I will freely admit that in many ways I’m still picking myself up off the mat. The results from Election Night in many ways continue to confound me. While Signal has begun to unpack what exactly happened in Texas this cycle, I was struck this morning by the fact that...
Biden Wins
Early this morning Joe Biden overtook Donald Trump in Georgia, and began to close in on the 270 electoral votes needed to defeat Donald Trump. Shortly after 9 AM CT, he moved into the lead in Pennsylvania and Decision Desk HQ called the race for Biden. Joe Biden will...
What, exactly, just happened?
It was fitting that, for the first several hours of Election Night 2020, all eyes were on Texas. The state had produced some of the most dramatic and decisive moments of the cycle, from the Democratic primary debate in Houston to the night Democrats closed ranks...
Sit Tight
As the dust continues to settle across the country, the only thing we know for sure is that this could take a minute, but we’re on track for definitive results in several key swing states with good news on the horizon for Joe Biden. While the results here in...
Redistricting Part One: 2003
Having made it to the precipice of the most important election of our lifetimes, Texas Democrats in the waning days of the 2020 campaign have alternated between optimistic enthusiasm and foreboding anxiety. Texas Democrats haven’t been this close to the...
On the eve of election day, Texas Democrats solidify momentum
Here we go, y’all. Tomorrow is the day. Tuesday November 3rd. Election Day in America. Tomorrow we finally have the opportunity to reject the cognitive dissonance presidency of Donald Trump and bring to an end what Hunter S. Thompson would doubtless have described as...
Kamala Harris will vist 3 Texas cities
This morning, the Biden campaign announced the three cities Senator Kamala Harris is expected to make appearances in on Friday as the Democratic ticket works feverishly to secure the 38 electoral votes at play in Texas. Harris will visit Fort Worth, McAllen, and...
Kamala Harris is coming to Texas
One of the first major moments of the 2020 Democratic primary came early in 2019 when one of the candidates descended on Texas and moved a packed gymnasium at Texas Southern University to thunderous applause. The event showed what Texans have known all along: In...
Here comes the closer.
Well, folks, we’re here. We have entered the phase of a national campaign’s waning weeks where media outlets across the country have begun to focus on one of their narrative windows: the closing argument. While President Donald Trump continues to tool around the...
Two Weeks: Joe Biden and Texas Democrats have momentum
If you caught a football game this weekend, you probably saw all the proof you need that Texas is the biggest battleground state. The air wars across Texas have intensified as election day draws near, outpacing anything Texas voters have seen in generations. Unlike...