Former Vice President Joe Biden won the Texas primary, according to several news outlets and forecasts, including NBC News and Decision Desk HQ. The former VP declared victory on Twitter. https://twitter.com/joebiden/status/1235094180097122304?s=21 The critical win...
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Houston Rep. Lizzie Fletcher now has a GOP opponent
Conservative Wesley Hunt will face incumbent Democrat Lizzie Fletcher this fall in a fight for a Houston congressional seat. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee came out of the gate following Tuesday night’s result with a memo hailing Fletcher’s chances...
11:20pm: Early results…Biden closes gap with Sanders
With a third of polling locations reporting, former Vice President Joe Biden is closing the gap with Sen. Bernie Sanders in Texas. Both candidates are tied neck and neck with 27 percent of the vote and 80 percent of counties reporting in. So far, Biden appears to be...
No matter which Democrat runs against John Cornyn, he’s in trouble
A new NBC News-Marist poll released Sunday shows U.S. Senate candidate MJ Hegar leading the field with 16 percent of support among likely Democratic primary voters in Texas. The results mirror what other polls this month have all shown: Hegar in the lead as the...
As Bernie leads Texas, both Amy and Pete are endorsing Biden tonight in Dallas
Sen. Bernie Sanders is leading the Lone Star State by a decent margin. But recent drop outs in the fast-moving presidential primary could make former Vice President Joe Biden more competitive going into Super Tuesday. On Sunday, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and...
As Elizabeth Warren commits to Texas, Pete Buttigieg drops out
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg ended his bid for president on Sunday after a disappointing fourth-place finish in South Carolina this weekend. The decision comes the day Buttigieg was scheduled to visit Texas for a rally in Dallas and a fundraiser in Austin the next...
Podcast: State Rep. Rafael Anchia on Biden v. Sanders, 2021 Texas Legislature
For this week’s podcast, the Signal spoke with State Rep. Rafael Anchia about the Democratic presidential primaries and why he believes Biden will help turn Texas blue more than Sanders. Anchia, who endorsed Biden last month, said the former vice president would be...
Bernie Sanders is the only candidate to turn Texas blue, says campaign
After polls this month showed Sen. Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden tied for first place in the Democratic presidential primary in Texas, some Democrats and Biden backers are expressing concern about how a Sanders ticket would impact down-ballot races in Texas. A Sanders...
Republicans are (somewhat) secretly funding Democratic campaigns in Texas
In major Texas cities that are solid Democratic strongholds, Republicans may be relegated to the fringes, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have a horse in the race. That’s especially true in the race for Harris County Precinct 1 Commissioner, one of the county’s top...