Republican vote totals from the last non-presidential election cycle, 2002

[Czolgosz]

John Cornyn - 2,496,243
Rick Perry - 2,632,591
David Dewhurst - 2,341,875
Greg Abbott - 2,542,184
Carole Namechanger - 2,878,732

Here, again, are David Van Os's and J.R. Molina's vote totals from 2004:

David Van Os - 2,817,700
J.R. Molina - 2,906,720

We do not lack sufficient numbers of Democrats to elect Democratic Party candidates in non-presidential years; our shortfall is in motivating those presidential-election year Democrat voters to get to the polls in requisite numbers during non-presidential elections.

If Van Os or Molina can motivate 95% of their presidential election year supporters to vote in this non-presidential election, they will both win.

If Chris Bell can get 90% of the Democrats to vote for him, he will win.

WE HAVE ENOUGH DEMOCRATIC VOTERS TO WIN -- WE JUST NEED TO GET THEM TO THE POLLS AND GET THEM TO SUPPORT OUR GREAT CANDIDATES.

[natureman]

1. The TTC may help this year

I believe you will see a significant change over vote from Republican to Democratic candidate all up and down the proposed I-35 & I-69 corridors. Republicans in these areas are not happy.

[Czolgosz]

2. I agree the TTC will help. Also, the cluster-race for governor will erode

the straight party ticket effect which benefits Republicans more than Democrats. Finally, I think immigration will pull some Tejano votes back into the Democratic column. We'll see ...