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Let's Take a Look Inside Dallas County's Early Voting Numbers
Falls Observer ^ | Oct 31, 2018 | Steven Young

Posted on 10/31/2018 5:14:54 AM PDT by 11th_VA

Consider this a supplement to all the coverage we've done of Texas' midterm election and all the voters who've shown up early to cast ballots. Like Creatine, whey protein or Weight Gain 4000, it shouldn't be taken without considering the warning label: These numbers might mean something, or they might end up meaning nothing at all. Texas is dealing with voter turnout that doesn't look like any midterm that's happened in this last couple of decades, so speculate at your own risk With that out of the way, let's take a look at some of the numbers behind Texas early voting.

First, there has been a huge increase in raw, numerical turnout across the board. In Texas' 15 largest counties, more than 2.8 million residents have voted through eight days of early voting, compared with just over 1 million at the same point in 2014 and 976,000 at the same point in 2010. The 15 counties are about 100,000 ballots short of where they were through eight days in 2016, but several of the biggest counties, including Dallas, have eclipsed their presidential year totals. That's the top-line stuff, but, thanks to Derek Ryan, the former research director for the Republican Party of Texas, we can go a lot deeper. Using data from the Texas Secretary of State's Office, Ryan puts together a daily file throughout early voting detailing exactly who's showed up. In the two weeks before an election when everything seems hazy, it's genuinely interesting stuff...

(Excerpt) Read more at dallasobserver.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2018midterms; cruz; tx2018
At the end of early voting for the Texas primaries in March, more than 40,000 more Democrats had cast ballots in the state's most populous 15 counties than Republicans. When all the votes were finally tallied on election night, Republicans ended up outvoting Democrats by about 500,000 votes, despite a lack of competitive statewide races.

So lots of Democrats crossed over and voted Republican - that could be the story this year no one is talking about ... yet

1 posted on 10/31/2018 5:14:54 AM PDT by 11th_VA
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To: 11th_VA

That would be huge. Guess we won’t know until 11-7 but it would cause a poltical earthquake if accurate.


2 posted on 10/31/2018 5:27:42 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (They would have to abandon leftism to achieve sanity. Freeper Olog-hai)
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To: 11th_VA

There are two types of Democrats in Texas:

The SJW transplants.

And the pre-2008 Dems that are far more conservative, but keep the label out of tradition.


3 posted on 10/31/2018 5:33:04 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: VanDeKoik

My mother is still registered as a Democrat but voted straight Republican here in Florida.

If the GOP keep both houses and we crunch the actual numbers we will see if #WalkAway had any impact from state to state.

Makes you wonder what the Dems will do if the reason they lost was their abandonment of their core constituents.


4 posted on 10/31/2018 5:49:01 AM PDT by TheShaz
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To: 11th_VA

No, that is not it. 540,000 MORE people came out to vote Republican on election day.


5 posted on 10/31/2018 6:17:14 AM PDT by Saveourcountry
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To: 11th_VA

The democrats want to believe that they have a chance in Texas, Pinto Beans is way to the left of most people in Texas. I have already voted straight republican and so has my wife and just about everyone I know. Hispanics in Texas are somewhat family orientated and Catholic, they don’t go with the pro abortion crowd, now that doesn’t mean that the majority of Hispanics will not vote dimwit but about 35 to 40 % will vote republican. Pinto does not have a chance though he might make the election closer but not that close. Just my view for what it is worth


6 posted on 10/31/2018 6:31:21 AM PDT by wild74
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To: wild74

Pinto Beans! LOL!


7 posted on 10/31/2018 6:46:32 AM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Hey liberals! Trump in 2020. Because, 'eff you!)
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To: 11th_VA

Beto likes to drop F-bombs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns7qq4Kfn4s


8 posted on 10/31/2018 7:22:33 AM PDT by Slyfox (Not my circus, not my monkeys)
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To: 11th_VA

Skateboard Bob:

https://gfycat.com/gifs/detail/frailminorhapuku


9 posted on 10/31/2018 7:26:15 AM PDT by Slyfox (Not my circus, not my monkeys)
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To: 11th_VA

Early voting in Dallas County ends Nov 2. Time for dems to count up and adjust before Election Day? hopefully not


10 posted on 10/31/2018 7:49:44 AM PDT by LurkedLongEnough
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To: 11th_VA

3 big stories here:
1) Rs lead early voting by just under 4
2) these are the most populous/bluest counties
3) da yuts still ain’t votin’


11 posted on 10/31/2018 7:52:12 AM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: 11th_VA

This really bodes well for a Cruz crushing of Betamale, and should seal the reelection of Sessions and Culberson.


12 posted on 10/31/2018 7:54:56 AM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: LS

LS wrote:

3 big stories here:
1) Rs lead early voting by just under 4
2) these are the most populous/bluest counties
3) da yuts still ain’t votin’”

Just under 4 what?


13 posted on 10/31/2018 8:00:49 AM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57 returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: WildHighlander57

percentage points


14 posted on 10/31/2018 8:10:25 AM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix))
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Thru close of early voting on October 29, 2018
the 30 largest counties in TX

total votes — 3,354,029 — 27.37%

https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/earlyvoting/2018/oct29.shtml


15 posted on 10/31/2018 8:28:01 AM PDT by deport
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To: LS

Thanks for all the uplifting info. I’ve given money to both Cruz and Culberson. Not a big Culberson fan, but his opponent is a Khmer Democrat posing as a reasonable moderate. Just look at her issues list.


16 posted on 10/31/2018 11:22:44 AM PDT by SecAmndmt (Arm yourselves!)
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