Brandon Gill Maps Out What GOP Should Do To Counter Democratic Turnout

Republican Texas Rep. Brandon Gill on Tuesday laid out a roadmap for how the GOP can match Democratic enthusiasm at the ballot box.

During a segment on “The Ingraham Angle,” host Laura Ingraham pointed to a surge in Democratic mail-in ballots, noting that roughly 483,000 Democrats had already cast ballots by mail as of Sunday, compared to about 446,000 Republicans. She pressed Gill on how the GOP base can stay motivated if lawmakers in Washington fail to advance priorities important to conservative voters.

“How does this base get fired up if the folks in this building do not pass stuff that the conservative base wants?” Ingraham asked.

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“Well that’s the key. It’s for us to get our voters actually excited to vote for Republican congressmen and women. The voters are excited about President Trump,” Gill said. “What we need to show is that in Congress, we can actually carry out the Trump agenda effectively, get the Save Act passed, codify the President’s border policies, continue cutting waste, fraud and abuse from the federal government, going after these crazy Somalian populations who are sucking up welfare that the American people are sick of.”

Gill warned that Republicans cannot afford complacency as Democrats surge in early voting, saying the GOP must aggressively advance its agenda to stay competitive. (RELATED: Brit Hume Pinpoints What Could Give Texas Senate Seat To Democrats)

“That’s the kind of thing that we need to be doing. And if we do, I think we’re going to be just fine in November. But that is a big if for us. We’ve got our work cut out for us,” Gill added.

Republicans have already passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act in the House, but the election integrity bill has stalled in the Senate amid Democratic opposition. Republicans have also repeatedly called for codifying President Donald Trump’s border policies and advancing legislation aimed at cutting waste and tightening eligibility for federal benefits to demonstrate they can deliver on conservative priorities.

The early vote figures reflect participation in Texas’ separate Republican and Democratic primary elections, where voters cast ballots to choose their party’s nominees ahead of the general election. In these partisan primaries, Texans may choose which party’s ballot to use, but are participating in distinct contests for each party rather than competing directly against each other.

Democrats currently lead Republicans in early voting in their respective primaries as both parties prepare for the March 3 primary. These primary elections will determine each party’s nominees for Senate, governor, and other statewide offices before the general election in November.

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