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Related: About this forumKamala Harris is holding a rally in Houston on October 25
Texas will turn blue. This is a big deal for the Democratic Presidential candidate to come to Houston so close to Election Day
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Lonestarblue
(11,988 posts)nature-lover
(1,718 posts)sheshe2
(88,167 posts)TBF
(34,772 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(155,603 posts)The population growth has been in urban areas that are blue. The counties with the greatest population growth are counties that are blue or are becoming blue
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TBF
(34,772 posts)my sub-division. I think they were mad that so many voted democratic in the last election. They took us out of Nehls district and put us in Al Green's.
LetMyPeopleVote
(155,603 posts)This is a big deal for Texas. Demographic trends point to Texas turning blue. Having the Democratic Party Presidential candidate come to Texas so close to the general election is a big deal.
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https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/election/2024/article/kamala-harris-houston-rally-19853754.php
The Democrats campaign has not announced the exact location, but the rally will be between 3 and 8 p.m.
It will be Harris first stop in Texas since July, when she spent four of her first 10 days on the campaign trail in Houston for speeches and fundraising events.
Its a rare visit for a presidential contender to be in Texas this close to Election Day. Texas is not considered one of the nations battleground states, where White House contenders spend most of their time.
If the state is going to get tighter or flip to Democrats, they need a big turnout in Harris County where Harris will be. The states most populous county has become increasingly blue in presidential elections. Joe Biden won 56% of the vote in the county in 2020, the largest percentage for a Democratic presidential contender since Lyndon Baines Johnson in 1964.
Bolo Boffin
(23,872 posts)It says a lot that she can take some valuable time to come here and perhaps get Trump into defending ground he thought he had locked down while she gets back to the blue wall states.
And if we go blue? Hey, works for me! I hope it translates into some Lege seats too. We need some folks to help fight off vouchers and get some rational reproductive rights legislation going.