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I gave you a list (a very PARTIAL list by the way) of what the state of Texas does to encourage voter turnout.
I still say that it boils down to individual effort. It's not difficult to vote in Texas, but it does require a little bit of personal initiative.
Yes you did give a very small list of what the state does to encourage voter turnout. All your list stated is that they let people register to vote when they are getting their driver's license...so basically they do the same thing every other state is doing at a bare minimum which clearly isn't enough for Texas, and this voter ID law isn't going to help that effort to encourage voter participation.
So what - there are only two states that allow all voters to vote by mail, and Texas isn't one of them (and neither are 47 other states). Absentee ballots are for just that - residents who are going to be ABSENT from their county during the voting period.
This doesn't even apply to a large percentage of voters. It's not the problem. Texans are encouraged, as they are in 47 other states, to vote in person.
Well seeing Texas is a large rural state, allowing all residents to do mail in ballots might actually improve their voter participation. I wouldn't think anyone would be against doing anything that helps more residents vote in their state.
Yes you did give a very small list of what the state does to encourage voter turnout. All your list stated is that they let people register to vote when they are getting their driver's license...so basically they do the same thing every other state is doing at a bare minimum which clearly isn't enough for Texas, and this voter ID law isn't going to help that effort to encourage voter participation.
That is not all that was on my list but I'm not going to repeat myself. Think what you want, I really don't care.
The Texas economy is booming and life's good! I've got things to do - so hasta la vista, baby.
Well seeing Texas is a large rural state, allowing all residents to do mail in ballots might actually improve their voter participation. I wouldn't think anyone would be against doing anything that helps more residents vote in their state.
It's not difficult to vote in Texas. It's easy. But one does have to get up and actually do it - like they have to in 47 other states.
It's not the ease or lack thereof that is the problem. But I'm getting tired of giving you facts and information on that so I'm outta here.
Hey, guess what - Republicans are reaching out to the Hispanic segment as well.
These things come and go. But even when Texas was dominated by the Democratic party, it was still a conservative state and I don't see that changing anytime soon.
Thing is the Hispanics know that the Repubs are not their friends they simply want their votes, not gonna happen in large numbers.
Correct, Texas Liberals are far more conservative than in other areas of the Country, that said when it goes blue again it is a Federal Election that's gets most effected, Texas has a lot of Electoral College votes
There are Democrat groups working on that as we speak, and it is scaring the heck out of the Cons because they know it is only a matter of time before Dems take back their State.
You think Wendy Davis is going to win, don't you?
I rooted for her in the filibuster and I think the state Republicans needed to have their eye blacked in a big spectacle like that... But she doesn't have a snowflake's chance.
Thing is the Hispanics know that the Repubs are not their friends they simply want their votes, not gonna happen in large numbers.
Correct, Texas Liberals are far more conservative than in other areas of the Country, that said when it goes blue again it is a Federal Election that's gets most effected, Texas has a lot of Electoral College votes
What's funny about that is that the second generation of immigrants have a funny way of (i) going to college, (ii) making good money and (iii) having no more than two kids. In other words, they become Texans. They also tend to have political ideology in line with the values of the Roman Catholic Church and they tend to have a soft spot for work ethic. There is no party that can claim to be the best friend of the Latino voters, but I think you're underestimating how naturally conservative that culture is.
That is not all that was on my list but I'm not going to repeat myself. Think what you want, I really don't care.
The Texas economy is booming and life's good! I've got things to do - so hasta la vista, baby.
What does the Texas economy have to do with low voter turnout?
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