We have fewer than 50 days until the November election. It’s crunch time. That’s why, all week, we’ll be bringing you our 20 for ‘20, highlighting twenty candidates, causes and organizations working to turn Texas blue. Today, we want to focus on stellar women running...
2020 Elections
back to archiveMJ Hegar challenges John Cornyn to three debates
U.S. Senate candidate MJ Hegar is calling on Sen. John Cornyn to join her in three televised debates. “We owe Texas voters multiple opportunities to hear Senator Cornyn and me debate our plans for Texas,” Hegar said in a prepared statement. “We all know John Cornyn...
Poll: Julie Oliver about even with GOP opponent Roger Williams
Progressive Democratic candidate Julie Oliver is in a close race with her GOP incumbent opponent Rep. Roger Williams, a new internal poll finds. The poll of 400 likely voters by EMC Research shows Oliver only two percentage points behind Williams, 45 to 43, with a...
20 for ’20: The candidates and organizations turning Texas blue
We have just 50 days left in the 2020 election, and we need to do everything we can to make it count. That’s why, all week, we’ll be bringing you our 20 for ‘20, highlighting the candidates, causes and organizations working to turn Texas blue. Today, we start with 5...
Sunrise Movement issues Texas endorsements for Congress
Sunrise Movement, a nonprofit political action group of young climate activists, announced their 2020 endorsements on Friday. They include two Texans running for Congress: Julie Oliver in Texas’ 25th congressional district and Mike Siegel in Texas 10th congressional...
Kulkarni welcomes debates, Nehls responds with crickets
In an attempt to engage both campaigns, Texas 22nd congressional district Democratic candidate and former diplomat Sri Preston Kulkarni challenged his Republican opponent and Sheriff Troy Nehls to four debates and public forums — but there has been no response from...
Collin County At The Crossroads
As President Trump attempts to attract last-minute support in his re-election bid, he is making a clear pitch to suburban voters with increasingly erratic, nonsensical, and racist rhetoric. But is that really what suburban voters want to hear? Collin County, just...
Poll shows competitive race in GOP-held Round Rock district
Picking up where then-congressional candidate MJ Hegar left off, Democrat Donna Imam is within striking distance of Republican Rep. John Carter in his Austin area district. A new poll conducted by Public Policy Polling shows Carter leading Imam by six points, 43 to 37...
Mike Siegel on why Texas is ready for progressive politics
Congressional Democratic candidate Mike Siegel, a former educator and attorney for the city of Austin, is confident bold ideas and corporate-free campaigning can flip a Republican district held since 2005. Siegel was dangerously close to proving his theory for change...