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A former Californian has a message for his fellow Texans: “Don’t vote for what I fled.”

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– Michael Quinn Sullivan

Thursday, March 12, 2020

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Ballot-counting mistakes are raising more questions about the competence of a Democrat election official in Texas’ second-most populous county. Erin Anderson reports [[link removed]] Dallas County Elections Administrator Toni Pippins-Poole is under fire for what many view as a botched election. Pippins-Poole was forced to petition a court to order a partial recount of Dallas County’s primary so she could find the votes that were “unaccounted for” in her original tallies.

Dallas County Commissioner J.J. Koch isn’t satisfied with Pippins-Poole’s performance and is urging an immediate investigation. “The time has absolutely come for Toni Pippins-Poole to step down as elections administrator.”

Under her watch, Anderson notes [[link removed]], Dallas County elections have been the subject of multiple mail-ballot fraud investigations, including allegations that some elections department employees were involved in the schemes. A number of complaints have charged her office with misconduct for failing to follow proper procedures. She was even caught soliciting cash donations from vendors.

Republican “refugees” from a Democrat-controlled state have a message for their new Texas neighbors: Don’t vote for what we fled. Check out Erin Anderson’s article [[link removed]] about the newly formed “Keep Texas Red PAC.”

“Don’t California my Texas. Don’t vote for what I fled.” – Rohit Joy [[link removed]], now of Plano and formerly of California

We know the primary election results, but Robert Montoya wanted to find out [[link removed]] what issues were motivating people to vote. He interviewed voters outside two polling places to get a sense of what was important to them. While his interviews were conducted in Tarrant County, you will probably find thoughts and concerns shared by many around the state.

Our friends at The Texan report [[link removed]] Rice University has canceled in-person classes for the next several weeks due to concerns about the Wuhan coronavirus. Texas A&M will delay resuming classes after spring break, while the University of Texas is “working on a contingency plan that allows the university to move classes online.” Earlier this week I asked this Texas Minute audience in a One-Click Survey if the “blue wave” threatening the Lone Star State was an actual threat or a wishful thinking by the Democrats. And boy did I get answers!

By a margin of 59.8 percent to 40.2 percent, the respondents believe the Democrats’ assault on Texas is a legitimate threat. Here are a few comments that were also sent in...

Joshua K. said he hopes the primary election results show Republican voters are enthused right now but “it’s going to take a lot of work to keep them excited down the ballot.”

Amanda P. said she thought the “blue wave” was a myth right up until she “saw my neighbor, who goes to my church, and claims to be pro-life, put a Biden sticker on her car.”

Patti J. noted that while the “blue wave is a threat... I don't believe there are that many stupid Texas residents.” She added that “not enough is being done to insure every genuine vote is counted, every false vote is tossed.”

On the other hand, Jess B. is of the opinion the whole thing is a marketing ploy by out-of-state Democrats... but quickly added that conservative voters and politicians “should not take a single election for granted, ever.” Number of the Day

86,164​​

The number of California residents who moved to Texas in 2018, a 36 percent increase from 2017.

[Source: 2020 Texas Relocation Report by Texas Realtors]

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