Texas: Does Biden actually have a shot at winning? The answer is a tossup.

[BlueWavePsych]

Nearly 44 years later, people in Texas and beyond are wondering if Mr. Biden can pull a Jimmy Carter. The answer so far is yes, no, maybe not and maybe so. You hear some version of the four depending on whom you ask and whether they live mentally or physically in red Texas or blue Texas (both are a place as well as a state of mind).

“Put me down as a yes,” said State Representative César J. Blanco, a Democrat and Navy veteran in El Paso. “It’s looking like a perfect storm for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot in Texas.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/26/us/politics/texas-voting.html

The more the Repuke Party pumps resources into Texas, the better.

[vercetti2021]

1. He does

Trump really accelerated the process of turning Texas democratic. Instead of 2030. It'll be 2020 or 2022 or 2024. The demographics are not in their favor here from Hispanic youth, transplants from California and other blue states.

Problem with Texas is that it's not super conservative like most want to believe. Its a non voting state. 25+ million people live in Texas and only 1/3 votes. If even 2/3rds voted it would have been blue by now.

Biden has as much as a chance here. Its gonna be closer than most think.

[beachbumbob]

2. this is a real possibility for the first time in decades and democratic MONEY needs to be

thrown into this state big time

[In It to Win It]

7. Absolutely! I never imagined winning Texas until seeing the 2018 senate race

I hope they kept that grassroots infrastructure and built on it.

[beachbumbob]

8. my level of disappointment in Beto is huge as he could have run gainst Coryn and beat him

this year instead of ego of a presidential run that had zero chance from the get go.

[vercetti2021]

10. You serious?

He is doing so damn much down south with getting people registered and trying to help us flip the state house. MJ is more than capable of beating Cornyn.

[beachbumbob]

11. Beto would have a way better chance in being the next Texas Senator than MJ

thats the reality

[In It to Win It]

12. Couldn't agree more!

I will say that I thought he should have threw his hat in the Presidential race because I genuinely thought no Democrat would win a statewide race in Texas until at least 2022. I thought the only thing that he could run for and possibly win was President because if all of his hoped relied on a statewide race in Texas, he was going nowhere in the next election cycle and we shouldn’t piss all that potential away. My view on that did change eventually and I thought he should’ve ran against Cornyn.

In the Presidential race, he didn’t the same kind of energetic campaign that he did for the Senate race. I think we can agree that Beto had grown to be an inspirational candidate across the country despite his loss. I thought immediately after the Senate race, he pissed that all away with shenanigans.

[Aviation91]

3. My boyfriend lives in Texas...

and where he lives they have voting machines. He was going to vote straight Democrat ticket but I told him not to do that. Just go down the list and select each candidate individually. Voting machines can be hacked.

[northoftheborder]

4. They took away straight ticket voting in TX, but I think it's still being challenged in court.

[chriscan64]

13. Straight party ticket was upheld in recent decision.

I vote in a rural county south of San Antonio. I vote for each Democrat individually, but in big cities the straight vote can speed up long lines.

[In It to Win It]

6. I've been reading over the years that 2 things

1) Little by little, some middle class families from coastal California have been relocating to Texas for cost of living reasons. I imagine the fires will drive that a little bit too.

2) Little by little, people that apart of that “non voter” group are starting to become more active.

It’s something I’ve been reading up on since 2018’s senate race. In 2018, we gave the GOP a run for their money in Texas. I hope that Beto’s race would have given Dems the opportunity to build an infrastructure. Although we didn’t win in 2018, that the infrastructure that the Dems built to GOTV worked. It got us closer than ever to the goal of winning Texas.

I didn’t think of Texas turning blue until at least 2022 but if it happens this year, I’d be jumping for joy! All else being equal, the GOP has no path to wining without Texas.

[musclecar6]

9. Obviously

All on here are pulling for a landslide victory for Joe and Kamala and flipping the Senate. There is a real possibility that that could happen and we just need to keep the pressure on. obviously vote and get all our friends and neighbors and like thinkers to vote. You go Joe and Kamala.

[Liberal In Texas]

14. As always here, it's going to depend on turnout.

For too long people didn't vote figuring it wasn't going to make any difference what with gerrymandering and big money driving the elections. Then there was the national Democratic Party pretty much ignoring Texas and then we got picture ID and other voter suppression efforts by the repubs.

Maybe if enough clear thinking people are motivated to get rid of Deadbeat Donnie it might make the difference.