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Here is my story on the lay of the land in Houston - the Dem debate happening there isn't just some convention consolation prize. Houston is the future center of American politics: texastribune.org/2019/09/12/hou…
The Republican collapse in Harris Co was total in 2018. But it began in 2016 with Trump. H-Town Democrats are speaking in ways that don't indicate they want to hold the county next year. They want to run up the score to put TX in play statewide. texastribune.org/2019/09/12/hou…
But Republicans know they have a problem in Harris County. They say they see people waking up and coming out of the woodwork to volunteer and run for office. I call it "the backlash to the backlash." texastribune.org/2019/09/12/hou…
One thing that peeves local Democrats: Suggesting that the 2018 returns were all Beto Senate campaign. There has been a local effort to register potential Democratic voters pre-Beto. But he certainly juiced turnout last year. texastribune.org/2019/09/12/hou…
A sense of what happened in 2016/2018: Republican pres/sen/gov candidates, unless they were running against Barack Obama or Bill White, won Harris by an average of 9 points between 1994-2014. In 2016, Trump lost Harris Co by 12 points. Cruz lost his home co in 2018 by 17 points
