The Green Party presidential candidate visited typically red Texas three weeks before the general election, insisting that third-party candidates can make a difference in the polls.
2016 elections
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Clinton campaign buys Texas TV ad time in rare move for Democrats
Hillary Clinton’s campaign is going on the air in solid-red Texas, a remarkable move by a Democratic presidential nominee as her Republican rival, Donald Trump, struggles across the country.
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Analysis: A history lesson amid Texas Democrats’ hopes of a blue November
Texas Democrats have pined for years for a candidate who could turn their luck around. Now they’re hoping a Republican will answer their prayers.
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Hurd raises almost twice as much as Gallego in latest report
The incumbent entered the final stretch of the campaign with a large cash advantage in the hotly contested swing congressional district.
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Texas had lowest primary turnout among all but seven states
Texas ranked eighth-to-last in voter turnout for the presidential primaries.
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Amid turnout concerns, Cruz steps up travel for Texas Republicans
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is set to appear at a trio of events next week in support of his goal of making sure conservatives don’t sit out the November elections.
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Poll: Trump leads Clinton by only 4 in Texas
The WFAA/SurveyUSA poll found Donald Trump beating Hillary Clinton 47 percent to 43 percent, with a margin of error of 4 percent.
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Dan Patrick: Donald Trump groping scandal “in the rearview mirror”
Texas’ lieutenant governor said he believes voters are more concerned about the issues than the latest rash of allegations against Trump.
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Competitive statehouse races come to light in finance reports
A new wave of campaign finance reports is bringing into focus how competitive some state legislatives races are.
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Record 15 million Texans registered to vote
This number exceeds the state’s registration numbers in 2012 by more than a million voters.
