I've been trying to talk my Republican neighbor into voting for Beto for a year.
My neighbor is nice guy just a dyed in wool Republican from many generations of the same. He doesn't like Trump and chose not to vote in 2016 rather than vote for Trump. I took that as a small victory.
Today I see a Beto for Senate sign in his yard! I called and he's coming over for some BBQ and beer later.
One small victory at time! 
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Excellent news!!! 
He still said he wasn't sure after it, though. Then this today! The sly dog must have bought the sign then and was just teasing me. 
Beto gets a vote, you and your neighbor have become friends! 
Great job you did!
A BBQ and beer with him is definitely in order!
Here's to your new DEMOCRAT buddy!
GOTV and have a BBQ!!!! I love this herding cats!
Donald called Cruz’ wife ugly and accused his father of helping kill JFK.
Now he begs Donald to help him.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/texas/article/Ted-Cruz-asks-Trump-to-campaign-for-him-13138353.php#photo-15979147
Rafael will make sure his wife kisses Donald's ring, especially if the ring is in Donald's back pocket.
And she will do it with a smile and a big 'thank you'.
ecstatic when you saw that Beto sign, herding!!
That's just me. When I have a surge of feels, be they happy or sad, that's how they very first manifest. I'm do glad he didn't see me!
You understand me without judgement.
Make a road trip and come see me someday. 
take a road trip there.. but alas. I'm thinking I won't be leaving this Island ever.
You could take a flying machine trip, though, someday and I could see you that way.
None of the Bud Light for the man that finally woke the f*** up.
I bought him his favorite and sent him home with the extras.
We had a great afternoon. I feel good about him and his gradual transition. 
I so hope Beto wins. Keep at it, you are doing good work!
Bravo.
I left Texas in 2007, but I still consider it my home. I just despaired of it ever getting better.
Thank you for making me smile!
Like I'm sure you did when you lived here. Someday soon, we will be purple. I promise this to you.
We respect and appreciate all the work everyone did before us to help lay the current groundwork for today. My thanks to you.
Cruz has zero.
It's a short street.
I agree this is why we need to unify and if you're not in my county (I hope I answered everyone) join your local Democratic Party branch, please. We can make this happen if we work together!
It's been nice to meet all of you!
I agree with you, but damn, I'm doing my best here. 
If registered, potential voters count, I'm a boss... but, it's really hard to actually flip a Republican. Don't believe the hype, they're hard eggs to crack! Which is why I'm normally about voter turnout and registration. Which doesn't mean we're not flipping a few who should have already been Democrats. We are, but it's a few.
It takes hard local work to flip Republicans in any state. You have to know deeply, and specifically who and what you're speaking to to get through their armor. Even then it takes time and work if you hope to resonate with them. They're tribal and tend to be pretty crabby. There's so much patience involved it's mind boggling.
Granted, Trump helped break some barriers with his extremism, but that's not going to last. I'm an opportunist and not afraid to exploit this brief window of commonality, but it's a small window. After this I have to prove to them we're still their better choice post Trump. These are people who don't buy into Russian collusion after all. They're not like you and me. They're foreign to our thought processes. This isn't something for the faint of heart to attempt.
Like I always say, it's work, work, and more work.
Really, I thank you. You made me feel good tonight. I deeply want to affect real change in people. You gave me positive reinforcement.
And it's not a small victory.
your neighbor's change of heart will influence those he knows, this is a big deal!
