REALLY good news..I think.After push to mobilize new voters, turnout surges in Texas

[Horse with no Name]

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/after-push-mobilize-new-voters-turnout-surges-texas?adbid=756102884485966&adbpl=fb&adbpr=273864989376427&cid=sm_m_main_1_20141022_34180677

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After an energetic Democratic campaign to get new Texas voters to the polls, turnout rates spiked on the first day of early voting in the state.

According to figures released by the secretary of state’s office, Texas’ six largest counties all saw increases in voting Monday compared to the first day of early voting in 2010, the last midterm election.

The voting surge came amid an intense push by groups supporting Wendy Davis, the Democratic candidate for governor, to register and mobilize millions of new voters, many of whom are minorities. The effort was led by Battleground Texas, a group of former Obama campaign veterans aiming to make the state competitive over the long term. Texas has long had some of the lowest voting rates in the country.

[blogslut]

1. Great news!

[MineralMan]

2. That's excellent news.

I'm hoping that the Republicans get some big surprises this year. The pollsters, too.

[FSogol]

3. K & R. GOTV, DU. n/t

[mountain grammy]

4. Great news. Hoping for huge numbers..

[Fla Dem]

5. Sending good progressive wishes to Texas. nt

[Gothmog]

6. Battleground Texas is doing a great job on GOTV

There has never been this type of statewide push

[freshwest]

22. Glad to see they listened to what President Obama said instead of giving in.

Texas is a so-called red state, but you’ve got 10 million Democrats here in Texas. And… there are a whole lot of people here in Texas who need us, and who need us to fight for them.

~President Obama

With 14 million new registrations, the GOP is going wild. There are more Texas Democrats than the naysayers and Texas haters online.

GOTV, Texas! The spirit of Ann Richards lives on. The OFA keeps on giving. And thank you Eric Holder!

[gratuitous]

7. I think it's good news, too

The higher the turnout, the better for Democrats. Let's see if Texas really is trending Democratic.

[MaeScott]

8. Get out the DEMVOTE and take a friend, Texas!

[hamsterjill]

9. Please let it be so!!!

If Abbott and Kirkpatrick win, we are literally screwed royally.

Texas needs to move forward!!!

[Nuclear Unicorn]

12. "...we are literally screwed royally."

Literally?

By actual royalty?

(Sorry. I'm just being "that way.&quot

[hamsterjill]

13. Yeppers, we are!

Hell, Governor Goodhair is deemed "royalty" by some of the dipsticks down here. Abbott is his heir apparent.

And screwed? Well, that word has a lot of meanings! If you're a Texan needing healthcare, then you understand the meaning conveyed.

(No offense meant, and none taken. I'm just being "that way", too!)

[Enthusiast]

10. Can you even imagine the Republican tantrum we would have if Democrats won big?

Their heads have already exploded. What's left?

[samsingh]

15. i'm really hoping

[ReRe]

17. Remember this too:

Demographics! Demographics! Demographics!

[Enthusiast]

23. Oh, they cannot win if we get turnout and they let us vote.

We would see a tantrum worse than after 2012.

[Iliyah]

11. K & R

Refreshing. Good news compared to doom/gloom from a few DUers here.

[Andy823]

14. Yep

Now we wait and see if any of he doom and gloom bunch come in and spread their negativity on this thread.

[samsingh]

16. it's still early and the evidence is anecdotal - but it is encouraging

[ReRe]

20. I thought the same thing...

... I hope this extricates our hands off each other's throats.

[demwing]

18. Most Polls count "Likely Voters"

and a "Likely Voter" is whomever the pollster determines them to be.

The BEST way to confound a poor polling response is to change the very definition of "Likely Voter"

I will absolutely have a pollgasm if Texas is able to redefine just who it is that is really likely to vote...

[packman]

19. I voted early in Florida

my wife and I were the "line". Absolutely no one there. Hope it was not typical at other places.

[ReRe]

21. I live in a red state.

No early voting here, and you have to show I.D.

[Andy823]

24. K&R nt