Headlines practically screamed about the huge number of voters registrated in Texas. E.g., Texas sets new voter registration record, with 15.6 million registered ahead of election. But note this, from the article:
Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos told the Houston Chronicle that the state's voter rolls have grown by 1.6 million since the last midterm election in 2014.
Well, the state of Texas has grown a bit since 2014. The data found at DSHS.texas.gov tell us the difference between 2014 and 2018 was an increase of over 2.2 million people.
So there were more new migrants than new voter registrations. But, of course, we don't know whether those new registrants will actually vote. But it will be something to keep us thinking about the November elections. Many Texans worry that the new arrivals will vote for candidates who make big promises and legislate for big government and high taxes, i.e., the things that brought their previous home states down.
That up and coming young fellow named Beto O'Rourke fits the bill for big promises. And he has lit a fire under Democrats. He's running for U.S. Senate against incumbent Ted Cruz and has raised significant sums of money.
Beto may be too much of a socialist for most Texans -- but that particular ideology, though usually disastrous for the countries that get suckered into the false promises, is gaining favor across the U.S. We can probably thank our education system for that.
------
2:52 PM 10/5/2018
Comments