Which Texas House Seats Are Republicans Targeting?
Key battleground districts that could determine the future of Texas politics.
https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/which-texas-house-seats-are-republicans
It was so nice of the Republican candidate for Speaker of the House, David Cook (HD96), to publish a list of House seats the Republicans are targeting this election cycle. Presumably, this list was based on internal polling.
The list included three Democrat-held seats and eight Republican-held seats. Abbott said earlier this year that the GOP intended to flip three Dem seats; now we know which ones. We also know from Cook’s list which Republican seats they’re fighting hard to hold on to.
The funny thing about this letter is he starts by stating there are “80 Republican Nominees in solidly red seats.” This is untrue. There are probably more like 45 solidly red seats. The rest are rapidly losing their voter base. Even if they don’t flip this year, they will likely flip by 2030.
Texas has been trending blue for many years. It’s only a matter of time at this point. Once we flip all three branches of our state government, Conservative rule will end in Texas for at least a generation. Many people are working to make that happen before 2030, the next census date, when the redistricting maps must be drawn again.
Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Election day is November 5, 2024, only 34 days away.