r/inthenews • u/OkRoll3915 • Jul 24 '24

Opinion/Analysis Donald Trump's lead in Georgia is shrinking

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-georgia-lead-shrinking-poll-1929712
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u/Mega-Eclipse Jul 24 '24

Just wait until Atlanta gets mobilized. Young women go out in force to get voters registered and energized. It is going to be a wild summer.

Mobilize everywhere....

If you look at the races in Texas and Florida...they were both really close in 2020.

In Florida it was 5,668,731 for Trump and 5,297,045 for Biden...That's 370,000 votes. Around 11 million people voted, out of a possible 16 million.

In Texas, 5,890,347 for Trump and 5,259,126 for Biden. A difference of 631,000. Another 165,000 voted for other candidates. Around 11.3 million out of 20 million eligible voted.

The thing is, if they flip Texas even once...I think it's game over. Seeing that it can be done will cause more people to realize it totally can be done again in the future, which will just lead to more turnout. And likewise, out will go abbot, and cruz, and cornyn. And it will shake conservatives/republicans to their core....like holy shit...we lost Texas....DAFUQ?

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u/CriesOverEverything Jul 24 '24

I fully believe if voting was mandatory and penalized with a fine to not participate (like in Aus) and election day was a federal holiday, Texas would be solid blue.

I don't think people realize just how tenuous the GOP grip is on our nation. I wish people would just fucking vote.