh! Now, now, now;

CHORUS
Big Ball's in Cowtown
We'll all go down
Big Ball's in Cowtown
We'll dance a- round.

Workin' on the railroad
Sleepin' on the ground
Eatin' saltine crackers
Ten cents a pound.

CHORUS

Put on your new shoes
Put on your gown
Take off them sack clothes
The Big Ball's in town.

CHORUS

I'll stay in cowtown
I'll stick around
Bolt up your window
The Big Ball's in town.




edit to include the pic

[NJSecularist]

1. It's pretty clear that early voting will play a big role in the result of TX's primary

Much like California.

[sandnsea]

3. No, early voting there was absentee early

Before Obama had even won Iowa. There won't be the kind of disparity between early voters and Tuesday voters, at least not as big of one.

[meow mix]

2. this means none of the polls will be accurate unless by sheer luck

polls are officially meaningless

[MagickMuffin]

4. The Fort Worth rally had 10,000 in the arena with an additional 10,000 spilling

over into the Convention Hall.

WE ROCKED FOR BARACK :applause:




edit for another pic

[MagickMuffin]

5. Another pic of Rally

[sonias]

7. Thanks for the report MM

Those are beautiful pictures!


Sonia

[MagickMuffin]

11. There were several threads last night

Bongo Prophet's pic he took ended up on several of them.

[Vogon_Glory]

6. Wouldn't It Be Nice For Laura and Boy George To

Wouldn't it be nice for Laura and Boy George to come home to a state that voted blue in the November 2008 elections?
:D :dem:

[Inuca]

9. What a lovely thought :-) n/t

[Support the ACLU]

8. Who benefits from this?

[MagickMuffin]

10. Are you asking which candidate benefits?

I guess we won't know for sure until Tuesday.

At the rally when Barack asked how many people had already voted I would guess 90% of the hands went up in the air along with hoots and cheers.

Barack got his game on, and he's Ready and Fired Up to do the Texas Two Step.