Joe Biden says he'll commit resources needed to win Texas for Democrats

[highplainsdem]

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2020/01/16/joe-biden-says-hell-commit-resources-needed-to-win-texas/

ARLINGTON -- Joe Biden said Wednesday that if he is the Democratic party’s presidential nominee he would commit the cash and resources needed to turn Texas blue.

“The answer is yes,” Biden said when asked whether he would spend precious campaign cash on winning Texas. “I know one thing. It’s not going to be enough to beat Trump. You’ve got to win back the Senate. You got to go in and campaign in states that are in fact doable, gettable, even if I can’t win in that state.”

For decades Texas has been described as an ATM for national candidates who siphon money from Lone Star donors to spend in other parts of the country.

But Texas Democrats predict that in 2020 they will win their first statewide race since 1994. And Democrats are nine seats away from controlling the Texas House for the first time since 2001.

“I think it can flip from red to blue nationally because it is close,” Biden said during a joint interview with The Dallas Morning News and KXAS-TV (NBC5). “Depending on the nominee…I think Texas is gettable.”

Biden first has to win the Democratic nomination for president. He’s the frontrunner in the March 3 Texas presidential primary and said he is the best choice for the party’s nomination because he has the broadest support.

“I represent the broadest coalition that constitutes the Democratic Party,” he said.

“Texas is changing,” he added. “It’s getting back to what it was when I first got elected. You used to have a couple of senators along the way there, governors…I feel good about Texas.”

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During the 14-minute interview with The News and NBC5, Biden discussed a broad range of issues, including immigration.

The former vice president defended former President Barack Obama’s immigration record. Immigration advocates have criticized the Obama administration from deporting more than 3 million immigrants between 2009 and 2016.

“I saw the pain and it’s real. When you separate families it’s real,” Biden said, without criticizing the former president. “My immigration policy is all about keeping families together.”

Biden also criticized Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for announcing that Texas would no longer resettle refugees in the state.

“Predictable with Gov. Abbott, but inconsistent with the law,” Biden said.

-snip-

Biden said that he’s talked to former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of El Paso and Julian Castro, the former San Antonio mayor and Housing Secretary, since they dropped out of the presidential race. He told The News that he would consider Texas’ favorite sons as his running mates or members of his cabinet.

“I would consider either or both of them. I’ve spoken to each of them,” Biden said. “My plea to both of them is that they stay engaged. They are talented, talented people.”

-snip-

[Wellstone ruled]

1. That would insure a

total victory for we Dems. Plot that on a USA map. One massive crescent of Blue from Canada to the Gulf.

[highplainsdem]

5. Wow! I love that image! Thanks for pointing that out!

[Wellstone ruled]

7. The real story is,look at the total

population numbers included in that Crescent, fully one third of the Nations Population and it is Multi-Cultural.

[highplainsdem]

9. Again...wow...

[Cha]

2. KR!

[getagrip_already]

3. to win tx....

A candidate will need very strong support from woman and minorities, as well as moderates sick of gop games.

I wonder who that could be?

[Demsrule86]

4. I had no idea Texas was this close...is there any popular Texas Democrat who could be VP?

[highplainsdem]

6. Well, since Biden mentioned Beto O'Rourke and Julian Castro in the interview... Pretty sure

Beto is much more popular there.

[Demsrule86]

8. I don't know about Castro..but Beto might work.

[TexasTowelie]

14. Ding, ding, ding!

Correct answer.

[highplainsdem]

10. From June: CNN video: If Biden simply adds Texas to states HRC won in 2016, Dems reach 270 electoral

votes


https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287142958

CNN video: If Biden simply adds Texas to states HRC won in 2016, Dems reach 270 electoral votes
and it wouldn't be necessary to flip any other states Trump won in 2016.

The link below is to a CNN tweet with a video clip of Harry Enten analyzing the importance of yesterday's Quinnipiac poll showing Biden beating Trump bu 4 points in Texas (no other Dem in the poll beat Trump in Texas).

Enten also emphasized how little he thinks the primary race polling has changed since October 2018, with the top four candidates staying in the same order.

Link to tweet

[brer cat]

11. Turning TX blue would be huge.

I'm glad that Biden is committed to that campaign.

[Gothmog]

12. I will be seeing Joe tomorrow night

[TexasTowelie]

13. Biden and Beto are pulling out the stops to turn Texas blue!

[Gothmog]

15. . @JoeBiden says he'll commit resources needed to win Texas for Democrats

Link to tweet

[Act_of_Reparation]

16. OK

Notice how he didn't promise we'd win Texas. He'd just donate the resources necessary to do it. Whatever that means.

[BannonsLiver]

17. I still think it's a couple cycles away

Texas is still chalked full of rural RWNJs once you get out of the cities. And it’s rural areas are vast.