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Related: About this forumCould Texas Flip 9 House Seats Blue?
Texas is to the GOP what California is to the Democrats. But this year, Ted Cruz's Texas Senate seat is a "toss-up." The most recent poll, by Emerson, shows a dead-heat, well within the margin of error between Democrat Beto O'Rourke and Cruz, who TRump's budget director, Mick Mulvaney, says may be too unlikable to win.
But it isn't just how unlikable Cruz is. Of Texas' 36 congressional districts, 25 are held by Republicans. Of those 25, there are 11 in danger of flipping blue! {Note: I'm only counting nine seats.}
TX-02, where Todd Litton (D) has a $407,675 to $100,252 cash advantage over Dan Crenshaw (R)
TX-06 , where Jana Lynne Sanchez (D has a $67,772- $25,157 cash advantage over Ron Wright (R)
TX-07, where Democratic challenger Lizzie Fletcher has outraised GOP incumbent John Culberson $2,312,615 to $2,007,183
TX-10, where progressive Mike Siegel may be on the verge of pulling off one of the cycle's biggest shocks by beating Michael McCaul
TX-21, where Joseph Kopser (D) outraised Chip Roy (R) $1,550,139 to $934,789
TX-23, where Gina Jones (D) is running neck and neck with Republican incumbent Will Hurd
TX-31, where MJ Hegar has outraised incumbent John Carter $1,612,439 to $996,707
TX-32, where Colin Allred has pulled ahead of Pete Sessions
TX-36, where Dayna Steele is also on the verge of one of the cycle's biggest upsets by toppling Trumpist dentist Brian Babin.
Please consider helping turn win back Texas by clicking on this Blue America Texas thermometer and contributing what you can to Beto and the progressive Democrats running for congressional seats:
But it isn't just how unlikable Cruz is. Of Texas' 36 congressional districts, 25 are held by Republicans. Of those 25, there are 11 in danger of flipping blue! {Note: I'm only counting nine seats.}
TX-02, where Todd Litton (D) has a $407,675 to $100,252 cash advantage over Dan Crenshaw (R)
TX-06 , where Jana Lynne Sanchez (D has a $67,772- $25,157 cash advantage over Ron Wright (R)
TX-07, where Democratic challenger Lizzie Fletcher has outraised GOP incumbent John Culberson $2,312,615 to $2,007,183
TX-10, where progressive Mike Siegel may be on the verge of pulling off one of the cycle's biggest shocks by beating Michael McCaul
TX-21, where Joseph Kopser (D) outraised Chip Roy (R) $1,550,139 to $934,789
TX-23, where Gina Jones (D) is running neck and neck with Republican incumbent Will Hurd
TX-31, where MJ Hegar has outraised incumbent John Carter $1,612,439 to $996,707
TX-32, where Colin Allred has pulled ahead of Pete Sessions
TX-36, where Dayna Steele is also on the verge of one of the cycle's biggest upsets by toppling Trumpist dentist Brian Babin.
Please consider helping turn win back Texas by clicking on this Blue America Texas thermometer and contributing what you can to Beto and the progressive Democrats running for congressional seats:
Read the complete article: http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2018/09/two-months-from-tomorrow.html
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Could Texas Flip 9 House Seats Blue? (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
Sep 2018
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ananda
(28,864 posts)1. I'm in district 10!
Go Siegel!
Gothmog
(145,291 posts)2. Texas CD 22 is also in play
Go Sri Preston Kulkarni
LeftInTX
(25,363 posts)3. I think 23 will flip
Jones has more charm and charisma than Will Hurd. Hurd has banked on being a ""moderate" and "amicable"....
I think Gina will push through this.
Gina has better commercials. She shows her high school. (John Jay!!) She shows her mom etc. Just a better overall emotional connection than Hurd has this time.