Massive Early Voting Turnout in Texas Is Good News for Beto O'Rourke

[fleur-de-lisa]

https://www.politicususa.com/2018/10/23/massive-early-voting-turnout-in-texas-is-good-news-for-beto-orourke.html

Following patterns seen around the country, there were historically large turnouts throughout the state on Monday as early voting opened in Texas. More than 63,000 in-person votes were cast in Harris County, The Houston Chronicle reported, compared to 20,215 in 2014.

This is really good news for U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, the Democrat challenging U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. Harris County is “Beto Country” and he has great support there. And one out of every seven Texans lives in Harris County.

Recognizing its importance, O’Rourke spent Monday traveling around the Houston area meeting with supporters and leading them to polling places. He seems to have fired up his supporters who got out to vote in record numbers.

O’Rourke started his day before the sun came up, as he made a 7 a.m. appearance in a central Houston neighborhood. “This is our moment, this is our chance,” O’Rourke told the crowd gathered outside a polling place. “This is our message to the people of the future. While we can still get it right, we stood up to be counted and we did.”

[Stallion]

1. The Numbers From West Texas (Midland) Though Concern Me

"Midland County Election Administrator Deborah Land said out of 84,945 registered voters in her county, 3,546 had voted by 4 p.m. Monday — compared to just 756 who voted the first day in 2014."


roughly 500% increase? In a County that went 75.7% Trump -20.5% Clinton in 2016

[LanternWaste]

2. Urban areas (DFW, Houston, SA, etc) are experiencing just a great a turnout as well.

Which trends well for Democrats.

[blogslut]

4. The jump in early voting numbers is state-wide, as far as I can tell.

Still, if enough of the people living in those spread-out voting districts vote Democratic + an extra larger number in the densely-populated districts, we could elect Beto. We'll have to see.

[trc]

3. My wife and I and two of my 4 kids still living in Texas are voting today

And I talked an elderly friend into going to vote despite a broken toe. She agree's this one is too important. I guarantee she always voted republican before. Hopefully my constant use of truth and logic have persuaded her to choose the right path. On the other side, my daughters' in-laws are staunch trumpehumpers but will not be voting, (I don't believe they are even registered) because they believe the rethugs can't lose in Texas

[fleur-de-lisa]

5. Yay! Good for you!