Posted on 02/27/2018 8:06:07 AM PST by EdnaMode
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott warned supporters in a fundraising email Monday about Democrats’ turnout for the March primary, which he says should “shock every conservative to their core.”
So far, more Democrats have voted early than Republicans, Dallas News reports.
Through Sunday in the 15 Texas counties with the most registered voters, 135,070 people had voted in the Republican primary and 151,236 in the Democratic. Compared to the first six days of early voting in 2014, Democratic turnout increased 69 percent, while Republicans saw a 20 percent increase.
The Democrats even surpassed their early voting totals from the 2016 primary — a presidential election year. (DallasNews.com)
“I’ll be blunt: Democrat voter turnout is surging statewide during Early Voting,” Abbott says in the email. “We’ve seen a surge of liberal enthusiasm in deep red states like Georgia, Alabama, and Oklahoma,” it continues. “We had always hoped the liberal wave would never hit Texas, but these Early Voting returns aren’t encouraging so far.”
Abbott isn’t the only Republican in the state warning about voter turnout.
Earlier this month Sen. Ted Cruz said Democratic enthusiasm is high.
“The left are stark raving nuts. ... They have full-on Trump derangement,” he said. “They will crawl over broken glass in November to vote. ... We could get obliterated at the polls.”
I wonder how many of these dimmies are legally registered to vote?
Even if true, it is only a primary election.
You mean I actually gots to go to work instead of getting my gibmedats? Trump be raciss.
Yeah me too.
The Sanders wing of the party wants to take out the Hillary faction.
That is what is going on here...
“Apparently there are a lot of people in this country upset over an improved economy and record low unemployment.”
They’ve been indoctrinated. The economy doesn’t matter because they don’t like the man making the moves. I honestly believe that many people in this country would be just fine with living in a sh*thole, as long as they were told they are virtuous, (open borders, high taxes), and loved their dear leader whoever that was.
The basement dwellers are motivated, the mid terms could get very, very ugly.
Richard Baris is too.
Me? Not so much. First, I am hearing (can’t verify yet) that most of the races in the state have Rs running UNOPPOSED.
So who, exactly, are Ds voting for?
Second, as of three days ago, Tarrant and Harris (Houston) were seeing higher R turnout than Ds.
The only counties that were really D heavy were El Paso and Hidalgo.
He has a point. We can’t allow the Left to be more fired-up than we are.
And they are pretty fired-up as they’ve been telling themselves for over a year that Trump is Hitler and civilization will end if he is not removed from office.
Conservatives insist on ignoring the signs that are everywhere, Dems are going to make big gains in the midterms.
Why is Mitch McConnell our leader in the senate?
Well, in Texas at least, on the positive side, we can look forward to Lyn’ Ted being retired this year. Beyond that, this should be a warning call for all Trump Republicans, for Trump, to start lining up candidates to enthusiastically support. Personally I don’t see a problem with the never Trumper‘s and the RINOs, being turned out They have not helped Trump, they have not helped us on the issues we care about, and it’s better to have a turnover, even if we have a brief period where there is a Democrat in that seat.
Not to worry ... this is just primaries. Conservatives will be there in droves come Election Day.
I could go out and vote early for somebody to run against Sheila Jackson Lee in my neighborhood, but I don’t know whos running against her.
The Reps had better get fired up or they will get shellacked in November.
that’s the attitude that will get Republicans smashed in November...great economy, people making more money, blah-blah-blah...they (Republicans) best start the get the vote out machine now!!
Agreed, just like so many people in Europe, who support open borders despite what it’s done to their countries. As long as they can claim they’re not “racist” and so tolerant, the don’t care.
I voted Saturday.
Researched the candidates through Conservative Values website, Right to Life websites, four different DFW area TEA Party voter guides.
Took a two page spreadsheet with me and was about 10 minutes getting the ballot right.
Now THAT is voting...
Sweet!
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I think that Governor Greg Abbot & Senator Ted Cruz are right on the money. The Republicans in Texas and throughout the entire country better get out and vote in record numbers this year....I mean even more then they voted in the 2016 POTUS election. This year’s Mid-Term elections are without doubt a full blown “Critical Path” election that will determine the very future of these United States.
Folks...ya better wake up, get out and vote with the idea and action to politically destroy every Democrat running for office and, with their defeat, the political destruction of the entire Democrat Party!!!
The dems have really concentrated on turnout numbers in these races. We have to do the same. Our lazy RNC Chairwoman had better get off her duff and do something.
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