Here's the breakdown:
As of November 2013, the Texas Secretary of State reported the voting age population was 18,710,830. The number of registered voters was 13,445,285 (or 71.86 percent of the state's voting-age population).
In yesterday's Republican primary, with 99 percent of precincts reporting, there were about 1.333 million votes in the Governor's race, about 1.31 million in the U.S. Senate race, and about 1.329 million in the Lt. Governor's race. The average number of Republican votes among the three big statewide races was 1.324 million.
Putting it another way, 1.324 million voters out of about 13.445 million registered voters participated in the GOP primary (9.85 percent). Dan Patrick, undoubtedly one of the worst Republican candidates on the ballot, received about 551,000 votes (or 42 percent) to set up a runoff with David Dewhurst. If he wins that, he'll almost definitely be the next Lt. Gov.
In a state with 13.445 million registered voters, Patrick gets 551,000 votes (about four percent of the registered voter total). This is what is meant by the expression "letting the inmates run the asylum."
As of November 2013, the Texas Secretary of State reported the voting age population was 18,710,830. The number of registered voters was 13,445,285 (or 71.86 percent of the state's voting-age population).
In yesterday's Republican primary, with 99 percent of precincts reporting, there were about 1.333 million votes in the Governor's race, about 1.31 million in the U.S. Senate race, and about 1.329 million in the Lt. Governor's race. The average number of Republican votes among the three big statewide races was 1.324 million.
Putting it another way, 1.324 million voters out of about 13.445 million registered voters participated in the GOP primary (9.85 percent). Dan Patrick, undoubtedly one of the worst Republican candidates on the ballot, received about 551,000 votes (or 42 percent) to set up a runoff with David Dewhurst. If he wins that, he'll almost definitely be the next Lt. Gov.
In a state with 13.445 million registered voters, Patrick gets 551,000 votes (about four percent of the registered voter total). This is what is meant by the expression "letting the inmates run the asylum."
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