Texans' Donations To Democratic Presidential Candidates Top $6 Million

[TexasTowelie]

Texans are donating more money to Democratic presidential candidates – a lot more.

The Houston Chronicle’s Jeremy Wallace has been reporting on the trend. He says donations to Democrats running for president have tripled over what they were during the 2016 cycle.

“It’s amazing how many people are interested in giving donations to presidential candidates this year than we were talking about even four years ago,” Wallace says.

Wallace says 8,500 Texas donors have contributed to Democratic candidates this year, as compared to 1,400 four years ago. So far, those donors have given $6 million to announced candidates.

Wallace says contributions have gone to the two leading Texans in the race, former Congressman Beto O’Rourke and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro. O’Rourke got $3.1 million from Texans. But other candidates have seen significant Texas support, too.

Read more: https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/texans-donations-to-democratic-presidential-candidates-top-6-million/

[Princetonian]

1. Thanks to Beto O'Rourke for leading the charge in Texas.

Do you think he will win the state? His organization must beat other candidates because of his Senate run.

[TexasTowelie]

2. The latest poll

showed Biden, O'Rourke, and Warren in that order and being allocated delegates. No other candidates crossed the 15% threshold to receive delegates.

[Princetonian]

3. Sounds good. That will be alot of delegates for him.

I can't see anyone supplanting him. Texans know him well enough to have almost made him Senator, after all.

[TexasTowelie]

4. I suspect that if O'Rourke gets weaker, then Biden will be the beneficiary.

I'm a bit surprised that Warren is doing as well as she is. I don't see Sanders, Buttigieg, Harris or Castro gaining much support beyond what they currently have. Most of my millennial friends that supported Sanders in 2016 have moved on to other candidates.

[Princetonian]

5. No matter what happens, he has a big future.

I believe O'Rourke will shine in September's debate because of the smaller format. The present debate format has been horrible.

[Peacetrain]

6. Well alrighty now.. WTG TEXAS