If California for almost 30 years becomes one of the largest states supporting the Democratic presidential candidate, Texas plays a similar role with the Republican party. Since 1980, Republican candidates have consistently won in Texas.
Texas is considered an extremely important state with an electoral vote count of 38 votes, second only to California (55 votes).
In 2016, Donald Trump edged out Hillary Clinton by a 9 percentage point difference here. However, recent business polls show that President Trump is slightly ahead of Biden.
Voters vote early in Houston, Texas
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“Texas is not a battle state.”
As of October 29, more than 8.1 million voters had voted early in Texas, or more than 91% of total votes four years ago, according to the University of Florida’s electoral project in the United States. University of Houston political science professor Mark Jones’ poll of early voting voters shows that Biden is outperforming, but President Trump is ahead of those planning to vote on Election Day. shipping 3.11.
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In addition, the poll also showed that President Trump is improving the image of the Latin American voting group, a large number of voters in Texas, according to Reuters.
Analysts said a failure in Texas nearly wiped out President Trump’s hope of reelection. However, the leader’s campaign recently announced that President Trump will not visit Texas to campaign before Election Day because the campaign does not see this as a place where Democrats can compete. Governor Rick Perry, a close ally of President Trump, during a meeting with supporters on 10/25 declared forcefully, “Texas is not a battle state.”
Parade supports President Trump in El Paso, Texas
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While campaigning for voters in Texas in early September, President Trump’s in-state campaign, Mr. Dan Patrick, declared the leader “100% victory” in Texas and won even more in 2016, according to sheets. The Texas Tribune.
Republicans are focusing on attacking the enemy after Biden said during a debate on October 22 that he would transition the industry from fossil energy to renewable energy, cutting subsidies for fossil fuels. This statement is considered a big mistake by Mr. Biden because Texas is the traditional state of the oil industry. “Texas voters believe that Mr. Biden’s anti-energy agenda will destroy the state’s economy,” said President Trump’s campaign spokeswoman Samantha Cotten.
Efforts to “succeed”
Meanwhile, Democrats this year are cautiously focusing on the battle states, but they have also taken steps in Republican states like Texas or Arizona, Georgia in hopes of changing their color from red to green (Republicans and Democrats color).
However, the plan was also seen as a gamble because one of the reasons Clinton failed in 2016 was attributed to his overconfidence in his ability to win in battle states and spending too little time. movement there, according Forbes. In recent days, Clinton did not go to Wisconsin but to Arizona, the Republican state.
Biden Kamala Harris, who ran alongside Biden to Texas on Oct. 30, while billionaire Michael Bloomberg plans to spend $ 15 million to run ads for Biden in Texas and Ohio the weekend before Election Day. Ms Jenn Ridder, Biden’s Battlefield State Campaign Manager, said she is still targeting the six states of Arizona, North Carolina, Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, but will also try to win other states if she is gives a chance on 10 last day.
Voters in San Antonio, Texas follow the debate between President Trump and Mr. Biden on 10/22
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Rebecca Acuña, Biden’s campaign manager in Texas, said there were more than 3 million newly registered voters in the state, most of whom were from Democratic-dominated states. According to Acuña, of whom 1 million people have never voted for the president, many young people and many groups are likely to lean toward the Democrats. “We have good reason to believe that the race in Texas is not over,” said Ms. Acuña.
Texas Representative Beto O’Rourke, who nearly took over from Senator Ted Cruz in 2018 and was also running for president in 2020, recently criticized Biden for not spending more resources in this state. O’Rourke said that Biden had almost nothing to invest in in Texas, but that he performed well and that spending more money could make a difference. Yet for some Democrats, Clinton’s 2016 blunder is likely still a bitter lesson.
