If Texas Turns Blue, It Starts Tonight: Three Districts to Watch
If Texas Turns Blue, It Starts Tonight: Three Districts to Watch
A trio of House seats may bring Democrats the wins they’ve always dreamed of in the deep red state.
Gideon Resnick 03.06.18 5:00 AM ET
Democrats eager to retake the House majority in the midterm elections have turned their eyes to Texas, which will hold the first primaries of 2018 on Tuesday.
The party, buoyed by fervent nationwide enthusiasm, has seen an enormous uptick already in early voting in a number of Texas’ most populous counties. In the state’s 15 largest counties, almost 50,000 more Democrats than Republicans have already cast votes. Compared to the number of Democrats who voted early in the 2014 midterm cycle, their early vote numbers this year are up 105 percent.
While Democrats hope their vote totals come in bunches on Tuesday, they’re specifically keeping a close eye on three House districts which could be key on their path to seeking the majority. In all three, Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is also on the ballot as is his likely general election opponent Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX).
Cruz recently warned: "The left is going to show up. They will crawl over broken glass in November to vote.”
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