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Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts) Tue Nov 3, 2020, 02:31 PM Nov 2020

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TX Democrats believe Biden will win Texas if El Paso County turnout hits 60%.

That means they're roughly 60,000 votes shy of it by this tweet:

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TX Democrats believe Biden will win Texas if El Paso County turnout hits 60%. (Original Post) Drunken Irishman Nov 2020 OP

K&R!. SheltieLover Nov 2020 #1

I'm w/ you, SheltieLover! BComplex Nov 2020 #12

Ikr! SheltieLover Nov 2020 #18

Let's get 70%! UCmeNdc Nov 2020 #2

Turnout in Bexar County (San Antonio) is going to be crucial. TwilightZone Nov 2020 #3

correct..add Tarrant County and Dallas County... agingdem Nov 2020 #17

You can also count on Travis and Harris Counties.. ananda Nov 2020 #4

Wow! Farmgirl1961 Nov 2020 #5

I heard that they got like 20,000 votes in the first hour Rice4VP Nov 2020 #6

Wow! SheltieLover Nov 2020 #19

K&R!! onetexan Nov 2020 #7

Not likely to hit that mark if 60K needed over 10 hours when only 11K voted in 3-4 hours. LonePirate Nov 2020 #8

Not all hours are created equal dsc Nov 2020 #9

If the huge morning rush only netted 11K, getting 5.5x for the rest of the day seems unlikely. LonePirate Nov 2020 #14

El Paso has a massive covid crisis going on. LizBeth Nov 2020 #10

Is this real or is it coachspeak? YessirAtsaFact Nov 2020 #11

Wouldn't that be something Windy City Charlie Nov 2020 #13

Well, that's nice. But it's just gueswork that's abouit as accurate as anybody's elses guess. Liberal In Texas Nov 2020 #15

I wouldn't say anybody... Drunken Irishman Nov 2020 #16

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

1. K&R!.

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 02:32 PM

Nov 2020

Gooooo El Paso!

BComplex

(8,015 posts)

12. I'm w/ you, SheltieLover!

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 02:41 PM

Nov 2020

Please please please El Paso!! Pull this one through!!!

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

18. Ikr!

Reply to BComplex (Reply #12)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 03:23 PM

Nov 2020

UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts)

2. Let's get 70%!

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 02:33 PM

Nov 2020

TwilightZone

(25,418 posts)

3. Turnout in Bexar County (San Antonio) is going to be crucial.

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 02:33 PM

Nov 2020

More important than El Paso, in my opinion.

agingdem

(7,803 posts)

17. correct..add Tarrant County and Dallas County...

Reply to TwilightZone (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 03:11 PM

Nov 2020

El Paso County always votes Democrat...

ananda

(28,828 posts)

4. You can also count on Travis and Harris Counties..

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 02:33 PM

Nov 2020

.. for huge blue turnouts.

Farmgirl1961

(1,493 posts)

5. Wow!

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 02:33 PM

Nov 2020

This will be interesting to watch throughout the day.

Rice4VP

(1,235 posts)

6. I heard that they got like 20,000 votes in the first hour

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 02:33 PM

Nov 2020

in Harris County

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

19. Wow!

Reply to Rice4VP (Reply #6)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 03:23 PM

Nov 2020

Come on TX Dems!

onetexan

(13,018 posts)

7. K&R!!

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 02:34 PM

Nov 2020

cone on Elpasoans deliver for us

LonePirate

(13,404 posts)

8. Not likely to hit that mark if 60K needed over 10 hours when only 11K voted in 3-4 hours.

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 02:34 PM

Nov 2020

dsc

(52,147 posts)

9. Not all hours are created equal

Reply to LonePirate (Reply #8)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 02:36 PM

Nov 2020

for working people the hours that passed were likely hours where they were working while the last few hours of the day are likely not.

LonePirate

(13,404 posts)

14. If the huge morning rush only netted 11K, getting 5.5x for the rest of the day seems unlikely.

Reply to dsc (Reply #9)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 02:44 PM

Nov 2020

LizBeth

(9,952 posts)

10. El Paso has a massive covid crisis going on.

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 02:39 PM

Nov 2020

YessirAtsaFact

(2,064 posts)

11. Is this real or is it coachspeak?

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 02:40 PM

Nov 2020

They may only need 50,00 votes, but are setting the goal higher to push turnout.

Windy City Charlie

(1,178 posts)

13. Wouldn't that be something

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 02:44 PM

Nov 2020

To take the 2 largest states in Electoral Votes.....taking California & Texas and that's already 1/3 to 270 with 48 states yet to go! Biden has the potential of taking the 6 largest states! That would be 2/3rds of what's needed.

Liberal In Texas

(13,523 posts)

15. Well, that's nice. But it's just gueswork that's abouit as accurate as anybody's elses guess.

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 02:47 PM

Nov 2020

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)

16. I wouldn't say anybody...

Reply to Liberal In Texas (Reply #15)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 02:51 PM

Nov 2020

I feel the party likely knows what metrics need to be hit to win - or be in position to win.

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