O'Rourke Could Have Down-Ballot Implications

[DonViejo]

September 7, 2018 at 7:36 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 34 Comments

David Wasserman: “There’s scant evidence that Beto O’Rourke’s 254-county tour has moved the needle much in rural Texas, where Democrats hope would-be Cruz voters will simply stay home. But it’s a different story in Texas’s upscale suburbs: private polling on both sides now shows O’Rourke substantially outperforming Hillary Clinton’s percentages in multiple highly college-educated districts near Houston and Dallas.”

“That’s 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 haven’t 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]

1. Trump should come to Texas soon

and fill the biggest stadium

[WhiteTara]

2. My family in Amarillo are pushing hard for Beto

and he may have a real chance.

[Wounded Bear]

3. This is a hidden benefit of the "50 state strategy"...

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]

4. Go Beto

[JCMach1]

5. Even 1 or 2% better in turn areas

May be enough to put him over the top...

[Yavin4]

6. Beto will win even if he doesn't

He's building a brand name and a state infrastructure that he can use for a future state wide run. Governor O'Rourke?