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AndyS

(14,559 posts)

9. "Likeky Voters" are voters who have voted in past primaries.

Reply to AZSkiffyGeek (Reply #4)

Sat Oct 22, 2022, 11:06 AM

Oct 2022

Primary voters are the hard core true believers of both parties.

First time voters are also extremely likely to vote because something prompted them to register, something important to them. Nobody knows how many of them there are. Enough to make up 11%? Hope springs eternal . . .

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Greg Abbott widens lead over Beto O'Rourke with likely voters in latest UT poll [View all] TexasTowelie Oct 2022 OP

Likely voters does not include new voters. blm Oct 2022 #1

I concur. SalamanderSleeps Oct 2022 #3

That seems to be the fundamental question for this election AZSkiffyGeek Oct 2022 #4

"Likeky Voters" are voters who have voted in past primaries. AndyS Oct 2022 #9

No...they are people who have voted in general elections. LeftInTX Oct 2022 #12

It is my understanding that it is Primary voters because people AndyS Oct 2022 #14

General Election voting records are public in Texas!!! They're very public LeftInTX Oct 2022 #16

I spoke to a Democrat yesterday who doesn't like Beto's stance on abortion. LeftInTX Oct 2022 #13

See reply #14. I could be wrong but . . . AndyS Oct 2022 #15

I hope I am proved wrong, but unfortunately I suspect, the majority of the populous in both JohnSJ Oct 2022 #2

Your 3auld6phart Oct 2022 #6

it seems the people of texas want to elect anti-American traitors, criminals, and cowards samsingh Oct 2022 #5

I ran into a voter yesterday. LeftInTX Oct 2022 #11

Polls. Meh The Protagonist Oct 2022 #7

None of those polled were DUgosh Oct 2022 #8

The Republican attack ads are horrific and are doing their job LeftInTX Oct 2022 #10