Democrats once again won a large number of counties along or near the Texas-Mexico border, but by narrower margins than in recent elections. That showing played a big role in disappointing results for the state’s Democrats.
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Texas 2020 Elections
During Texas visit, Kamala Harris urges Democrats to turn out as election approaches and races remain tight
Harris spoke in Fort Worth during the first stop of a daylong tour of Texas. Her message: The Democratic presidential ticket isn’t ceding Texas to the GOP this year.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Gov. Greg Abbott spends millions to help down-ballot Republicans in Texas
In what it is calling a “mid-seven-figure” effort, the governor’s political campaign is working to save the Republican majority in the state House and make voters aware of judicial races.
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How down-ballot candidates could help Democrats flip Texas
The fate of the presidential race in Texas could be tied to dozens of legislative and congressional races in the state’s suburbs. Those seats have often gone to Republicans. But Democratic candidates are raising and spending big.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Biden campaign to spend $6 million on Texas campaign ads, more than any Democratic presidential nominee in decades
The Biden ad buy as comes as The Lincoln Project, the group led by former Republican strategists working to defeat Trump, launched a $1 million digital ad campaign in the state.
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Analysis: Unlike the 2018 election in Texas, 2020’s top races won’t set spending records
Two years ago in Texas, interest and election turnout were juiced by a $125 million race for U.S. Senate. This year’s ballot is topped by an extraordinary race for president, but the political spending at the top won’t match 2018.
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Spurred by Gov. Greg Abbott’s coronavirus handling, Democratic strategists launch PAC to defeat him in 2022
The group, the Beat Abbott PAC, will raise money that will benefit the eventual Democratic nominee against Abbott in 2022.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Analysis: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is lucky not to be on the 2020 ballot
The governor would face real competition if he were on the ballot this year — even in a Republican Party primary. His response to the pandemic has opened him to political attacks from the left and the right alike.
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GOP voter registration group shutters amid coronavirus challenges
The super PAC Engage Texas raised nearly $13 million and hired hundreds of staffers but was not able to see a path forward as the pandemic persisted.
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Democrat suspends campaign after making runoff to challenge U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw
The move by Elisa Cardnell effectively hands her party’s nomination to Sima Ladjevardian, a Houston attorney and Democratic fundraiser backed by Beto O’Rourke.
