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LetMyPeopleVote

(178,128 posts)
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 04:47 PM 17 hrs ago

GOP data guy projects that Democrats may gain a net of 480,000 votes in Texas in general election

We will see



In a post-EV report, GOP data guy @Ross_Hunt estimates that Ds have added a net of ~480,000 modeled general election votes over Rs: https://documentcloud.org/documents/27456806-the-implications-of-texas-early-voting-turnout-for-the-november-general-election/

Also, swing-voting constituencies have chosen the Dem primary over the GOP one by a 3:1 rate. #txlege




That vote increased would have flipped the 2018 Senate election

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GOP data guy projects that Democrats may gain a net of 480,000 votes in Texas in general election (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote 17 hrs ago OP
GOP Pollster-"The extremely high turnout in the 2026 Democratic Primary is a code red alert for Texas Republicans." LetMyPeopleVote 17 hrs ago #1
is this scenario good or bad? we win the seat, ted cruz goes to the court and we win his seat nt msongs 15 hrs ago #2
in other news... Javaman 2 hrs ago #3
Republicans aren't going to let a little thing like democracy stop them! 70sEraVet 1 hr ago #4

msongs

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2. is this scenario good or bad? we win the seat, ted cruz goes to the court and we win his seat nt
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 06:43 PM
15 hrs ago

70sEraVet

(5,416 posts)
4. Republicans aren't going to let a little thing like democracy stop them!
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 08:25 AM
1 hr ago

It's just a nice word to throw around when you want to overthrow a foreign government -- not anything you want to actually be hampered with.

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