Texas Democrats shatter voter turnout record in ominous sign for GOP

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By Dan Desai Martin -July 15, 2020 2:22 PM

The traditionally Republican stronghold could be a battleground state in 2020.

Democrats turned out in record numbers for Tuesday's primary runoff in Texas, doubling turnout from 2018.

Nearly one million Democrats (955,735) voted Tuesday, according to the secretary of state's office, far surpassing the previous record of 747,000 set in 1994.

The record-setting turnout "showed that Texas Democrats are fired up and are ready for change," Gilberto Hinojosa, chair of the Texas Democratic Party, said in a press release on Wednesday.

Texas has not voted for a Democratic presidential nominee since Jimmy Carter carried the state 44 years ago. Republicans currently hold all major statewide offices, control both chambers of the state Legislature, occupy both U.S. Senate seats, and make up a majority of the state’s House delegation.

Published with permission of The American Independent Foundation.


https://americanindependent.com/texas-democrats-voter-turnout-record-senate-runoff-joe-biden-donald-trump-2020-election/

[Vogon_Glory]

1. I'd say that a plurality of Texas voters think the R's have F'd up

I suspect that the COVID 19 pandemic and the job losses have motivated a lot of voters who might otherwise have remained idle.

I also think that Donnie’s cruelty with migrant families and with DACA recipients has dinged a lot of conscienceS among Latinos. I also suspect that the arrogant racist wretch forgot to think about what might happen where Latinos,Afro-Americans and decent white people outnumber the reactionaries and bigots that vote Republican inTexas.

They may finally find out.

[dweller]

2. Way To Go BETO !!

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[North Shore Chicago]

3. Hell yes!