“The Democratic Party is the party of working people, and Milwaukee is a city of working people,” Democratic National Chairman Tom Perez said in a statement.
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TribCast: UT/TT Pollster Edition
On this week’s special pollster edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to Josh Blank, Jim Henson and Daron Shaw from the University of Texas about the findings of the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Presidential campaign would test Beto O’Rourke’s elusive political identity
Republicans spent last year insisting O’Rourke was too liberal for Texas. Democrats have since scrutinized him from the left, an examination that will only intensify if he jumps into the presidential race.
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List of Texas Democrats scrambling to challenge John Cornyn in 2020 grows
The list of Democrats openly mulling a bid against the U.S. senator in 2020 continues to grow. The latest addition: Joseph Kopser, who ran for an open congressional seat last year.
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We’re bringing 2020 to Texas. Watch Conversations About America’s Future at SXSW.
We’re streaming live interviews with John Kasich, Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, Bill Weld, Julián Castro, John Hickenlooper and Kevin McCarthy.
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U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro “seriously” considering run against U.S. Sen. John Cornyn
The fourth-term congressman made clear he’s eyeing a U.S. Senate bid now that former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke confirmed he will not be running for that post.
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Analysis: Texas has a two-for-one option for Julián Castro and Beto O’Rourke
The two Texans interested in the Democratic nomination for president in 2020 don’t have to choose between running for national office or running for U.S. Senate. The law allows them to do both.
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Democrats had historic gains in Texas in 2018. They’re setting their sights on even more in 2020.
National Democratic groups are signaling they are serious about committing money in Texas. “It’s one of our top opportunities in the whole country,” said U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, an Illinois Democrat who chairs the House Democratic campaign arm.
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Julián Castro adds national, New Hampshire staff to 2020 campaign
The Democratic presidential candidate is growing his campaign’s San Antonio-based national team and making his first hires in the first-in-the-nation primary state.
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Aiming for 50 states, Julián Castro makes his debut in an early and important one: Iowa
The Texas Democrat arrived Thursday in the Hawkeye State — his first trip there as a declared presidential candidate — and is planning trips this week to Idaho and Utah.
