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JustAnotherGen

(37,467 posts)
9. I don't agree with this sentence
Sat Dec 13, 2025, 12:36 PM
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Remember that to win the general election in Texas, she needs to win many people who voted for Abbott and Trump.


The disagreement may lie in perception of the Donold /Hot Wheels voter.

They are racists. They will never vote for a Democratic Party member let alone a Black Woman.

The path is in non-voters disgusted with "pick me" men.

https://ballotpedia.org/Voter_turnout_in_Texas

The overall turnout rate of eligible voters in Texas in the 2024 presidential general election was 56.6%. The national average for the same year was 64.1%.[1]


https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/06/texas-voter-turnout-election-2024-registration/

Texas voter turnout falls in 2024 election despite record registration numbers
A record 18.6 million Texans were registered to vote in the election, according to state data. About 11.3 million people, or 61% of registered voters, cast ballots in the general election, according to preliminary, unofficial data.


This year’s turnout drops were most dramatic in Texas’ big blue counties including Harris, Bexar and Dallas, where Democrats on the ballot — including Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. House Rep. Colin Allred — expected to win comfortably. Harris underperformed in those counties, surpassing Trump in Harris County by a modest 5 points, a steep drop from 2020, when President Joe Biden outperformed Trump by 13 points. Allred fared slightly better, but not well enough to stave off the higher Republican turnout in fast-growing red counties including Montgomery and Collin.


Take a look at the graphics at the link.

Also add in voter suppression in those big blue majority counties.

If Crockett wins the nomination, we might actually get glaring examples out in the open of voter suppression and INTIMIDATION tactics.

Marc Elias should start the lawsuit in advance for voting booth access. I'd like to see Texas and National Magapubs lose their shit. After Sherrill and Spanberger wins . . . anything is possible. Ultimately its up to the Primary voters in Texas.

However, the Leftist Elite Machine doesn't get to make the decision.







https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/06/texas-voter-turnout-election-2024-registration/





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I would say that the fact the Republicans made that effort says something karynnj Saturday #1
The author's name was familiar do I gotggled karynnj Saturday #5
I don't agree with this sentence JustAnotherGen Saturday #9
But that path is fraught with peril leftstreet Saturday #11
Winning a Democratic senate seat in Texas is very difficult. yardwork Sunday #21
Good luck to her. Scruffy1 Saturday #2
What I like about Jasmine Crockett people Saturday #3
That's the part that everybody likes DFW Sunday #19
In order to win in Texas pinkstarburst Saturday #4
Given that they have a real primary choice, that might not happen karynnj Saturday #7
Talarico is Hispanic? Rstrstx Sunday #18
I'm not in Texas so my opinion doesn't really count... but... JoetheShow Saturday #6
I've been complaining about "talk" for twenty-five years now. ananda Saturday #12
Given the Senate electoral process (2 per state) ALL of our opinions count for each Senate position. thought crime Saturday #13
Right there with you! yardwork Sunday #22
My sentiment exactly. Conjuay Sunday #23
Republicans claim EVERY Democrat is "radical" despite having a standard Dem policy agenda. Beartracks Saturday #8
She'd better take on Talarico's economic message leftstreet Saturday #10
Jasmine Crockett has Star Power and is willing to use it. thought crime Saturday #14
If it is choice between Talarico and Crockett, mwmisses4289 Saturday #15
Uggghhhh. "Fundie" and "Democrat" do not compute. Only in TX could such a thing be thinkable. nt eppur_se_muova Sunday #16
He's a fundamentalist Christian in the way Jimmy Carter was. Ron Green Sunday #17
Go Crockett Go! BH liberal Sunday #20
They said the same think about us when we pushed for far-right candidates to get the GOP nomination in 2022 Polybius Sunday #24
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