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mobeau69

(12,462 posts) Thu Oct 29, 2020, 08:42 PM Oct 2020

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TX early voting is at 98% of 2016 total!

Something big is happening.

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TX early voting is at 98% of 2016 total! (Original Post) mobeau69 Oct 2020 OP

Hawaii is at 104% but its a small place nt msongs Oct 2020 #1

Still impressive. mobeau69 Oct 2020 #2

Texas will go for Joe !😁 Tribetime Oct 2020 #3

God, would that be sweet. Nt mobeau69 Oct 2020 #4

It will be awesome to have 3 of our 5 connected states as 'sane' alittlelark Oct 2020 #5

98% of the total 2016 vote? That insane. GulfCoast66 Oct 2020 #6

A latter post above said TRMS said it's now over 100%! mobeau69 Oct 2020 #8

Jesus. That's crazy. Voter apathy has always been the problem in Texas. GulfCoast66 Oct 2020 #10

I'm prepared to throw away Republicans hopes and dreams of an EC win when we take Texas In It to Win It Oct 2020 #7

We'll know before Texas polls close. mobeau69 Oct 2020 #9

Friday is the last day of early voting--and remember Texas has had substantial population growth Stallion Oct 2020 #11

Bexar County passed our 2016 total today LeftInTX Oct 2020 #12

msongs

(74,199 posts)

1. Hawaii is at 104% but its a small place nt

Reply to mobeau69 (Original post)

Thu Oct 29, 2020, 08:44 PM

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mobeau69

(12,462 posts)

2. Still impressive.

Reply to msongs (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 29, 2020, 08:46 PM

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It’s Joe Time!

Tribetime

(7,145 posts)

3. Texas will go for Joe !😁

Reply to mobeau69 (Original post)

Thu Oct 29, 2020, 08:51 PM

Oct 2020

mobeau69

(12,462 posts)

4. God, would that be sweet. Nt

Reply to Tribetime (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 29, 2020, 08:54 PM

Oct 2020

alittlelark

(19,143 posts)

5. It will be awesome to have 3 of our 5 connected states as 'sane'

Reply to mobeau69 (Original post)

Thu Oct 29, 2020, 09:08 PM

Oct 2020

Az is set, Co is smokin' it, Utah is a sad joke we pray for, Tx is IN THE RUNNING!!! Ok is still a sad state I send my thoughts and prayers to

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)

6. 98% of the total 2016 vote? That insane.

Reply to mobeau69 (Original post)

Thu Oct 29, 2020, 09:11 PM

Oct 2020

I guess we will see if the belief lots of voting helps democrats is true.

mobeau69

(12,462 posts)

8. A latter post above said TRMS said it's now over 100%!

Reply to GulfCoast66 (Reply #6)

Thu Oct 29, 2020, 09:19 PM

Oct 2020

This is either a big blue wave or the end of our democracy.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)

10. Jesus. That's crazy. Voter apathy has always been the problem in Texas.

Reply to mobeau69 (Reply #8)

Thu Oct 29, 2020, 09:23 PM

Oct 2020

If we have cracked that nut it could be real good.

We win Texas its good night sally. Turn out the lights.

I’ll believe it when I see it.

In It to Win It

(12,823 posts)

7. I'm prepared to throw away Republicans hopes and dreams of an EC win when we take Texas

Reply to mobeau69 (Original post)

Thu Oct 29, 2020, 09:16 PM

Oct 2020

mobeau69

(12,462 posts)

9. We'll know before Texas polls close.

Reply to In It to Win It (Reply #7)

Thu Oct 29, 2020, 09:22 PM

Oct 2020

Stallion

(6,643 posts)

11. Friday is the last day of early voting--and remember Texas has had substantial population growth

Reply to mobeau69 (Original post)

Thu Oct 29, 2020, 10:47 PM

Oct 2020

LeftInTX

(34,852 posts)

12. Bexar County passed our 2016 total today

Reply to mobeau69 (Original post)

Thu Oct 29, 2020, 11:16 PM

Oct 2020

We have over 180,000 new voters though.

Our polls were open til 10 tonight. Curious as to how many voted today. There was a line at 9 pm.

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