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Instead, Democrats were shut out of a runoff in the special election.  Wright received 19.2% of the votes and Republican state Rep. Jake Ellzey 13.9%, according to unofficial results from the Texas Secretary of State’s office. Just 354 votes separated Ellzey and Sanchez. Political analysts and observers say low Democrat turnout, a field of 23 candidates and a district that favors Republicans played a role in keeping a Democrat out of the race.  While former President Trump credits hi...

Will Texas Democrats field a viable candidate for governor next year? Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and former Congressman Beto ORourke have both said they are not interested in running for governor next year. Author: Jason Whitely, Michael McCardel Published: 12:10 PM CDT May 9, 2021 Updated: 12:10 PM CDT May 9, 2021 DALLAS — As the Texas legislature grinds through its final weeks in Austin, many politicos wonder whether Texas Democrats will...

With five strong mayoral candidates that included two city councilmembers, a runoff election for Fort Worth’s top office was always likely if not inevitable. Tarrant County Democratic Party Chair Deborah Peoples took in 22,352 votes, which amounted to roughly one-third of the ballots counted, while Mattie Parker,

A Democratic candidate who lost her bid during last weekend’s Texas congressional special election sounded the alarm that the 2022 midterms “could be a major setback” for the Democratic Party. During the special election, two Republicans - and no Democrats - advanced in the runoff as the top two vote-getters in the race for Texas’s 6th Congressional District, after no one in the 23-candidate field won an outright majority of votes on May 1. Republicans Susan Wright, wife of the late ...

Trump aides flood Senate and gubernatorial races as consultants and pollsters More than a dozen onetime aides and advisers to former President Donald Trump have signed on to assist Republicans competing in statewide and federal contests across the country, in some cases setting up potential showdowns in the months to come as they work to cast their candidates as the most Trump-aligned figures in crowded races. Candidates have tapped everyone from former White House counselor Kellyanne Conway an...

Updated May 06, 2021 Texas Republican Slams GOP For Hating A Good Hunk Of America "I dont know what we stand for. We stand for owning the libs," former congressional candidate Michael Wood told MSNBCs Nicolle Wallace. A Texas Republican congressional candidate who lost a U.S. House runoff earlier this week after campaigning as a “Never Trumper” and getting only 3% of the vote, is now condemning the party’s current focus ― or lack thereof. Michael Wood ran in Texas’s 6th Congressional...

April 26, 2021 GMT ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday gave his endorsement in a Texas special congressional election to Republican Susan Wright, the widow of former U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, who died after being diagnosed with COVID-19. Wright had already racked up a number of prominent GOP endorsements heading into Saturday’s election in Texas’ 6th congressional district, where 23 candidates are on the ballot. The race includes at least two Republicans who work...

At the Races: It’s (still) Trump’s party Bridget Bowman, Stephanie Akin, and Kate Ackley © Provided by Roll Call Welcome to At the Races! Each week we’ll bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Bridget Bowman, Stephanie Akin and Kate Ackley If you still need proof of former President Donald Trump’s stranglehold on the Republican Party, look no further than the latest ...

Republicans don’t need a mass protest movement or a wave election to seize back a majority in the 2022 elections — and a slew of worrisome signs for Democrats suggest the GOP has the momentum they need to do so.

The new Republican Party split is America First vs. Country First, and it’s playing out in the House GOP leadership