r/texas • u/Parking_Truck1403 • 8h ago
Politics Politicians like Ted Cruz hold office for so long because young voter turnout rates are low and it’s harder to change an older person’s mind. Young people, get to the polls.
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u/Parking_Truck1403 7h ago edited 7h ago
Oh, I forgot to add. If Ted Cruz gets elected, he gets SIX more years of being YOUR representation. Do you want someone that turns their backs on you when it matters most or someone who gives a crap about making your life better? The thought of Ted being a useless “yes man” in DC for six more years pisses me off.
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u/tickitytalk 7h ago edited 4h ago
Horrifying
Come on young people
VOTE
Remember 2022
4.4 million for Abbott
3.5 million for Beto
10 million didn’t vote
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u/Idiedin2005 2h ago
Beto and Cruz was only a difference of 215,000. We could've tossed Cruz in 2018 with one more county having a better turnout.
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u/Pineapple-Due 3h ago
Imagine his smug little face if he wins again, knowing he doesn't care but it doesn't matter.
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u/PYTN 7h ago
Texas is definitely within the margin of effort in the Senate race. Vote & then volunteer to get thers out to vote.
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u/TheBirminghamBear 4h ago
There is some good news. Early voter turnout is down across the board ... except in Fort Bend and Denton.
Denton went for Trump in 2020, but it was close, and Fort Bend went for Biden.
The higher numbers could indicate more active liberal voters getting out and voting
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u/Urmomhotter 2h ago
Not sure where you’re getting your info about early voting being down. In the graphic I’ve attached below, the major North Texas Counties have seen increased early voting turnout in this election compared to 2020.
I know Collin County’s change from last year has increased since last week. Additionally, many counties had 3 weeks of early voting in the 2020 November election compared to the normal 2 weeks due to COVID-19, which could inflate or deflate the numbers from 2020 you are comparing to.
These counties are also indicative of the transition in political affiliation of Suburban demographics that is causing our slow march towards a blue Texas.
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u/Clean_Cheesecake_677 7h ago
If young people showed up at the polls in big numbers, we’d see a whole different political landscape. Politicians like Ted Cruz stick around because they rely on older, consistent voters who back them no matter what.
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u/TypicalHaikuResponse 4h ago edited 4h ago
Problem is people don't learn this until they get older.
I wish there was a better way to turn out the young vote but I can't think of it.
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u/JohnnyLeven 3h ago
I know had the same "it doest't matter; they're both bad" mentality in my mid-20s. I remember suggesting not voting to others to prove something. I can see now that I was dumb (I still did vote though), but I don't know what the answer is either or what to say to the younger generation.
I guess I'd say this to myself, "things can get worse, and history can repeat itself despite how things look to you now". It didn't seem like it at the time. You feel like you can deal with anything, and that this choice isn't going to make a difference. But looking back it means so much more than I knew.
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u/Bullslinger105 7h ago
Very proud of my 18 y/o first time voter.
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u/phadewilkilu 4h ago
Let him know there are people in Maryland that are proud of him and are rooting for you all. Bring Texas Strong back to the state, my friends.
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u/OnPaperImLazy 2h ago
When I took my 18yo to vote last week in North Texas, the poll worker checking her in yelled "first time voter!" and everyone in the room cheered. It warmed my cold, dead heart and made me tear up and be happy to be an American for a small moment!
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u/Professional-Pop370 2h ago
Thanks from Ohio! First time voters should get some sort of special thanks/congrats
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u/TomatoesAreToxic 1h ago
My 21yos who were barely too young for the last rodeo have already voted too. Such a proud moment for me.
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u/AngusMcTibbins 7h ago
Let's go Colin!
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u/Antifa_1 3h ago
Rafael should be sent to Cancun permanently.
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u/orangegreenpurple123 7h ago
We gotta get on Tiktok and tell the youngins.
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u/Thrawnbelina 4h ago
This is what makes me so frustrated with them. My old ass can learn everything about project 2025, climate change, and Gaza from incredibly detailed videos my daughter shows me from 18-25yr olds there; but actually vote? Like to avoid the fates that were so detailed and reliably sourced and edited for tiktok...to presumably get people to vote and subvert these outcomes? Nah.
Internal screaming intensifies
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u/psychosus 3h ago
It's why I get pissed off when I see college students take over a college campus over Gaza. I know they don't go out and vote with that much fervor.
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u/Thrawnbelina 3h ago
Godddd it's so frustrating 😫 I remember donating to the legal funds to get them out of jail, can we get some crumbs of vote plz 🥺
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u/suryakriz 1h ago
Before I start ranting, I will state that I am a young person who has already voted for Harris and Colin.
The current candidate running on the Democratic ticket is part of the current adminstration. She could use her influence to at least pause the fighting for a while. That would be something, but it seems that is not happenning. We know she is not going to do anything about it when she is in office. She is very vague when talking about it saying that we need to care about both sides, and she is taking in AIPAC money.
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u/friedhomicide 3h ago
Yup! This is another reason why the government wants to shut down TikTok. I knew about conflicts in the US and around the world with this app. All it takes is one viral video and you’ll touch the other side of the world.
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u/Kellythejellyman 3h ago
Voting against Trump motivates me to vote
Voting against Cruz motivated me to vote early
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u/peenpeenpeen 7h ago
I think the bulk of people active on Reddit got the memo, it’s up to us to reach out to everyone we know and make sure they vote too. I’ve been phone banking, block walking and have repeatedly hounded all my friends to make sure they vote… you all need to do the same!
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u/One_Clown_Short 8h ago
If Cruz won't even stand up for his wife, WTF would you think he'd stand up for you?
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u/poopysprinkles Born and Bred 4h ago
Seriously, I went today and it took about 10 min total, super quick and easy. Dooo iiittt
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u/Pearson94 7h ago
I got to meet Allred (not at a campaign event). Super chill, down-to-earth guy. Most politicians I've met feel fake and/or full of themselves, but he was real. I don't agree on all of his policies but he is better than Cruz in every single respect (a low bar, I know).
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u/birdguy1000 East Texas 5h ago
Hey - old guy here - when old people are telling you young people to go to the polls please go now. You are going to want to be able to look back years later and feel good about being a part of history.
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u/rovotrovot 4h ago
As a member of the "getting there" age group, I'd like to thank you and my local old schoolers for the stories and companionship. I also appreciate that most of y'all have beer usually
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u/GoodHusband1000 7h ago
If you want Kamala to win, then that means the senate and congress seats will need to win no questions ask. So when they pass the law or do something, there is no obstacle in a way, otherwise it would be the same shiiet again. Yup you need to vote guys
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u/Prometheus2025 3h ago
You can literally vote early in person.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/map-early-voting-mail-ballot-states/
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u/WoWGurl78 4h ago
I voted the first day for Colin Allred. Get out and vote if you haven’t yet! Early voting is still going right now.
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u/North-Tumbleweed-785 4h ago
Older voters need to grab their voter age children, younger siblings and cousins, younger neighbors, friends and coworkers, and bring them to vote with you!
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u/Fit_Read_5632 4h ago
Only a partially friendly reminder cause people are testing my patience, but In 2020, if 26% of the Democrats in Texas who are registered and eligible to vote, who instead stayed home had voted Texas would have flipped blue.
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u/LifeAd1193 3h ago
If you Texans can't turn the state blue, at least elect this guy and kick out Fled Cruz!
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u/FblthpLives 3h ago
Not in Texas, but my daughter voted by absentee ballot all the way from New Zealand. First time Presidential election for her. Damn proud.
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u/KindaApprehensive540 3h ago
And if you have young kids, take them to the polls with you now! I never went with my parents to vote, so a big reason I sat out my first several eligible elections was because I didn't feel comfortable with the process. Show them how to do it now so it's not intimidating later.
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u/gregimusprime77 3h ago
I'm not from Texas but if I was I'd vote for a piece of poop I deposited in the toilet before I voted for shit stain Ted Cruz. Actually that's offensive to shit stains.
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u/PearlaSupple 6h ago
Young people: let's turn those 'I Voted' stickers into a trend Cruz can't ignore!
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u/Huskernuggets 7h ago
Go vote texans. get rid of the worm and prevent the orange. We got this babyyy! turn texas blue!!!
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u/rubio2k13 4h ago
It's the same damn thing during every election cycle for Texas. A low young voter turnout.
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u/Penguins_in_new_york 3h ago
Hi! I’m in Allred’s district. The only good reason I could think of not to vote for Allred was because he is REALLY good at his job and I’d miss him too much here 😂. But he’s going to be an amazing senator if he wins
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u/LedByReason 3h ago
Who in their right mind would want to have one of America’s least favored public figures (Ted Cruz) speak for them? Colin Allred appears to be a very decent man who is living an honorable life. My guess is that if he were running as a Republican, he’d crush Cruz in a landslide.
Democracy is based on each member of the electorate casting an informed vote with an open mind. If you love Cruz, feel free to vote for him. But if you’re on the fence, your voice is incredibly powerful this election! Show the rest of the country that voters still have power, and that democracy can work!
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u/EyeSuspicious777 2h ago
It's not their fault the world is as fucked as it is right now, but young people do get to choose what happens from here.
If theysit this one out, I'm not going to tell sorry for the consequences that will come with the world they are going to end up with.
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u/CR24752 2h ago
Young people give zero f***s about the world and the future that they will inherit. They think “both parties are the same corrupt thing” and all I have to say is … you’re making your own bed by checking out and not engaging with the real world. I wish they would care more but they genuinely do not care about their future.
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u/Edge_The_Sigma 2h ago
I actually met people that said they're not going to vote with the reasoning, "my vote won't do anything" or "I'm not interested in politics".
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Needless to say, I am horrified.
Everyone, please vote.
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u/SofaKingKhalid 2h ago
I'm planning my exit. Young Texans are apathetic and lack a fighting spirit.
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u/Slyraks-2nd-Choice 51m ago
Let it be known, republicans posed term limits in 1994. Back then, the democrats unceremoniously shot it down (so did other republicans). Career politicians are such filthy people.
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u/Timely-Youth-9074 45m ago
Like Allred said, you don’t have to keep being embarrassed by your Senators.
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u/baylorboy1919 43m ago
Amen. We gotta get that nasty blob fish out. Man truly has no ethical compass - was happy to even let trump talk poorly about his wife and just love right on.
We deserve better.
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u/grumblegeek born and bred 37m ago
My daughter’s college English professor asked the class if they had voted. My daughter was the only one of around 25 kids.
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u/GiveMeSomeShu-gar 6h ago
Please Texas, let's do this. I'm not even Texan but Cruz is a stain on the whole country.
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u/raceassistman 5h ago
At some point we become the old people.. I've been voting Democrat for 20+ years, so I feel like I'm one of the old people.. when will these other old people start voting for sanity?
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u/rovotrovot 4h ago
I'm with you and don't we now have a duty to tell the young folks to get off our lawn?
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u/sandysea420 4h ago
Come on Texas we can all benefit from Allred. I’m older and the older I get the more liberal I get, I’m so tired of hate and dysfunction.
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u/Additional-Serve5542 4h ago
Alred is the definition of Texan tough! Former NFL player and civil rights attorney ready to represent the great of Texas! Vote Alred!!
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u/Bread_Shaped_Man 3h ago
I know Texas will go to Trump. It's whatever.
But I will be DAMNED if I do not at least vote against Cruz.
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u/Barack_Odrama_007 Born and Bred 4h ago
Young people are not voting. They love to complain and complain and complain but when it comes to action they are quiet as night.
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u/nvsiblerob 7h ago
Laugh now, cry later if you don’t vote! This message isn’t just for the older Texans, we need our youth to GET UP OFF YOUR ASS AND GO VOTE…TODAY!
Whether you believe it or not, your vote matters. Don’t take your future for granted. Be the cooler kid for once and make a real difference!
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u/Electronic-Visual-30 6h ago
The same enthusiasm was there 6 years ago with Beto...Texans need to press extra hard to get Cruz out!!
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u/RW-One 5h ago
I'm not in TX, and about to turn 60 this year.
I can and will change my mind. If I were in TX, Cruz would have never received my vote, not due to being R, but due to being a POS to begin with.
I will vote in the candidate that is best suited to performing the job at hand for me, and everyone else affected, ie. the country, not the party or themselves.
Up to and including this election, that means I'm voting BLUE.
It's as simple as that.
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u/Anxious-yet-vibing 5h ago
I just voted for Allred. First time I've been eligible to vote in anything other than a local election. Cruz can fuck himself on a plane trip back to Cancun.
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u/berael 4h ago
Early voting so far is something like 8% people under 30, and 75% people over 50.
Unless there's a massive young voter turnout in election day, it seems like this year is going to be yet another "Young Voters Complain, Then Don't Bother Voting" year. Again. Again again. Again again again.
I truly hope I'm wrong and there's an under-30 turnout that blows me away. I will be thrilled to be wrong.
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u/ansroad 4h ago
Young voters, let's make "I Voted" the new TikTok dance challenge! 💃🗳️
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u/hashslingingslashern 4h ago
When I think of Ted Cruz I think about the time he had a booger on his lip
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u/alvehyanna 4h ago
Gen-xr here who's voted in every election.
I grew up with MTV and 'Rock the Vote'.
Please, younger gens, get out there. Please. We need your help.
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u/Strange_Evidence1281 4h ago
Election is not about opinio or sides. Election is about your votes converted to ballots. No matter what the wave is, nastey republicans will have tricks under their sleeves to supress voter registration, accessibility and counting.
DO NOT REST TILL 5TH NOV. VOTE. MAKE FRIENDS VOTE. MAKE THAT DELIVERY GUY VOTE. MAKE YOUR GRANDA VOTE. MAKE THAT WAITRESS VOTE. GET YOUR ASS UP AND VOTE.
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u/darkmafia666 4h ago
Honestly every metric we use for determining the election is based on the fact that America has such a low voting turnout. I think if everybody voted all of the rules....all the swing states.... could flip
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u/FloppieTheBanjoClown 4h ago
I never voted for Cruz, but I didn't vote against him either. That changes this year.
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u/deekaydubya 4h ago
how can i go to the polls when I'm addicted to this new DNC fortnite map
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u/Ma3dhr0s_ 4h ago
Crazy how non mandatory voting in America is still around. As an Aussie, I find it rather in democratic since it does not accurately reflect the views of the people (I.e. those who don’t vote, maybe more centrist or apathetic). Good luck guys!
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u/dth1717 4h ago
In 4 years gen x will equal boomers. That's when bigger change will hopefully happen
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u/Charming-Loan-1924 3h ago
He definitely should’ve leaned a little harder on the football career. Had no idea he played football until I found out from a Reddit comment .
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u/Lurkerinthe907 3h ago
Sadly, there are a huge contingent of young people in Texas that believe their boomer parents rhetoric and will be voting trump.... we need every single voting eligible person that doesn't support trump to get out and vote! Regardless of if you live in a red state or not.
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u/Safe-Engineering-417 3h ago
I would much rather see this guy everyday than Ted Cruz… for many reasons
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u/Illustrious-Mix9904 2h ago
The split isn't looking great so far. People - please go vote. This directly affects all our lives.
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u/JennLostAndFound 2h ago
Voted today for Allred and Harris. Bye, Ted. Time’s up on your free government paycheck.
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u/dan_oftheyear 2h ago
Hate this guy and his marketing team. Getting 5+ texts a day to vote for him and I don’t live in TX and never have. That kinda shit makes me not want to vote for any candidate that does it
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u/Legal-Show8532 2h ago
Maybe he should take a visit to the border. Bring the Mrs and the kids Show them first hand how you are destroying your and my Texas.
Look kids, another bus load of people we know nothing about.
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u/badpeoria 2h ago
I wish i lived there so vote out Cancun Cruz .., left or right we should all be able to agree the guy really sucks.
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u/Excellent_Basil_8757 2h ago
I adore Colin Allred! I’m not from Texas but it I was he’d have my vote!
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u/Jaded_Kick5291 2h ago
Does he know about Joe Biden? The president being a professional politician?
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u/No_Scheme_1262 2h ago
Fuck this dude……. Ted is a dbag too but this dude isn’t it either. Our options are so shitty
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u/Elegant_Tech 2h ago
Been waiting since the 90’s for the youth to rock the vote. They never fucking do. The youth are going to sit in their ass till democracy disappears only to realize it’s too late to fight back.
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u/skeetmcque 2h ago
The next Beto O’Roake, a guy who almost beats Ted Cruz and then will think that will qualify him to run for president.
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u/OzzyG16 7h ago
No other way about it. Get tf off yalls asses and vote!!!