Beto O'Rourke says he's running for Texas governor

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2. Yay! Now the hard work really begins.

It will be an uphill battle to defeat Abbott in spite of all his failures, as a governor and a human being. Here are some statistics from the 2020 election.

Registered Voters 16,955,519
Voting Age Population (VAP) 21,596,071
Percentage of VAP Registered 78.51%
Turnout 11,315,056
Percent of Turnout to Registered 66.73%
Percent of Turnout to VAP 52.39%

I believe the key to a Beto win lies with younger voters. For the last year, Beto’s group has been focusing on registering voters, including on college campuses. Texas has a close to even divide between rural voters and urban voters. So far, the rural voters have carried the day, perhaps because many of them are older and more reliable voters. Democrats need a strong message here and a social media campaign that reaches younger voters.