As Trump keeps Texas guessing, neither Cornyn nor Paxton backs down from Republican Senate runoff
Read full article: As Trump keeps Texas guessing, neither Cornyn nor Paxton backs down from Republican Senate runoffPresident Donald Trump says he plans to endorse a candidate in the Texas Republican Senate runoff to end the painful primary.
Early vote turnout in Texas outpacing past elections, fueled by Democratic primary voters
Read full article: Early vote turnout in Texas outpacing past elections, fueled by Democratic primary votersTurnout during the first week of early voting for the Texas midterm election exceeded the same period for the previous two presidential elections, years that typically see higher voter engagement.
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Nearly 1 million people voted in Tuesday's Democratic runoff. The party says it's a sign of strength come November.
Read full article: Nearly 1 million people voted in Tuesday's Democratic runoff. The party says it's a sign of strength come November.A total of 955,735 people 5.8% of registered voters cast ballots in Tuesdays Democratic runoffs. Party leaders said it was the highest raw number of votes cast in any Democratic primary runoff in history. There is unprecedented energy across our great state, and Texas Democrats are putting in the hard work to turn Texas blue in November. Its exhausting.Republicans didn't have any statewide runoffs Tuesday night, so there was no comparable vote count available. But turnout hasnt cracked 3% in a Democratic runoff in the past decade.