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Something Happening Here, What It Is Ain't Exactly Clear

  

Category:  News & Politics

By:  john-russell  •  6 years ago  •  16 comments

Something Happening Here, What It Is Ain't Exactly Clear
Texas will soon go over 9 million votes cast, if it hasnt already.  It is expected that by the end of Tuesday, over 11 million votes will have been cast in that state, the most ever. 

Item - Texas to break all state records for voter turnout


According to data from the Texas Secretary of State, as of October 28, there have been at least 8,449,858 cumulative in-person and mail-in ballots cast during the state's early voting period.

In comparison, throughout the entire 2016 presidential election, data from the Texas Secretary of State show at least 8,969,226 total votes cast.

The number of early votes submitted in Texas thus far means the state has already reported 94.2 percent of its total 2016 voter turnout,

Texas will soon go over 9 million votes cast, if it hasnt already.  It is expected that by the end of Tuesday, over 11 million votes will have been cast in that state, the most ever. 

Who does this favor? Democratic organizers say that 2/3 of new voters are hispanic, and those voters will break 60/40 for Biden.  The 3 1/2 million new Texas voters since 2016 would appear to be an assistance to Joe Biden's chances of carrying the Lone Star state. 

Never Trumper Charlie Sykes said on his podcast today that if the Democrats carry Texas that will be the end of the Republican Party as we know it. 


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JohnRussell
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1  author  JohnRussell    6 years ago

It's going to be tense.  Bloomberg is funneling money into Texas so tv ads can be run for the next 5 days. 

 
 
 
bbl-1
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3  bbl-1    6 years ago

Just count the votes.

 
 
 
Gsquared
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4  Gsquared    6 years ago
if the Democrats carry Texas that will be the end of the Republican Party as we know it

That would be a beautiful thing, indeed.

 
 
 
Krishna
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4.1  Krishna  replied to  Gsquared @4    6 years ago
if the Democrats carry Texas that will be the end of the Republican Party as we k

Some people would say it was the end of The Republican Party when trump was nominated. But when he's finally our of power it will revert to the true republican Party as we know it.

 
 
 
bbl-1
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4.1.1  bbl-1  replied to  Krishna @4.1    6 years ago

Hedge the bet.

 
 
 
Split Personality
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6  Split Personality    6 years ago

I don't know if it's by law or culture but I can't say I ever saw a political sign that identifies the person being promoted as Dem, Indy or GOP.

It makes one read all of the signs and who is running for what offices locally and statewide.  9 times out of 10 there not even in my voting district.

Made several 2 hour trips around greater Ft Worth from Haltom up to Grapevive and out to Mckinney.  Lots of unincorporated corners covered  with ads for everyone you can possibly think of except one person.

Maybe it doesn't mean anything, but these corners were covered with Trump signs and flags 4 years ago.  This year?  Is the lack of emotion a sign?

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GregTx
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6.1  GregTx  replied to  Split Personality @6    6 years ago

Maybe, but if you were to ride out east towards Athens, Corsican or Tyler you'll start seeing them. Who knows?

 
 
 
Split Personality
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6.1.1  Split Personality  replied to  GregTx @6.1    6 years ago

All I can say is that my neighborhood looked like a trump rally in 2016 for 6 weeks before and a month afterwards.

Now nothing. 

It's creepy.

But we'll be in Navarro County over the weekend, we will check them out.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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7  Buzz of the Orient    6 years ago

Buffalo Springfield could be writing and singing that about today..

There's something happening here
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware

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"Never Trumper Charlie Sykes said on his podcast today that if the Democrats carry Texas that will be the end of the Republican Party as we know it."

Maybe the Republican party should have chosen a different candidate in the first place.   Tom Paxton wrote and sang a song - its first line so applicable for the Republican party...

It's a lesson too late for the learning

 
 
 
Kavika
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8  Kavika     6 years ago

It's all about demographics. States, be they red or blue change over time. 

 
 

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