Previous Vice President Joe Biden checked out Dallas on Monday to collect a few major campaign recommendations from a few of his previous Democratic primary rivals.
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, and previous Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke all recommended Biden would move down-ballot Democrats to victory in politically moderate regions of the nation. O’Rourke specifically said Biden would assist Texas Democrats win the nine seats they require to recover the state legislature for the first time in years.
” You, Mr. President, as the top of the ticket, can help us do that,” he stated.
Due to the fact that growing Black and Latino neighborhoods in Texas mark a demographic shift in the state, lots of pollsters believe Texas is a toss-up to swing either Republican or Democrat in the 2020 elections and for many years to come. For the former prospects, a Biden endorsement is essential for a new blue wave.
But recently assembled data and analysis show Texas Democrats deal with structural challenges to success that Biden alone can not repair, consisting of the closures of hundreds of polling places in counties with large or growing Black and Latino populations.
A 2019 report from The Leadership Conference Education Fund (LCEF), a civil rights organization, exposes Texas authorities started quickly decreasing the number of polling locations in the