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TexasTowelie

(112,249 posts) Sat Oct 27, 2018, 06:55 AM Oct 2018

Texas' largest counties have nearly doubled voter turnout so far compared to 2014

By Matt Zdun, Texas Tribune

Early Friday morning at a Fiesta Mart in Austin, voters dodged hurried grocery shoppers and their shopping carts and rushed to line up to vote in a tucked-away cove of the store. By mid-morning, the line to vote stretched past the nearby ice machine and into the butter and milk section several feet away.

Susan Gredler, the early voting deputy at Fiesta Mart, said she has seen “huge” numbers of people – about 900 per day – at her polling place all week since early voting began on Monday. At times, she said the line has wound around the inside perimeter of the store and past the meat section in the back.

“We’ve been really worried they’re waiting too long,” said Gredler. “But nobody’s really been discontented to the point that they want to leave.”

The bustling scene at Fiesta Mart is a common one. Voters across the state have come out in massive numbers during the first five days of early voting, and soon, more Texans will have voted early in 2018 than in all of 2014’s early voting period, according to data from the secretary of state’s office.

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2018/10/26/texas-early-voting-turnout-first-week/

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Texas' largest counties have nearly doubled voter turnout so far compared to 2014 (Original Post) TexasTowelie Oct 2018 OP

its a matter of imprtance where the records are being shattered, democratic or GOP strongholds beachbum bob Oct 2018 #1

I'll just say FiestaMart isn't a high-end grocery chain... ret5hd Oct 2018 #2

In Bexar County the red areas are having the highest turnout. LeftInTX Oct 2018 #3

Oh dear. That's not good! ananda Oct 2018 #4

I early voted in Montgomery today Pope George Ringo II Oct 2018 #5

Montgomery has had huge turnout......... LeftInTX Oct 2018 #6

Let's just say I've got neighbors who are voting for Ted Cruz despite how far left he is. Pope George Ringo II Oct 2018 #7

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

1. its a matter of imprtance where the records are being shattered, democratic or GOP strongholds

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sat Oct 27, 2018, 07:34 AM

Oct 2018

both are motivated to vote now, the real key of any importance in Texas (and a few other states) will be if hispanic/latinos decide to get off their asses and vote. Enthusiasm in that demographic is at an all time high but will they vote?? They could be the game changer in dozens of elections

ret5hd

(20,495 posts)

2. I'll just say FiestaMart isn't a high-end grocery chain...

Reply to beachbum bob (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 27, 2018, 08:40 AM

Oct 2018

and they generally are in "those" neighborhoods.

LeftInTX

(25,372 posts)

3. In Bexar County the red areas are having the highest turnout.

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 28, 2018, 01:06 AM

Oct 2018

They are averaging at least 1200 voters/day, while areas in minority parts are averaging 600.

And records are being shattered in lovely places like Williamson and Montgomery Counties

ananda

(28,866 posts)

4. Oh dear. That's not good!

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 28, 2018, 08:01 PM

Oct 2018

The right has been energized lately!

Pope George Ringo II

(1,896 posts)

5. I early voted in Montgomery today

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 29, 2018, 09:22 PM

Oct 2018

It was busy, but not extreme. In and out in maybe 15 minutes.

I can live with it if that's representative and this red county doesn't have a high turnout.

LeftInTX

(25,372 posts)

6. Montgomery has had huge turnout.........

Reply to Pope George Ringo II (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 31, 2018, 12:18 AM

Oct 2018

It was smashing records the first few days...

And I know it's one of the reddest.

Home of the "Golden Hammer" and an assortment of RWNJs....And Republican precinct chairs who appear on radio.and even solicit donations for their election...good gosh...

Pope George Ringo II

(1,896 posts)

7. Let's just say I've got neighbors who are voting for Ted Cruz despite how far left he is.

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #6)

Wed Oct 31, 2018, 12:46 PM

Oct 2018

But I'm clinging to the hope that the crazy ones have already voted and the marginally sane Republicans are despondent enough to sit this one out. It's going to take a lot of breaks for us to win much in this state, and I'll look for them wherever I can find them.

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