There were no serious challengers in Texas’ Republican primary on Super Tuesday, but that didn’t stop nearly two million people in the Lone Star state from voting for Donald Trump’s re-election.
Almost Two Million Votes for Trump in an UNOPPOSED PRIMARY!
With 99.5 percent of voting reported, Trump received 1,871,515 total votes in the Texas Republican primary.
Texas loves @realDonaldTrump
Trump 2020 primary: 1,871,515
Other incumbent presidential primaries:
George W. Bush 2004: 635,948
Barack Obama 2012: 520,410https://t.co/VnKeTCbJG4
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) March 4, 2020
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This number is more than the top four remaining Democrats combined! Current frontrunner Joe Biden, combined with Bernie Sanders, Michael Bloomberg, and Elizabeth Warren all earned a total of 1.7 million votes in Texas. This was the total with 91.3 percent reporting so obviously some Democrat votes aren’t tallied yet.
President Trump Breaking Texas Records
The President broke a record by receiving the most votes ever in Texas history for an incumbent president running for re-election.
We are seeing proof of the huge enthusiasm for @realDonaldTrump in several states:
In NC, POTUS has already blown past the # of votes he got in 2016.
In OK, POTUS is on pace to received 4 TIMES the # of votes of the last two incumbent presidents.
#KeepAmericaGreat— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) March 4, 2020
Compared to Trump, only 635,948 Republican voted 15 years ago for then-President George W. Bush in the 2004 Republican primary–and Bush was a former governor of the state. In 2012, 520,410 Democrats voted for then-President Barack Obama in the Texas primary.
Also noteworthy, while some candidates who have ran before are doing more poorly than their last performances, President Trump is blowing some of his 2016 numbers out of the water.
Bernie Sanders Doing Worse Than 2016 – Trump Doing WAY Better Than 2016
Bernie Sanders is actually doing worse in 2020 than he did in 2016.
He is underperforming massively. But you know who is overperforming? Trump, who garbered 1.8 million votes in Texas when no one needed to turnout to begin with. He had 240% higher turnout than 2016 when he was CHALLENGED. https://t.co/9n052p43fD
— TheDogHouseShow (@TheDogHouseTalk) March 4, 2020
Democrats banking on defeating President Trump with Joe Biden or even Sanders need to take a hard look at the enthusiasm that is rampant on the Republican side as shown by these colossal primary vote numbers.
President Trump and his popularity don’t seem to be going anywhere anytime soon. In fact, he seems to be getting even more popular the further his time in office passes.
Maybe voters are simply happy and excited about the job he is doing. Maybe they really do believe that Trump is holding up his promise to make America great again?
At least 1.8 million Texas Republicans turned out to vote for Trump AND the down ballot races (that's important).
The Texas Democrats almost selected Sanders over Biden. pic.twitter.com/AqDkeJOVfE
— Charlie Oscar Lima (@BaconOutlaw) March 4, 2020