Here we go. Texas is in play at the presidential level. But not in the way you think it is. https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/08/texas-democrats-trump-biden/">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/0...
Former Vice President Joe Biden has consistently polled within the margin of error with President Trump. And that& #39;s a big deal. https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/08/texas-democrats-trump-biden/">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/0...
But here& #39;s what really matters: Joe Biden benefits from something no other modern Dem presidential nominee has in Texas - reverse coattails. There is an absolute army of downballot Dem candidates running for office in Texas. https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/08/texas-democrats-trump-biden/">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/0...
These are obscure Democratic candidates you may never have heard of. But they& #39;re running for office in places Dems never competed in only four years ago. And they& #39;re raising piles of money. https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/08/texas-democrats-trump-biden/">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/0...
Biden offers coattails because of his polling. But these candidates in turn offer him a growing GOTV infrastructure and a massive television advertising campaign making the Dem case in some of the most expensive media markets in the country. https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/08/texas-democrats-trump-biden/">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/0...
Rs are not ceding the state, by any means. And we are looking at a ferocious fight in the coming weeks for control of the state House of Reps and even, unthinkably, possibly a majority in the TX Cong delegation (much longer shot than the former for Dems) https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/08/texas-democrats-trump-biden/">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/0...
Case in point: My colleague @PatrickSvitek& #39;s astonishing story last night on state lege fundraising. https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/07/texas-house-fundraising/">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/0...
Anyway, nobody knows what& #39;s gonna happen in Texas. COVID-19 and newcomers to the state and changing demographics make everything unstable. https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/08/texas-democrats-trump-biden/">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/0...