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THREAD: On the first day of early voting in Texas, a few civic-minded goodies from your friends at @texastribune👇
#txlege #txsen #txgov #tx2018
@TexasTribune From @AlexSamuelsx5 @rdmurphy: Everything you need to know about casting a ballot in Texas in the 2018 midterms apps.texastribune.org/features/2018/…
#txlege #txsen #txgov #tx2018
@TexasTribune @AlexSamuelsx5 @rdmurphy From @rdmurphy: Every single candidate on the ballot in Texas in statewide, congressional, legislative and State Board of Education races apps.texastribune.org/features/2018/…
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@TexasTribune @AlexSamuelsx5 @rdmurphy From @emilyyount @AlexSamuelsx5 @cassi_pollock: How how candidates in statewide and U.S. House races responded to young Texans’ qs about affordability, education, elections, guns, immigration, hurricanes and climate change apps.texastribune.org/features/2018/…
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@TexasTribune @AlexSamuelsx5 @rdmurphy @emilyyount @cassi_pollock From @rossramsey: The latest Hot List — which Texas races at the federal, state and legislative level are the most competitive heading into Election Day apps.texastribune.org/features/2018/… #txlege #txsen #txgov #tx2018
@TexasTribune @AlexSamuelsx5 @rdmurphy @emilyyount @cassi_pollock @rossramsey From @bobbycblanchard: Our Political Pick ‘Em contest — tell us which candidates you think will win on Nov. 6, and you could win a @texastribune swag bag (@atxjj guacamole not included) texastribune.org/2018/10/22/tex… #txlege #txsen #txgov #tx2018
@TexasTribune @AlexSamuelsx5 @rdmurphy @emilyyount @cassi_pollock @rossramsey @bobbycblanchard @ATXjj All this + on-the-ground reporting on @POTUS’ trip to Houston via @PatrickSvitek @emmaplatoff @matt_zdun. Yep, @texastribune has you covered. If you value the work of our nonprofit newsroom — become a member: support.texastribune.org
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I am a Millennial and have been a reliable Democratic voter since 2008. I voted in this election on the first day of early voting in Ohio. Just going to briefly share my thoughts on what it means to be young[-ish] and a reliable Democratic voter.
A popular discussion is that the Democratic Party should do more to cater to young voters in both message and policy. And while I'm not exactly opposed to that observation, I also recognize that the situation is a two-way street.
The reality is that Democrats will do more to cater to the interests of Millennial voters when we demonstrate that we, as a generation, are a reliable Democratic voting constituency.
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I talked to a guy yesterday who voted for Beto on the first day of early voting. He’s voted straight ticket democrat in Texas for 40 years, and he said “it just drives me crazy when people don’t vote. That’s how we got in this mess.”
And I told him sure, but after a few weeks in mostly low-income neighborhoods around Dallas, I’ll never complain about people not voting again. Because that assumes people don’t vote out of laziness. Or apathy.

And that could not be more innacurate.
People don’t vote in America, because we’ve allowed America to become a country without a voting culture. Voting is not for everyone. Voting is not who we are.

Voter suppression is often incremental, but the results are immediate, and passed down to future generations.
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Day 11 (through Thursday) EV stats are in for the 30 largest counties in TX.

2018 - 35.39% of registered voters have cast a ballot (2.83% on Thursday). That's 4,337,435 votes.
2016 - 41.01% (3.51% on the 11th day)
2014 - 16.31% (1.92% on the 11th day)
#txlege #Midterms2018
Total turnout for these counties in 2014, including Election Day, was 33.7%. We officially have more turnout in 11 Early Voting days!!!!

Last day of EV is happening now. It looks to be closing strong!

Full charts for all 30 counties at bit.ly/2018TXEarlyVote
#Midterms2018
Early Vote kudos to these top 5 counties for really getting out the vote on Day 11. Amounts are % of registered voters casting on ballot on Thursday.
1. Hays County - 4.21%
2. Travis County - 3.91%
3. Denton County - 3.50%
4. Fort Bend County - 3.40%
5. Collin County - 3.34%
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A short thread on my effort to #VoteWithBeto in Houston 😊

It’s the middle of the afternoon, not morning or lunchtime. Long line. Parking lot is completely full. There’s a traffic jam trying to get in. People are parking elsewhere and walking to the voting location.

#TeamBeto
Traffic jam and @BetoORourke volunteers and supporters in front of the entrance 😊

#Houston
#VoteWithBeto
#TeamBeto
There are easily 200-300 people waiting in line outside.

Now I’m one of them 😊

#Houston
#TeamBeto
#VoteWithBeto
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Let's talk about voting in TX in 2018 (a thread)...
Are you registered to vote? Are you sure? Find out @TXsecofstate : teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov/MVP/mvp.do
IF any of these things have changed since you last voted:

1) Address change (moved to another county), THEN re-register to vote.
2) Name change or address change (within the same county as current registration), THEN update your information here: txapps.texas.gov/tolapp/sos/SOS…
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