Two new polls released recently — one by CBS News and another by The Dallas Morning News — show a close presidential race in the Lone Star State. The CBS poll, released Sunday and conducted last week, shows former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump...
2020 Elections
back to archiveGina Ortiz Jones’ fundraising massively exceeds GOP opponents
On Wednesday, Gina Ortiz Jones’ campaign announced that they had raised over $800,000 in the second quarter of the year. The former Air Force intelligence officer and Iraq War veteran has over $3 million cash on hand in her bid to flip Texas’ 23rd Congressional...
Texas Democratic organizers unionize, score successful contract
Organizers with the Texas Democratic Party announced Thursday they had officially unionized, striking a contract with their bosses after roughly two weeks of negotiations. Jacob Canyon, a Millenial/Gen Z constituency organizer with the party and a representative for...
Republican PAC continues to spend to save Will Hurd’s imperiled GOP seat
It’s arguably the most competitive congressional race in Texas this year — and several GOP donors are unwilling to let it go without a fight. Future Leaders Fund, a Republican PAC, spent $23,000 last week in support of Tony Gonzales, the GOP candidate...
Campaigning in the Age of COVID-19
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise at alarmingly high rates in Texas, the two political parties are approaching campaigning in remarkably different ways. While many Democratic candidates continue to hold virtual events, Republicans are forging ahead with in-person...
Reminder: Early voting in Texas has begun
Monday, June 29, marks the first day of early voting in Texas for this year’s primary runoff elections. That means Texans can head to the polls early and hopefully avoid crowds that might be seen on primary election day, July 14. The early voting period will...
Trump and Cornyn are in trouble in Texas, new poll shows
President Trump and Sen. John Cornyn are facing tight re-election races in Texas this November, new polling released Tuesday shows. Both presidential candidates are about even, according to a survey of 907 Texas voters last week by Progress Texas, a progressive media...
Beto O’Rourke’s ‘Powered by People’ is an organizing powerhouse
I. Turning Texas blue: “This is a campaign of people. All people, all the time. Everywhere. Every single day.” Beto O’Rourke, through a much-vaunted U.S. Senate race in 2018, became one of Texas’ greatest hopes to finally propel the state from red to blue. He raised a...
Anti-choice, dark money pours into GOP race against Rep. Lizzie Fletcher
Republican megadonors are pumping thousands of dollars into Texas 7th congressional district, one of two battleground districts flipped by Democrats in 2018. The Houston area district is currently held by Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, a moderate Democrat facing off...