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TexasTowelie

(112,070 posts)
Fri Mar 1, 2019, 08:23 AM Mar 2019

Numbers Game: If Democrats Can't Turn Out Voters in the District 125 Runoff, the GOP Could Flip

Numbers Game: If Democrats Can’t Turn Out Voters in the District 125 Runoff, the GOP Could Flip Another San Antonio District


How do you turn a traditionally Democratic district Republican?

These days, the answer may be simple as calling a special election.

Last year, Pleasanton Republican Pete Flores flipped one of San Antonio’s state Senate seats after advancing to a runoff special election against Pete Gallego, the Democrat widely considered to have the election sewn up.

Next month, a similar situation could play out in a runoff for District 125, a Texas House seat representing Northwest San Antonio that was once considered dependably blue.

Read more: https://www.sacurrent.com/the-daily/archives/2019/02/28/numbers-game-if-democrats-cant-turn-out-voters-in-the-district-125-runoff-the-gop-could-flip-another-san-antonio-district
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Numbers Game: If Democrats Can't Turn Out Voters in the District 125 Runoff, the GOP Could Flip (Original Post) TexasTowelie Mar 2019 OP
if democrats don't vote, we get what we deserve. Bottom line. beachbum bob Mar 2019 #1
 

beachbum bob

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1. if democrats don't vote, we get what we deserve. Bottom line.
Fri Mar 1, 2019, 08:34 AM
Mar 2019

2018 showed what democrats can do. Lets not forget so soon

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