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High Turnout in Texas Primaries Shows Democratic Enthusiasm
Wall Street Journal ^ | Updated March 7, 2018 8:53 a.m. ET | Janet Hook

Posted on 03/07/2018 6:18:50 AM PST by RedWing9

More than 1 million voted in Senate Democratic primary, providing a measure of party’s energy

WASHINGTON—The 2018 fight for control of Congress began Tuesday, as Texas Democrats flooded the polls for the year’s first primary election and showed that the national wave of Democratic enthusiasm will buffet even traditionally Republican states.

Statewide turnout in the Senate Democratic primary race provided a measure of the party’s energy: More than 1 million voted in the primary, almost double the number in 2014. But Democrats still lagged behind the 1.5 million who voted in the GOP Senate primary.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: betoorourke; bluewave; elections; redwave; tedcruz; texas
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Title doesn't equal the body... Typical MSM, misleading at best. If the Democrats were enthused, Republicans showed up with Fervor!
1 posted on 03/07/2018 6:18:50 AM PST by RedWing9
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To: RedWing9

The MEDIA is the DEEP STATE.


2 posted on 03/07/2018 6:21:53 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: RedWing9

Yeah, I don’t see any enthusiasm. All Dems had half the numbers except in all-Dem districts.


3 posted on 03/07/2018 6:22:45 AM PST by struggle
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To: RedWing9

“”””But Democrats still lagged behind the 1.5 million who voted in the GOP Senate primary.””””””

The russians rigged it.


4 posted on 03/07/2018 6:24:17 AM PST by shelterguy
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To: RedWing9

Odd that such a high Democrat turnout led to a trouncing for the Dims.

Was this the same Texas that’s in America?


5 posted on 03/07/2018 6:25:42 AM PST by moovova
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To: RedWing9

I agree, one shouldn’t count their chickens too quickly, Never Trumpers like Red State and a number of the Cruz-ers have been so nasty; now they are calling victory already.

Cruz won 1.5 million voters out of what is probably about 16 million eligible voters in total. I will vote against the Democratic agenda and vote GOP. I also remember these other things too.


6 posted on 03/07/2018 6:28:43 AM PST by BeadCounter
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But Democrats still lagged behind the 1.5 million who voted in the GOP Senate primary.

And the GOP primary was essentially Ted Cruz running unopposed. The Rats actually had races to come out for.

7 posted on 03/07/2018 6:31:15 AM PST by qam1 (There's been a huge party. All plates and the bottles are empty, all that's left is the bill to pay)
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To: RedWing9

The Wall Street Journal SUCKS. It is no different than the NYTimes.


8 posted on 03/07/2018 6:31:20 AM PST by Obadiah
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To: RedWing9

This lies about the fact that the turn out was about 6% demonrat and 10% of the republicams.

The “Blue Wave” in Texas ain’t so.

The ws urinal should stick to financial news but they won’t.


9 posted on 03/07/2018 6:31:50 AM PST by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just have a few days that don't suck.)
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The only people would vote for a democrat are those on the receiving end of handouts, freebies, and set-asides.

With a booming economy, more jobs, and more bonuses, anyone with a stake in their own economic well-being would be a fool to vote for a democrat.
 

10 posted on 03/07/2018 6:33:15 AM PST by Governor Dinwiddie (CNN is fake news.)
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I got the same impression looking at Drudge this am.


11 posted on 03/07/2018 6:33:37 AM PST by daler
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To: RedWing9

Fake news and Rat wishful thinking. Rat turnout was 6.9% and Repub turnout was 10.1%. And the headline is Rat enthusiasm?


12 posted on 03/07/2018 6:34:37 AM PST by rigelkentaurus
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And, if conservatives don’t get off their butts and get out and vote, another Jones type victory in Alabama will hit other states. Had the dead butts here in Alabama that voted for the Donald had gone and voted, Jones would not be in office until 2020. Didn’t like the Judge, rather have a dimo commie like Jones instead, too lazy to go vote. Yup, this is the way of the conservative movement. Not the leftists. They would vote for anyone on the left just to let the left win. That is their way. Bus them in by the thousands. Our side doesn’t even show up because it is not 75 and sunny. They turn up for the free stuff, free lunch and booze and smokes after the election.


13 posted on 03/07/2018 6:35:10 AM PST by RetiredArmy (We are in the Last Days of human history. Jesus is coming back, & soon! Do U know Him?)
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The WSJ sounds just like the other Old Gray Hag, the NYT. In fact, the Times had a better analysis of the primary election in Texas.


14 posted on 03/07/2018 6:41:28 AM PST by txrefugee
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AP has the same type of article. I wonder who else. They all must have got their 4:30 a.m. talking points.


15 posted on 03/07/2018 6:41:46 AM PST by stylin19a (Best.Election.of.All-Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever)
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Fake news and Rat wishful thinking. Rat turnout was 6.9% and Repub turnout was 10.1%. And the headline is Rat enthusiasm?

This was indeed fake news. EVERY news organ is running with the fake news that 'rat enthusiasm was high. I early voted, but in this primary and a lot of people were running unopposed and there was little doubt who would win the rest of the races. I am surprised there were as many GOP voters as there were.

16 posted on 03/07/2018 6:42:39 AM PST by Sans-Culotte (Time to get the US out of the UN and the UN out of the US!)
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To: RedWing9

Doubling the participation rate is pretty impressive though. The GOP can’t simply sit on its laurels. I get the impression that a lot of conservatives don’t care.


17 posted on 03/07/2018 6:44:43 AM PST by Brilliant
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“BUT Democrats still lagged behind the 1.5 million who voted in the GOP Senate primary.”

Too funny.

I will say that for 2018 Trump SHOULD go in FULL CAMPAIGN mode and light some fires.


18 posted on 03/07/2018 6:48:49 AM PST by LeonardFMason (426)
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To: RedWing9

Today the media still spinning whether or not there was a blue wave in Texas. All talk should be about a conservative wave in Texas. Red Commies in the Socialist Demokkkrat party got trounced.


19 posted on 03/07/2018 6:48:57 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Wear an orange pin to mourn the victims of the Tide Pods Challenge.)
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It also showed high Republican enthusiasm.

The Democrats are not going to win a statewide race like Senate or Governor, and any one hoping they will is going to have their hopes dashed. Flip a House seat or two? Maybe. But defeat Cruz or Abbott? Not a chance.

20 posted on 03/07/2018 6:49:04 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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