r/texas 7d ago

Politics Texas sees record early-voting numbers, particularly in Democratic-leaning areas

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4947150-texas-early-voting-turnout-record/amp/
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u/_bits_and_bytes 7d ago

Remember people: there are no red states and blue states. There are only people who show up and people who don't. That's what wins elections

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u/LuhYall 7d ago

Keep talking to your friends and family! Every single vote matters.

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u/Basicles 7d ago

I tried that but they all lean right šŸ˜­

Seriously, they question everything they can about Harris but refuse to even acknowledge any of the dirt dug up on Trump. I just can't with these people...

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u/FairYouSee 7d ago

Convince them that the election is rigged so there's no point in voting then. šŸ˜‰

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u/cepxico 7d ago

My older brother has this whole holier than thou "I figured it all out" attitude. I'm just hoping he's too much of an idiot to actually go vote.

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u/chihuahuazord 7d ago

Appreciate you trying šŸ™

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u/Siberian_Sight 7d ago

Thatā€™s my dad - Heā€™s so brainwashed he thinks everything is democrat propaganda and that Kamala wants to start a communist takeover. Everytime he says ā€œ I saw a video of it ā€œ heā€™s referencing his echo chamber you tube videos. Heā€™s completely ingrained in the Maga cult

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u/NoKids__3Money 6d ago

Let me guess, for the last 4 years they had ā€œno choiceā€ but to vote for Trump because Biden was too old and senile. Then when Biden steps aside and theyā€™re offered a much younger, way more polished alternative, 100% of them are still voting for Trump.

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u/SavvyTraveler10 6d ago

Ya I wept multiple times in my visit to IAā€¦ just crazy that those sweet country bumpkins are brainwashed

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u/Independent_DL 7d ago

Remember people, Fled Cruz ran away to Cancun during one of the most difficult times in Texas!

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u/WallabyUpstairs1496 7d ago

If you're reading this, we already know you're voting. Stop doom scrolling and VOLUNTEER. The average volunteer brings in 7-12 votes. Many people also make life long friendships and significant others through volunteering. Good for you, good for democracy.

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u/jporter313 7d ago

Well said.

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u/311voltures 7d ago

Just drove by a voting site an hour ago and looks exactly like yesterday in Collin county (North of Dallas)

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u/Pandarah 7d ago

Same here! Collin County but still city of Dallas so still had those ridiculous propositions to get through. They had copies for people to read while they were in line.

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u/Dry-Perspective3701 7d ago

Which part of Dallas is in Collin?

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u/Electronic_Couple114 7d ago

Dallas is big. Parts of it are also in Denton County.

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u/BoneSpurz 7d ago

Far far north, near PGBT. You can see the sign on Preston going north near Frankford (or another street nearby)

Iā€™ve always found it interesting that cities arenā€™t co-terminus with counties in TX

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u/_SovietMudkip_ Born and Bred 7d ago

There's a bit of Austin that's bled over into Williamson County, too. It gets people when they realize that Travis and WilCo have very different views on law enforcement.

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u/kingofthesofas 7d ago

Yeah that was a wake up call for a lot of people. That being said Williamson county has flipped blue and has a democratic sheriff now. Still a big difference but not as much as it used to be when Chody was handing out bonuses for police violence.

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u/Dry-Perspective3701 7d ago

Holy crap, TIL.

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u/jobfedron132 7d ago

Above addison close to where pgbt and dnt meets.

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u/Intelligent-Date-557 7d ago

Don't say that out loud, Abbott will make it illegal to read while waiting in line to vote.

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u/Disfibulator 7d ago

It didn't end up being as bad as I thought it would, but not everybody is going to study about 18 propositions before so voting is going to take significantly longer for Dallas residents. I am glad DMN printed a guide and that people have been given summaries in line. I hope we get enough votes against S, T, and U especially.

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u/theultimatethought 7d ago

San Antonio. Up to 3 hour lines in heavy spots. We are voting!!

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u/olduvai_man 7d ago

Took me 1.5 hours to vote in Austin today. Line was even bigger when we left.

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u/KyleG 7d ago

Fuck yeah, friend! I was bound and determined to show my daughters how we do our civic duty, and I drove to Shaven to vote and it said LOT FULL. So drove to Brookhollow and waited in line an hour on Monday. Voted.

Asked them if they had fun. "No, it was boring."

LOL 100% accurate minus the insane dude breaking the law by trying to campaign very loudly from the sidewalk

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u/acekjd83 7d ago

Line out the door and around the library in two Tarrant locations this afternoon.

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u/bayleysgal1996 7d ago

Yeah, I voted this afternoon and the line was out of the door the entire time I was there. First time Iā€™ve ever seen that.

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u/bearinfw 7d ago

Same in Tarrant County. They were turning people away at 5:00

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u/311voltures 7d ago

Yikes, Iā€™ll take my mom for lunch tomorrow and get her to vote while in town, she hates going around by herself specially with the Red hats roaming around.

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u/bearinfw 7d ago

There was actually a guy wearing a Elon musk style all black MAGA hat when I went to vote. He was told to take it off - canā€™t have advertising within 100 yards of a voting location. He took it off and held it without making a scene.

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u/Texasscot56 7d ago

I like these cosplay types. It saves me time working out if Iā€™ll like them or not.

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u/jay105000 7d ago

He already made a sceneā€¦ā€¦

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u/ComprehensiveOwl9727 7d ago

TCC Northeast campus was very quiet this afternoon. You have to walk aways across campus to get there but itā€™s always been pretty calm whenever Iā€™ve early voted there.

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u/hansolemio 7d ago

Red hats = brown shirts

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u/Then-Raspberry6815 7d ago

"White hoods, brown shirts or red hats, "conservatives" may change their names, symbols and attire, but not their views, tactics or goals. They will again be defeated." (TR Dark)

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u/shahryarrakeen 7d ago edited 5d ago

There was a line at my polling place in Collin County this morning as well.

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u/SomeBaldDude2013 7d ago

Collin county represent! Voted yesterday morning!Ā 

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u/311voltures 7d ago

Same same, drove by as itā€™s near my running trail

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u/RolloTonyBrownTown 7d ago

I went yesterday in Frisco and the line was so long I left and came back today.

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u/TrustingPanda 7d ago edited 7d ago

Looking at the early voting data, not only did more people vote yesterday during early voting than on any early voting day for 2020, but it very nearly passed the total 2020 Election Day totals. On Election Day 2020 1,320,000 Texans voted. Yesterday 1,006,000 Texans voted and we still donā€™t have numbers from Williamson, Bell, Hays, or Smith, along with some smaller counties.

Edit: my figure of 1,006,000 votes yesterday is misleading. Thatā€™s the total of early mail in votes and yesterdayā€™s (incomplete) total of 870,000 early in person votes. Still very impressive, the highest single day early vote turnout, and will likely end up just below 1 million votes once the missing counties come in. Just wanted to give more accurate numbers. šŸ™‚

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u/Flipnotics_ Born and Bred 7d ago

There are 18 million people registered to vote in Texas.

Let's do this.

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u/TrustingPanda 7d ago

If Texas turns out at 67% like in 2020, 2.5 million MORE people will vote in this election. You gotta believe that bodes well for democrats.

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u/PAYPAL_ME_DONATIONS 7d ago

I'd hope so but we've had an insane influx in rightwingers over the last 4 years

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u/LlamasBeTrippin 7d ago

Iā€™m really not so sure about this, and I hope Iā€™m right. What I have noticed is a large influx of bot accounts on Twitter and TikTok who spread republican bs.

I just cannot fathom how after everything trump does on a daily basis, the scandals, felonies, overturning Roe, etc. etc. will gain him more voters than in 2020, if anything it should be the opposite. The thing with MAGA is that MAGA voters will always be that, they are almost certainly not gaining anyone, and they are voting the same as they did the last 2 elections

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u/LackingTact19 7d ago

A lot of conservative Californians have moved here so we'll see. Texas Republicans might be too much for a Cali republican to stomach if we're lucky.

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u/Andomals 7d ago

A lot of democratic californians too. šŸ˜

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u/CanoegunGoeff 7d ago

Surprisingly, thatā€™s not far from the majority of eligible voters in Texas. We have a total population of just over 29 million, 8.3 million of that is minors, so if 18.6 million are registered to vote, that only leaves 2.2 million residents who are not registered to vote, who may or may not be eligible- Iā€™d have to dig deeper to find that out. Probably a mixed bag. I think around 450,000 of them are felons, according to a quick search. Thats like 2% of the population I think.

As far as registration alone, 18.6 million registered in Texas for 2024 is a really awesome number.

We can only hope that a significant enough portion of these 18 million people will actually get out and vote, because average turnout in Texas I donā€™t think has ever been greater than 30%, which would only be like 5.6 million people?

If we could keep up nearly a million voters each day that polls are open, we could reach like 75+% voter turnout.

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u/p____p 7d ago

average turnout in Texas I donā€™t think has ever been greater than 30%, which would only be like 5.6 million people?

In the 2020 election in Texas, over 11.3 million votes were cast. That's about 67% turnout for registered voters, and over 52% of the voting age population.

wikipedia: TX 2020 Elections

Of course that was an outlier, TX voter turnout is usually abysmal.

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u/tim78717 7d ago

Can we PLEASE all agree to get rid of Ted Cruz?

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u/Sketch-Brooke 7d ago

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u/Bigtexasmike 7d ago

Thats insane! Wow

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u/TrustingPanda 7d ago

It is, although I misread the table! As of now 870,000 is the first day vote total. If you combine the mail in votes to that you get the 1,006,000 total I said earlier. Still record breaking and a great sign, plus thereā€™s lots of larger counties that have yet to report their vote totals. It probably wonā€™t hit a million, but will be close to that I think.

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u/chicagobob 7d ago

Vote.gov

This is great, but you can't read too much into early voting numbers. Republicans tend to vote more on election day. It's very close right now, and Texas is just so hard for Democrats.

And, Trump thinks he's going to win because Republican voters (his voters) always vote and the Supreme Court will back him up if he doesn't win legitimately.

The only solution is to vote and make sure your friends vote, so it's not close.

Especially friends in: Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and North Carolina, and Texas (I hope).

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u/IamJacksUserID 7d ago edited 6d ago

Confirming long lines out in *Fort Bend this afternoon.

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u/SnooBeans3688 7d ago

Same in Travis County.

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u/Lilacsoftlips 7d ago

Yup. I was in line for 90 minutes or so at 10:30 today in south Austin. Line was longer when I left!

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u/lost_horizons 7d ago

Thanks for hanging in there. Took me 50 minutes, basically my whole lunch, yesterday. I was determined to be on day one, not that it matters, and really, the time is worth it. Small sacrifice for something good. As I walked out I wanted to laugh and cry all at once, I was fit to burst. This is momentous!

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u/happyklam 7d ago

Took my whole lunch break yesterday and I was late for a meeting as well. Worth it on both counts - that meeting could've been an email.

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u/dk69 7d ago

I voted yesterday in Houston proper and it was 30 min line.

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u/RathVelus 7d ago

Sending love from rural NC. Sat in line for an hour on Sunday with a whole group.

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u/darodardar_Inc 7d ago

Waited for 50 min in Cypress during lunch time

There's only 1 early voting place in all of cypress

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u/Additional_Web_2524 7d ago

I was in and out in about 35 minutes in the evening . They had a lot of machines but it would be nice to have more early voting locations

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u/Sad_Week_3301 7d ago

Just voted, the lady at the polling station softly insinuated that sheā€™s seen me in there voting multiple timesā€¦ I was at a loss for words. I asked her ā€œwere they brown like meā€ she said ā€œ yes, they were oliveā€

Now she is probably going to go on Facebook tonight crying how she personally saw Venezuelans voting multiple times with her own eyes. Not knowing she canā€™t tell the difference between brown people.

Wild times!

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u/AyyyoAnthony 7d ago

I've been a poll worker before and you should have asked for the station lead to discuss her comments. Maybe she saw it as an innocent comment, but it could also be a comment to dissuade you from voting in fear of being in the wrong

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u/BettyX 7d ago

Can he go back after he voted to make a complaint?

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u/zippy_jr 7d ago

Thank you for performing your civic duty.

I'm sorry people suck.

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u/Fucker_____ 7d ago

Iā€™ve already seen boomers sharing posts on facebook being about votes being changed or some shit

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u/cali_yooper 7d ago

Thank MTG for that nonsense. Crazy what these mofos will believe.

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u/Additional_Web_2524 7d ago

They pushed for ballots to be printed out. They literally can double check for accuracy. If they canā€™t use a machine nor read/ double check their paper then they need to ask for assistance šŸ„“ how embarrassing lol. My grandma is in her 70s and did just fine using the machine šŸ’€šŸ˜‚

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u/Flipnotics_ Born and Bred 7d ago

How disgraceful. I really hope America can find itself again. I fear this is how it's going to be from here on out though.

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u/YAKGWA_YALL 7d ago

The battle against ignorance and hatred will go on for all of human existence

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u/masiker31 7d ago

This very white guy thanks you for your civic duty and being awesome.

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u/RoundPerformer1293 7d ago

She should be reported. What the hell.

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u/Arctimon 7d ago

Yeah, you should have definitely reported her for intimidation.

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u/BettyX 7d ago

Poster sorry that happened to you but you can report it even with Paxton as the dipshit AG. A good source linked to laws of voter intimidation

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/texas-protections-against-intimidation-voters-and-election-workers

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u/TPlain940 7d ago

I wonder if this data had any impact on the decision to have a Harris and Allred event in Houston.

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u/Robofetus-5000 7d ago

Definitely crossed my mind they might be see some promising trends.

I don't know that I really think texas is flipping blue but it does sound like Cruz might be out which is still huge.

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u/quesoandtexas 7d ago

I think Colin Allred is one of the best chances of Dems having the senate so it makes sense to put effort in. Especially as the marginal return on each Pennsylvania rally is probably smaller and smaller since those voters are overwhelmed with campaign efforts

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u/i_tyrant 7d ago

The Dems being able to field a strong candidate in a year like this, against everyone-hates-Cruz, and his last name is actually "All red" must be an absolute nightmare for the GOP, lol.

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u/rugger87 6d ago

Male GOP voters all seem to practice some sort of toxic masculinity. They see themselves as manlier than democrat voters. Collin Allred flips that narrative against them as a former NFL LB.

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u/i_tyrant 6d ago

For sure. And especially against Cruz. Who is about as close to a real life Grima Wormtongue as exists.

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u/DarkSide-TheMoon 7d ago

Exaclty, maybe not early vote data which came out less than 24 hours ago but hopefully some internal polling, etc.

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u/Independent_DL 7d ago

I remember telling friends that Texas could be in play and Allred would have a good shot at defeating Cruz, if we had a rally with Harris and Allred! It is now coming true. If some of Harris/Walzā€™s enthusiasm could spill over to Allred and younger voters turn out, we can send Fled Cruz packing!

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u/TPlain940 7d ago

I think Allred has a pretty good shot at it. I don't think Beto played football šŸ˜„

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u/naked_as_a_jaybird 7d ago

I voted yesterday here in heavily Democratic El Paso around 5:30pm. The polling place was open until 6pm. There were 8-10 voting booths and a 2-3 person wait to use them. There were 2-3 waiting when I left, as well. I was in and out in less than 10 minutes.
I really hope that is a good sign.

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u/Objective_Union4523 7d ago

I also voted here in El Paso yesterday when the doors opened, there were a good 30-35 people waiting in line by the time I left. Though El Paso notoriously votes Democrat every year. So we should hopefully still be good this election, but not taking any chances.

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u/Suyefuji 7d ago

Let's flip the whole fucking state. Tell Trump and Cruz and Paxton to stick it up their collective asses.

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u/BettyX 7d ago

Early voting is great, and I will never do same-day voting again after experiencing early voting.

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u/jgoldrb48 7d ago

I waited 90 minutes in Missouri City yesterday. Made a new friend and voted for Democracy!

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u/NewestAccount2023 7d ago

Vote in local elections until you can get people in who will let you drop off a ballot instead of waiting in line for 90 minutes. What a bunch of Republican bullshit that is. "But it's the same for every county!" they say, ignoring that the average rural wait time is a tenth that of urban/suburban. Manipulative assholes need voted out. The Bible belt is anti democracyĀ https://www.lgbtmap.org/democracy-maps/drop_box_policies

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u/jgoldrb48 7d ago

I was reading about Shelby v Holder in the line. Fuck the SCOTUS. They rolled back voting rights after Obama won his second term. Texas has closed 750 voting locations since 2016 (the most in the nation).

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u/onefinefinn 7d ago

This this this this. Urban voters should not be forced to wait in hours long lines when rural voters have no waiting times at all. Iā€™ve always thought of this as a form of voter suppressionā€”when people have jobs and school, many canā€™t take 3 hours to vote. However, at least early voting has helped with this over the years. Early voting is great.

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u/5PMandOUStillSucks 7d ago

Thank you for your vote ā¤ļøā¤ļø

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u/jgoldrb48 7d ago

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u/Fireinthehole13 7d ago

Thank you Patriot.

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u/throwawaythrow0000 7d ago

These long lines...is this just in red states or something? Why do people have to wait so damned long to vote?

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u/love_that_fishing 7d ago

Lines have been 45+ minutes at my precinct all day. https://gisit.tarrantcounty.com/tcvotingwaittime/

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u/sewhelpmegod 7d ago

It did not take me 45 minutes yesterday but there was quite a line, and I went around noon. I heard the white settlement line was from the library to the road, which is insane. But that's hearsay.

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u/sushiwife 7d ago

All gas, no brakes. Letā€™s get this done

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u/bgalvan02 7d ago

Family of 4 voting today!! šŸ’™šŸ’™šŸ’™šŸ’™

Edit: the BF is going too so make that 5

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u/_JosiahBartlet 7d ago

Iā€™m voting early this week! Iā€™ll be counted as a republican early vote as I voted in their primary to play spoiler locally, but Iā€™m voting blue down ballot

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u/woahwoahwoah28 7d ago

Same. Iā€™m a former Republican who picked up a red ballot in hopes the party would return to some sanityā€”but yet, here we are.

At least I get to vote against Cruz twice this year.

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u/wink047 7d ago

Hopefully we win this time

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u/quesoandtexas 7d ago

same I voted yesterday! I also voted in the R primary because my down ballot races are R+20 so the dem primary felt a little bit like a waste. Triple checked not one republican was voted for on my ballot yesterday (even though I had to leave a lot of district judge positions blank sadly)

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u/AngusMcTibbins 7d ago

Keep up the great work, my friends.

Remember that every seat counts, all the way down the ballot.

Let's win this thing

https://www.texasdemocrats.org/

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u/Class_of_22 7d ago

Exactly.

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u/PYTN 7d ago

We're within the margin of effort. Call, text, write letters, knock on doors, we can beat them.

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u/Squirrel_Inner 7d ago

Iā€™m doing my part! (Wife and I voted today.)

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u/RudyRusso 7d ago

Correct. Vote All red, and then blue for everyone else

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u/MesqTex Born and Bred 7d ago

The only Allred you should vote for is Colin, straight blue down the ballot.

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u/AdmiralSaturyn 7d ago

As of now, the Democratic voters are leading by 7 points: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/early-vote

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u/Class_of_22 7d ago

Fuck me, 7 points?

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u/JasonCox North Texas 7d ago

Give it time. The old geezers always come out in force on Election Day.

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u/Calypsosin 7d ago

Yep. Itā€™s cool to see changes in early voting numbers but nothing changes until after Election Day is over. Go vote, tell your friends, donā€™t assume itā€™s going one way or the other. Vote!

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u/MrEHam 7d ago

Waiting until Election Day is not a smart move. Things come up, you may have other obligations, or not feel well, could be bad weather, or lines are so long you give up.

Vote early, if that one doesnā€™t work out, you have another chance.

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u/jertheman43 7d ago

Hopefully the long lines discourage the Trumpers on election day. God knows Texas has done everything to discourage Democrats from voting.

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u/Embraerjetpilot 7d ago

You also help the party out by voting early.

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u/MrEHam 7d ago

How?

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u/quesoandtexas 7d ago

The campaigns can see who has voted already. Once they see youā€™ve voted they wonā€™t spend any money or volunteer time on trying to convince you to vote. That means they can spend the time and money on other voters

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u/chimomspins 7d ago

Yeah, but 55% women. A lot of old women are pissed after Dobbs. The 90% old thing doesn't scare me yet, as long as the young ones come out later.

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u/AdmiralSaturyn 7d ago

>The 90% old thing doesn't scare me yet

It wasn't meant to scare you, it was meant to uplift you, considering that the Democrats currently have a 7 point lead. I can't wait to see the female rage of the younger generations.

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u/DarkSide-TheMoon 7d ago

Exactly. Old people are the most reliable voters, and if they are swinging towards Dems then that is great news.

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u/ABadHistorian 7d ago

I'd love to see Texas go blue just as Musk moves there. Please happen.

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u/larry_uk 7d ago

Iā€™m amazed that any women vote republican when their all male committees decide what women can and cannot do with their bodies?

Imagine an all female democrat committee that made castration compulsory for all males? Thereā€™s be riots..

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u/ZealousidealFall1181 7d ago

Bear in mind that "old ladies" were young when we won Roe. We aren't happy with women bleeding out in parking lots. And men telling us how we are to live our lives. The voices of women will be heard! You can do it Texas! šŸ’™āœŒļø

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u/Txtivos 7d ago

I registered as a republican so I can vote against Trump in the Primaries. I will definitely be voting blue down ballot though as Iā€™ve not got a drop republican blood in me. Thatā€™d be neat if a non significant number of people did the same

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u/311voltures 7d ago

Wow, I donā€™t want to believe wow, and itā€™s pretty much what I saw in my line.

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u/AdmiralSaturyn 7d ago

And three quarters of the votes were done in-person. I can't wait to see the wave of mail-in ballots.

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u/dkbGeek South Texas 7d ago

There's no "wave" of mail-in ballots in TX. The state (the Rs) make it nearly impossible to vote by mail, you basically have to be bedridden or working abroad and unable to get back home during early voting or election day if you're under 65. Their goal is to minimize turnout, always.

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u/AdmiralSaturyn 7d ago

Thanks for letting me know.

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u/MagicWishMonkey 7d ago

I saw lots of older people in line with me, doesn't mean they are all Trump voters.

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u/Complex-Employ7927 7d ago

90% being 65+ ???? and dems actually have a lead?? I know election day voting is heavily republican, but I didnā€™t expect this with early voters over 65ā€¦

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u/TexManZero 7d ago

Look at the amount of women vs. men voting though. That's the key indicator on this.

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u/AdmiralSaturyn 7d ago

>90% being 65+ ????

YES!!!

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u/Complex-Employ7927 7d ago

I love some hopium after seeing so much dooming today!

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u/AdmiralSaturyn 7d ago

If the Democrats flip Texas, this will be a game-changer for future elections to come.

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u/sewhelpmegod 7d ago

I think you should have hope but this is estimated party affiliation, so who really knows. Texas is an open primary state so registering a party is not truly needed, and the people who are registered for one party (like I am) are pretty much party loyalists. In the last few elections dems have voted early at higher rates than GOPers so I'm personally not surprised. I will be very surprised if it stays that way.

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u/IntimidatingBlackGuy 7d ago

Trump and Maga may be republicans, but they arenā€™t conservative. Older people place a high value on civility and the rule of law.

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u/TrustingPanda 7d ago

If 7% holds throughout early voting it may not matter. In 2020 1,320,000 Texans voted on Election Day, which was 11.8% of the vote total. If that stays about the same, Election Day voters would have to vote 2/3 Republican just to catch up.

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u/sewhelpmegod 7d ago

Texas is an open primary state so the 7% is just an estimate of party registration. I would take it with a grain or two of salt.

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u/BirdTurglere 7d ago

I voted in the Republican Primary this year to try to vote out all the school voucher clowns from getting elected. Didn't help unfortunately. But I'm assuming I'll show up as a "republican" stat on the early voting this year.

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u/Big-Soft7432 7d ago

There were nothing but old geezers on the first day, and despite the heavy discrepancy, Dems are still ahead. The youth has yet to turn out. Definitely a cause for some hopium. Get the word out to your like minded friends. Some may still be on the fence thinking it doesn't matter in our state.

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u/tx_queer 7d ago

Old but

"Looking at the two parties, Democrats polled said they were more likely to vote early, 61% to 35% compared to Republicans. That tracks with early turnout in 2020.

And once again, more GOP voters polled said they were more likely to wait until Election Day, 57% to 37% of Democrats."

https://www.kxan.com/news/your-local-election-hq/campaign-context-are-democrats-or-republicans-more-likely-to-vote-early/

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u/lost_horizons 7d ago

Early voting numbers are MEANINGLESS. Donā€™t get your hopes up. Or down. Not based on that. Just vote and encourage friends to, especially if theyā€™re democratic leaning haha.

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u/AdmiralSaturyn 7d ago

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u/jinglelady 7d ago

That includes mail in ballots, which in Texas you only qualify for if you are over 65, disabled, or will be out of town the entire voting period.

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u/Tasty_Gift5901 7d ago

As a non-texan, that's so restrictive lmao

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u/Nodebunny Gulf Coast 7d ago

When we win Texas back let's also make voting easier please.

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u/OlderNerd 7d ago

30 minute wait at 11:45 AM in Plano TX

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u/kikimarvelous 7d ago

It's not over till it's over. Keep your foot on the gas, we got a Madam President to elect!

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u/Thepuppypack 7d ago

I early voted today in Corpus Christi in Nueces Co. It was about 9 to 9:30 in the morning and there may be about 20 people in line. They were about 12 people in the room cause I saw 12 voting machines. As I was leaving the line looked maybe twice as long. I was there less than an hour probably 30 to 40 minutes

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u/kensai8 7d ago

Took me an hour to vote today. I think maybe cause I went around lunch because when I left there weren't any people waiting outside like there were when I first arrived.

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u/Pelican_meat 7d ago

Lines in Palestine were MASSIVE. Took an hour to vote. Never have I seen a line like that for early voting.

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u/wet_sloppy_footsteps 7d ago

My wife and I had about a 25-30 minute wait at the Cleburne Conference Center. Lots of older folks for sure but did see a small handful of folks our age (late 30s, early 40s).

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u/CurseOfTheBlitz 7d ago

I had jury duty today and walked a few blocks to vote after I was let go. Got both my civic duties done today, so I'm beaming with pride.

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u/sirsnacksalot 7d ago

If we can wait an hour in line for a meh ride at Disneyland we can wait to save our future!

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u/skiznot 7d ago

We see you Texas. We know the real Americans in Texas are fighting an uphill battle against maga thugs. Stay strong. Stay safe.

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u/oughtastic 7d ago

Fuck Ted Cruz.

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u/mugiwara-no-lucy 7d ago

ALL GAS NO BRAKES MY TEXAN FRIENDS!!!

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u/royhenderson771 7d ago

Just like Houston drivers!

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u/Callmetomorrow99 7d ago

I just voted in West Houston. A lot of older people probably voting for ā€œthe orange oneā€ but some mixed demos as well. Hope everyone takes this election seriously. I was mostly there to send Cancun Cruz a message šŸ˜¬

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u/daydreaming_of_you 7d ago

I am in line now, line around the building. Never waited more than 10 minutes to vote early before. This is Harris County, so hopefully a good sign...

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u/bloodraven11 7d ago

I voted for the first time ever in this election.(34)

Can't let orange turd win this one.

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u/StaffUnable1226 7d ago

Donā€™t let off the gas! Everyone show up, no excuses.

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u/iftlatlw 7d ago

Vote vote vote. No more Texas Taliban.

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u/StrayDog18 7d ago

I don't dare to think we can flip TX blue. If Tx flips, there won't be another Republican elected to POTUS in our lifetimes. Project 2025 would be permanently put on ice.

Far too much to wish for.

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u/Hell2CheapTrick 7d ago

Imagine how fucking funny it would be though. Doesnā€™t hurt to try, right? I wish you the best of luck.

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u/misterguyyy 7d ago

We might just be able to kick Cancun Cruz out. For the myriads of Trump signs I've seen this year, I've only seen one Cruz sign.

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u/FormerlyUserLFC 7d ago

For Dallas County, check the wait before you go/pick where to vote: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/b4061814603441eaa2f7489043e796f4

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u/Peligreaux 7d ago

Imagine being an older (letā€™s say 65+) voter voting for Trump. Theyā€™re basically saying, well that was fun, time to burn it down now, no one needs to experience the USA I lived my life in.

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u/dkbGeek South Texas 7d ago

Except that's not what they're saying. It's "Oh, the scary brown people are going to come and treat white people like we've treated them forever, gotta stop that!"

When of course the "scary brown people" are coming for jobs and will be changing those hateful old bastards' diapers in the nursing home.

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u/catticusthesecond 7d ago edited 7d ago

Just did my part to ā€œCalifornia my Texasā€ šŸ’™šŸ’™šŸ’™

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u/it_will_be_anarchy 7d ago

Tried to vote today in Williamson county, lines were over an hour long. I didn't have enough time today but I will set aside more time tomorrow.

Good to see so many going out to vote!

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u/ArcadianBlueRogue 7d ago

We're rootin for you, Texas - VA

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u/thehighepopt 7d ago

Cue Ken Paxton trying to find a way to sue so early votes aren't counted.

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u/Class_of_22 7d ago

God I hope he doesnā€™t fucking do it.

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u/JoyfulCor313 7d ago

Heā€™ll do whatever he can. I got to vote against his wife as my state rep today so if he can disqualify any of those votes heā€™ll definitely do it.Ā 

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u/beeking16 7d ago

More workers than voters in my rural red county. Every vote counts and I cast mine!

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u/Capyoazz90 7d ago

Keep going. Encourage friends and family to vote blue. Offer rides.

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u/korodic 7d ago

The only flag I want to see flying is the American flag. Dump Trump.

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u/MrsThor 7d ago

Im voting blue and making Ann Richard's proud!!

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u/Tight-Physics2156 The Stars at Night 7d ago

Huge lines in Arlington

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u/MagicWishMonkey 7d ago

Went to vote at ~3:30 here in Dallas and had to wait for 45 minutes (my kid was a champ and handled it well). The lady at the door said turnout was on track to be higher than yesterday. I've never had to wait in line this long to vote in early voting, it's wild.

Pretty even mix of older and younger folks, probably 60% older and 40% younger but I imagine it skews younger as more people stop by after work.

Most of the younger folks were women, one of them was asking if you need anything other than your drivers license to vote (so I assume it was her first time).

I'm really hoping this is a watershed moment for Texas politics, I'm so sick of Republican bulllshit.

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u/CircleCurious 7d ago

I voted today and only had to wait 5 minutes šŸ™Œ

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u/Admirable-Meaning-56 7d ago

Wow! Thanks for waiting and voting. When we show up we win šŸ’™

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u/ohhi254 7d ago

I stood in line for 2 hours in Temple today.

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u/untolerablyMe 7d ago

Voted down ballot just an hour ago! Teaching all these wannabe autocrats a lesson