Is Texas a purple state now, and if not, how soon will it be?
Continuing this series investigating the Lone Star State’s evolving partisanship, in this post I consider whether Texas could be competitive in the 2020 presidential election—and what, specifically, we might expect in terms of the impact of the state’s Latino electorate. In earlier posts, I examined the House situation—a so-called “Texodus” which claimed a sixth Republican incumbent, Mac Thornberry, this week—and the re-election prospects of GOP Sen. John Cornyn. But the presidency is the big prize. …
Here I ask and answer two related questions. First, in 2020 and elections in the decade to come, just how competitive will Texas be? Second, to what degree will Latino votes determine the state’s competitiveness in upcoming presidential elections? CONT.
Albert Morales, Latino Decisions