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  • Wendy Davis: 'Texas is not really a red state'

    02/15/2014 9:29:46 AM PST · by 2ndDivisionVet · 37 replies
    The Washington Examiner ^ | February 14, 2014 | Ashe Schow
    Wendy Davis told the Austin American-Statesman newspaper on Wednesday that “Texas is not really a red state, it's just a non-voting state.” Sure Wendy, sure. Well, she is right about Texas being a non-voting state. Texas is one of the worst performers when it comes to voter turnout. In 2010, just 36.4 percent of registered voters actually voted, making it the worst state for turnout. In 2012, Texas ranked 48th in voter turnout, according to a report from the University of Texas at Austin. In fact, Texas has had lower voter turnout rates than the national average since 1972. But...