Total RP Pres. Texas votes 69,824 vs RP district14 Total votes 54,111

[haaaylee]

You are right in that aspect, you would only receive a republican ballot so you could only vote Republican.
But in the general election in Texas, you can vote for whoever and are not bound to a party.
I thought you were bound at the general election level but that doesn't seem to be the case.

Excerpt from Texas election rules

Voting in the Primary Elections

If you are a registered voter in the state of Texas, you will simply choose your party and vote in that party's primary. To explain, we do not register by party in Texas. One becomes "affiliated" with a party by voting in a party's primary and the affiliation lasts for that primary year. As an example, if a voter voted in the March 2006 primary or April 2006 runoff primary, the voter affiliated with that party for the rest of that year, but on December 31, 2006 the affiliation expired. The affiliation means that the person may not vote in another party’s primary or participate in another party’s convention or sign an independent candidate’s petition for place on the ballot if the independent candidate’s position appears on the primary ballot.
Note that in the general election in November, a voter may vote for whomever he/she wishes, regardless of how or whether he/she voted in the primary or runoff primary election, since all candidates are on the same ballot.

edit: i get what you are saying now, that they wanted him for congress but will vote democratic in the general election. ..

 

[ronpaulbillboards]

Yes, so what some people are saying is that Democrats voted specifically for Ron Paul for Congressman to stop Peden. Does anyone believe this? Or the same people that voted for Ron Paul for Congressman then voted for McCain or Huckabee for President. Either way it's strange and some experts should be looking at it.

 

[syborius]

Yes, so what some people are saying is that Democrats voted specifically for Ron Paul for Congressman to stop Peden. Does anyone believe this? Or the same people that voted for Ron Paul for Congressman then voted for McCain or Huckabee for President. Either way it's strange and some experts should be looking at it.

I think there may have been a race of humanoid democrats summoned by the Vulcan Dennis Kucinich to vote for Ron Paul, arriving in a UFO together and marching in unison to the beat of "lets beatttt Pedddeennn"!!"Ack Ack Ack" "Vote for Ronnnn Paaauuulll" "Ack ack ack" haha..
Seriously, this notion that the Democrats got together to do this is probably the most ludicrous explanation I have heard yet..

 

[Danya]

How much sleep did you get on Monday night? I ask because Hyoomen got none - ZERO. I know because he was working at the Dallas Grassroots HQ ALL NIGHT with us - crunching numbers, recording responses and writing e-mails to possible supporters. He did leave to go to class around 1 in the afternoon and then he CAME BACK to get supporters going to the polls before he went to his own precinct convention at 7.

He's been working here IN DALLAS TEXAS - boots on the ground! You have the gall to call him a troll when he has served in Texas as nothing but a patriot? Unless you were standing outside the polling places in Texas on Tuesday you have no right to assume what went on here. We actually sent out e-mails asking people to man the polls during early voting because certain areas were reporting up to a 90percent response of people going to vote saying they were undecided! Poll what you like, we were there.

Texas is not the haven for revolution it once was. I've been attending the Republican clubs and functions - most of the Repub establishment is circling the wagons around McCain - regardless of his chances at victory in November. It's disgusting.

Our problem here was name recognition - most voters here aren't paying attention to the debates. They simply haven't heard the message.

What Hyoomen is reporting is the way he's seen it here - and he's been in the trenches as a witness. Just because someone has a difference of opinion does not make them a troll and you have nerve to accuse him of such when you have no idea.

 

[SteveMartin]

Well, if he isn't a troll, maybe he should stop posting like one. Dallas ain't Lake Jackson. Again, there is no way in hell that:

1. 40,000 people walked out of the polling stations without voting for anybody in their own congressional race.
2. They voted 70% for Ron Paul in the Congressional race and only 10% for Ron Paul in the Presidential race.

 

[hyoomen]

You're not adding in the early votes, that's where people are coming up with two numbers. The 37,220 is only the March 4th day of votes. You have to add in the 16,951 early votes (I.E. 54,171)

This is incorrect. On the site I referenced, "TOTAL" refers to both Early Voting and March 4th. "EARLY" only refers to Early Voting.

RonPaulBillboards: where are you receiving the number of votes placed for Ron Paul for President in TX-14? I was adding up the total number of votes for Ron Paul for President placed in the counties which TX-14 represents. Do you have another source which goes by Congressional District? I haven't seen a division of this nature for the Presidential race, but I'd be interested to see it.

BTW, what is really odd is that so few people chose to vote for Congressman Paul when so many people have donated and given so much to the campaign. At the end of all this, voter fraud or not, a huge number of his supporters simply gave up -- and that is a damned shame which we must daily work to reverse.

 

[constituent]

i'm surprised to see this thread still hobbling along.

when we perpetuate this sort of infighting, etc....
















WE ALL LOSE!







friends, or what?

 

[ronpaulbillboards]

It could be that some Ron Paul supporters gave up or just didn't show up at the polls.
What bothers me is that the Ron Paul support especially in Austin was so visible. It's everywhere, you would think he was the Mayor here or something. Then contrast that with not seeing none and I mean NO Huckabee or McCain signs or stickers. If people don't show up at the polls to vote then those people have only themselves to blame. To have McCain and Huckabee run away with the votes without any visible support is what is so strange.

I'm a delegate and will continue through the process to learn the inner workings of the system and to submit resolutions for a positive change.

 

[BigRedBrent]

Could be the party elite was worried Ron would go third party if he lost his seat.

I suspected this as well.

 

[CaseyJones]

bump