Democratic railroad commission candidate Chrysta Castañeda announced a $3.7 million fundraising haul this past month. More than half of the campaign cash came from a $2.6 million contribution from New York billionaire and former presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg....
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back to archiveTexas Statehouse Dems fundraising total tops $10 million
On Monday, the Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee, the campaign arm of statehouse Democrats, announced they had raised more than $10 million this cycle so far. More than $4.5 million has been raised in the past month, according to HDCC. "When we launched this...
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...
Gina Ortiz Jones on COVID-19 relief, America’s longest war, and taxes
On Friday, the Signal interviewed Gina Ortiz Jones, the Democratic candidate running in Texas’ 23rd congressional district. Jones said her district, which stretches from outside El Paso to San Antonio and follows the Texas-Mexico border along the way, has been one of...
NRA backs Cornyn and attacks Hegar with digital ads
The newly formed super PAC of the National Rifle Association, NRA Victory Fund, has begun paying for digital ads supporting Sen. John Cornyn’s re-election. Federal Election Commission filings show NRA Victory Fund has dumped $322,513 into digital advertising for the...
Another poll shows Biden and Trump about even in Texas
A new Morning Consult poll released Thursday shows former Vice President Joe Biden leading President Trump by one percentage point, 48-47. A poll by the same group in September found the two candidates statistically tied. The most recent Morning Consult poll...
Star Power Comes to Texas in the Final Days Before the Election
Up and down the ballot, candidates in Texas are closing out the final days of their campaign with a bevy of Hollywood stars. From virtual campaign rallies to grassroots fundraisers, it’s clear that a lot of folks do consider Texas the biggest battleground state and...
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...
Gary Gates, Call Your Office
The first rule of canvassing is pretty simple. So simple, in fact, it’s usually the last thing you teach because it’s literally a matter of common sense. To put it as simply as possible, rule one is mind your manners. Watch what you say. When you canvass or phone bank...