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Possible voter increase is a good sight

Both Democrats and Republicans each held 49 Senate seats before Tuesday. A great amount of responsibility was posed on the voter that day.

The voter’s decision determined the control of the Senate, and all that comes with it.

In Texas, both state and U.S Senate and House representatives, governor and lieutenant governor seats were up for consideration. About 360,000 people were expected to vote in Tarrant County.

Republicans won several races in Texas, and voter turnout levels seemed to have improved, although there was still room for improvement.

It might take a little longer to tally up the votes in Tarrant County, as a programming error delayed results because the tallying machines couldn’t detect straight party votes. But county election workers counted ballots tirelessly throughout the night.
They too knew the value of just one vote.

Poor weather conditions, which usually deter voter turnout, weren’t a factor Tuesday. The sun came out for the first time in weeks in Fort Worth, and the polling results should prove that.

Also, voter turnout was reported higher than normal in many states, perhaps because of the many close races and the quest for control in the Senate.

We hope the efforts from on-campus political organizations and Project Vote Smart were effective. Students even volunteered at polling places, asked their friends who they were voting for and discussed the issues in their classes. Perhaps peer-encouragment was finally able to reach TCU students.

College students should care more about these elections. Throughout history, our age-group has had some of the most passionate political viewpoints.

It’s good we don’t let that tradition falter.