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September 7, 2018 at 7:36 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 34 Comments
David Wasserman: Theres scant evidence that Beto ORourkes 254-county tour has moved the needle much in rural Texas, where Democrats hope would-be Cruz voters will simply stay home. But its a different story in Texass upscale suburbs: private polling on both sides now shows ORourke substantially outperforming Hillary Clintons percentages in multiple highly college-educated districts near Houston and Dallas.
Thats serious cause for concern for Houston GOP Rep. John Culberson (TX-07) and Dallas GOP Rep. Pete Sessions (TX-32), who sit in seats Clinton carried and are already in the Toss Up column. But it also should be a wake up call for several other Republicans who havent had a competitive race before but sit in upscale suburban seats President Trump carried with less than 52 percent of the vote.
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https://politicalwire.com/2018/09/07/orourke-could-have-down-ballot-implications/
dalton99a
(81,590 posts)and fill the biggest stadium
WhiteTara
(29,722 posts)and he may have a real chance.
Wounded Bear
(58,713 posts)Ceding much of the country because "Dems can't win there" has led to the Repub "majority" and Trump.
Having Dems on ballots all over the place increases visibility and stretches Repub resources, hopefully to the breaking point.
To flip the House, we're gonna need some of those vulnerable Texas seats, along with seats in blue states...everywhere really.
Not to mention, we need to end the "Dems don't have a message" bullshit. It's difficult to fly through the chaff and actually get heard, but the more voices out there pushing progressive ideas, the better.
Gothmog
(145,567 posts)JCMach1
(27,574 posts)May be enough to put him over the top...
Yavin4
(35,446 posts)He's building a brand name and a state infrastructure that he can use for a future state wide run. Governor O'Rourke?