Current Events > Looks Like Abbott's Voter Suppression Attempts Backfired

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Wow, 9,669,246 Texans actually exceeded the 2016 results for the state during early voting. Even if 117,000 ballots are removed due to GOP fuckery, that's still 9.5 million votes. Can you imagine how crazy the numbers will be when election day is upon us?

https://twitter.com/matthewjdowd/status/1322531150791847936

November 3rd: Texas goes blue.
November 4th: Trump signs an EO to expel "radical leftist Antifa Texas" from the union for "collective traitorism."

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Looks Like Abbott's Voter Suppression Attempts Backfired

Abbott added a full week to early voting, and has been sued by the TX Republicans in court for doing so.


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rogan in shambles

Thompson posted...

November 3rd: Texas goes blue.
November 4th: Trump signs an EO to expel "radical leftist Antifa Texas" from the union for "collective traitorism."

I'm not so sure Texas will turn blue this year, but I do have a feeling Democrats will at least win some local races that could potentially make voting much easier in midterms.

SandTarpit posted...

Looks Like Abbott's Voter Suppression Attempts Backfired

Abbott added a full week to early voting, and has been sued by the TX Republicans in court for doing so.

But he also forced each county to use only one ballot box location during a pandemic. This was meant to further hamper the larger areas where most Texan Democrats lived in. However, it caused many of them to come out and vote earlier. Harris county alone was able to yield 1.4 million votes out of 2.4 registered voters. I imagine the numbers will rise up even more on November 3.

still don't understand the reasoning behind limiting ballot boxes and polling locations other than pure voter suppression. if you have less, there's more people going to each location, which means a higher chance of someone spreading corona

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Good job, Texas!

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Is Texas going blue actually likely or is this a pipe dream by clownish democrats? I know it sounds logical that early voters would largely go dem, but is there any polling or statistics that actually back that up, or suggest the split is largely enough to offset the historically red election day votes?
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DeadBankerDream posted...

Is Texas going blue actually likely or is this a pipe dream by clownish democrats? I know it sounds logical that early voters would largely go dem, but is there any polling or statistics that actually back that up, or suggest the split is largely enough to offset the historically red election day votes?

It's been gradually turning blue as more liberals move to the state to take advantage of lesser taxes. Only a matter of time before Texas becomes blue like the once-red California did.

I'm aware, but I've seen a lot of people saying it's happening now, this election.
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KnightofShikari posted...

still don't understand the reasoning behind limiting ballot boxes and polling locations other than pure voter suppression. if you have less, there's more people going to each location, which means a higher chance of someone spreading corona

Republicans would rather you die than vote for democrats.

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what is the historical precedent for incumbents with this kind of voter turnout. i can't imagine it's very favorable

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DeadBankerDream posted...

I'm aware, but I've seen a lot of people saying it's happening now, this election.

Personally, I still don't believe Texas will swing blue just yet. If Abbott gets replaced by a Democratic governor in midterms, then maybe there's hope.

Delirious_Beard posted...

what is the historical precedent for incumbents with this kind of voter turnout. i can't imagine it's very favorable

It's usually unfavorable for the incumbent especially for someone like Trump.