Democratic Primaries

brooklynite

(94,591 posts) Wed Jan 29, 2020, 08:14 AM Jan 2020

Last night was the Texas HD-28 race that Democrats made a play for. Never had a chance

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republicans won handily a closely watched special election Tuesday to keep hold of a suburban Houston district that President Donald Trump won easily four years ago, fending off a national blitz by Democrats in a Texas legislative race.

The victory by Republican Gary Gates, who put more than $1.5 million of his own money into his run for state House District 28, is sure to bring a sigh of relief for the GOP in a race that was being tracked far beyond Texas. By the final weeks, the race had escalated into the first big special election of 2020.

In final unofficial results, Gates polled 58% of the vote to 42% for Democrat Eliz Markowitz.

https://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/GOP-wins-closely-watched-Texas-special-election-15012294.php

This was being looked at for signs of Texas being in play in 2020.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Last night was the Texas HD-28 race that Democrats made a play for. Never had a chance (Original Post) brooklynite Jan 2020 OP

Texas it the great white whale bottomofthehill Jan 2020 #1

Georgia will flip before Texas Recursion Jan 2020 #2

It's very slowly turning blue, but I'll be stunned if it's electoral votes are actually competitive bearsfootball516 Jan 2020 #3

bottomofthehill

(8,333 posts)

1. Texas it the great white whale

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 08:49 AM

Jan 2020

It has burnt the Democratic Party too many times in the recent past. There are seats that can be picked up, but the state as a whole.....is tough. Not saying don’t play there to hold and pick up as many seats as possible, but realize the risk/reward

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden