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Y'all, Texas is winnable. Here's the key: the turnout MACHINES are the down-ballot candidates. They're spunkier, less well known, & lower on cash. Every dollar of donation and hour of volunteer time to them goes to getting out the voters we need to win the state. Short thread... https://twitter.com/Nate_Cohn/status/1308045364826644481
. @candacefor24 has one the strongest Indivisible groups in the country rallying around her. TX-24 is a winnable R+9 district near Dallas full of voters we need to win statewide. Rated "tossup"! She's out with her first ad today - get behind her. https://twitter.com/candacefor24/status/1308386815917912069?s=20
. @JulieOliverTX incredible, inspiring candidate who in 2018 came closer to unseating the reactionary Republican incumbent than anyone in his career. This is round two. TX-25 is a R+11 district stretching from Austin to Ft. Worth. Watch her ad: https://twitter.com/JulieOliverTX/status/1283507127693324288?s=20
. @SriPKulkarni SRI!!! Y'all, you have to check out this guy and just listen to him speak. Don't you want him in Congress?? TX-22 is a R+10 district outside of Houston. He came close in 2018 and the district this year is rated as a "tossup"! https://twitter.com/SriPKulkarni/status/1275140153602965504?s=20
. @SiegelForTexas Mike Siegel TX-10 is a R+10 district stretching from Austin to Houston. I kicked off a phonebank with Mike in 2018 when he came close to unseating an awful GOP incumbent, and the race is rated "lean R" this year. Winnable! https://twitter.com/SiegelForTexas/status/1301884162799013889?s=20
. @wendydavis is the most well known on this list - you remember her from her fight against anti-abortion laws in TX and statewide run. TX-21 is an R+10 district stretching from San Antonio to Austin. And it's rated "tossup" this year! https://twitter.com/wendydavis/status/1284116214084755457?s=20
Are they all going to win? Probably not. But each one has a real shot. Each one has been endorsed by local Indivisible groups. And EVERY one of them is driving turnout that will help not just them, but also statewide turnout for the TX senate and the TX electoral college.
I'm a former TX congressional staffer and campaign worker - and for the first time since I've been paying attention, TX could flip blue. But we have to work hard and smart. The biggest bang for your extra buck or hour of volunteering is with these candidates. /end
