{"id":2259232,"date":"2024-06-04T07:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T11:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flip-the-script-texas-democrats-look-to-pick-up-wins-by-keeping-focus-close-to-home\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T07:54:10","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T11:54:10","slug":"flip-the-script-texas-democrats-look-to-pick-up-wins-by-keeping-focus-close-to-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flip-the-script-texas-democrats-look-to-pick-up-wins-by-keeping-focus-close-to-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Flipping the Narrative: Texas Democrats Aim for Victories with Local Focus"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflip-the-script-texas-democrats-look-to-pick-up-wins-by-keeping-focus-close-to-home%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2259232&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Based on \u2063the provided web \u2063search results, here are the summaries\u2063 for the different\u200d subjects \u2063highlighted in the search results:<\/p>\n<p>### Subject:\u2062 Important Dates\u200d for the\u200b Party Conventions and Primary Elections (Texas Secretary of State)<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dTexas Secretary of State provides important dates for the party conventions and primary elections. One key \u200ddate mentioned is the first \u2062day the Republican or Democratic Party\u200b candidate may \u200dfile an application for a place on the primary ballot, as\u200c per Texas\u2062 Election Code \u00a7 172.023(b). \u200dThese dates are crucial\u200c for\u200b candidates \u2064participating in the primary elections \u2064in Texas. For more detailed information, you can visit the [source](https:\/\/www.sos.texas.gov\/elections\/candidates\/guide\/2024\/dates2024.shtml).<\/p>\n<p>### Subject: Biden, Trump, and the 2024 Election \u2064Guide (Wall \u2063Street Journal)<\/p>\n<p>The Wall Street Journal discusses the 2024 \u2063presidential \u2062election \u200dfocusing on Biden, Trump, and other potential candidates. It explores topics such as who is \u2063running for president in \u20642024,\u200c the impact of\u2064 third-party challengers on the election, the potential participation of Trump in the election, and the \u2062significance of swing\u200d voters. The article provides insights \u200binto the dynamics shaping the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-rnc-launches-new-year-round-election-integrity-department-ahead-of-2024\/\" title=\"RNC creates year-round Election Integrity Department for 2024.\">upcoming presidential race<\/a>. For\u2062 a\u2062 more\u2064 detailed analysis, you can refer to the \u2063 [full article](https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/presidential-election-2024-guide-a264d4fe).<\/p>\n<p>### Subject: Running for President in Texas in 2024 (Texas Secretary of State)<\/p>\n<p>In \u2064the \u2063context \u200bof the 2024 presidential election in Texas, the Texas \u200cSecretary of State highlights that \u200bthe\u2062 presidential primary will take place on March 5, 2024. Both the Republican Party and Democratic Party will hold primaries in Texas, setting the \u200cstage for\u2064 the selection of their \u200crespective\u2063 candidates for the presidential election. This information is crucial for understanding the electoral process\u2064 in Texas for\u200d the \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-rand-paul-offers-dr-rachel-levine-as-example-of-radical-agenda-riding-bidens-coattails\/\" title=\"Sen. Rand Paul Offers Dr. Rachel Levine As Example Of Radical Agenda Riding Biden\u2019s Coattails\">upcoming presidential election<\/a>. For further details, you can visit the [source](https:\/\/www.sos.state.tx.us\/elections\/candidates\/guide\/2024\/president.shtml).<\/p>\n<p>These summaries provide an overview of the key points from each of the\u2064 mentioned sources related to the 2024 presidential election and primary processes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p><em>President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are locked in a fight for seven swing states that appear to be in control of who will be the next president. But outside the Rust Belt and Sun Belt contests that have dominated everyone\u2019s attention, Republicans and Democrats are both putting states no one expects to be competitive on their November wish list. The <\/em>Washington Examiner <em>looked at four contests where the parties are looking to flip the script and steal a win where no one expected they could. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Though widely seen as a solid-red bastion, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Texas\">Texas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democrats\">Democrats<\/a> are once again trying to send a senator to Washington, D.C., for the first time in more than three decades.<\/p>\n<p>Texas has voted Republican in every presidential election since 1980, and its last Democratic senator left office in 1993. Its last Democratic governor left in 1994. Despite this, Democrats hope that a surge in funding, focus on local parties, and finding common ground with voters could finally turn the state blue once again.<\/p>\n<h2>Crushing Cruz<\/h2>\n<p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has been a powerhouse in Texas since he rode the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-senators-still-undecided-about-future-in-senate\/\" title=\"4 senators still undecided about future in Senate\">tea party wave<\/a> into the Senate in 2012. The former solicitor general of the state posed a formidable challenge to then-candidate Donald Trump in the chaotic 2016 presidential election, and he\u2019s since positioned himself as one of the characters Democrats love to hate.<\/p>\n<p>Texas Democrats think they may have found the answer to booting Cruz from office in Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX), a former NFL player who rode Beto O\u2019Rourke\u2019s coattails to victory in 2018. <\/p>\n<p>At the time, O\u2019Rourke had become Democrats\u2019 greatest hope to knock off Cruz. He raked in millions of dollars in out-of-state donations and appeared on the cusp of crushing Cruz\u2019s reelection chances. <\/p>\n<p>Though O\u2019Rourke wound up losing to Cruz by 2.6 points, Allred benefited from the focus on Democrats in the state, building up a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/politico-accidentally-admits-that-ranked-choice-voting-helps-dems\/\" title=\"Politico Accidentally Admits That Ranked Choice Voting Helps Dems\">formidable war chest<\/a> for himself. Allred has raised more money in the first quarter than O\u2019Rourke did in 2018, but he has also pitched himself to voters not as a Democrat but as someone trying to compete with Cruz.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a very different candidate from O\u2019Rourke and I\u2019m running a very different campaign,\u201d Allred told <em>Texas Monthly<\/em> last month. \u201cMy focus has always been on trying to tell my story so that Texans know who I am.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Despite his track record of aligning himself with Republicans in criticizing Biden\u2019s response to the southern border, he still faces a double-digit polling hole to overcome if he wants to stay in Washington next year.<\/p>\n<h2>Staying within the state<\/h2>\n<p>Democrats\u2019 primary strategy is to shift their focus to concentrate on state-level issues, giving the Texas Democratic Party a different look than the national one. Beginning in 2022, Democrats began to focus on winning local races, such as city councils, municipal utility district boards, and school boards, <em>Kut News<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kut.org\/politics\/2022-07-14\/texas-democratic-party-convention-2022-dallas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A massive fundraising effort led by Democratic megadonor George Soros has helped inject fuel into this effort, with millions of dollars going toward county Democratic parties. The Democratic parties in Dallas, Cameron, and Hidalgo were given particular attention, all receiving six-figure donations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2024\/01\/12\/texas-majority-pac-george-soros-democrats-fundraising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> the <em>Texas Tribune<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The heads of local parties described the new income as a \u201cgame-changer,\u201d allowing them to expand their operatives and run a better campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[The] overall investment is a game-changer for not only us but for county parties throughout the state,\u201d Dallas County Democratic Party Chairman Kardal Coleman, who received $200,000 from the Soros-aligned Texas Majority PAC, said.<\/p>\n<h2>Flurry of funding<\/h2>\n<p>Katherine Fischer, the deputy executive director of the group, spoke of the effort as being thoroughly transformative. In a statement to the outlet, she said the funding would allow voter mobilization efforts \u201con a scale never seen before, year after year, in the key regions of our state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need millions of more dollars and hundreds of more full-time staff to do this,\u201d Fischer continued. \u201cTexas Majority PAC works with partners across the state to create the conditions that will make flipping the state possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cameron County Democratic Party Chairman Jared Hockema said that the new funding is \u201cmore than we\u2019ve ever had available to us.\u201d In Cameron\u2019s case, the money was spent on hiring a full-time staffer, establishing an office, and mobilizing voters in low-income areas.<\/p>\n<h2>Abortion<\/h2>\n<p>Eyeing the success of abortion-rights access groups in solid red states, Texas Democrats have maneuvered to make abortion a central part of the 2024 election. In response to a question from the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa said the issue of abortion will be of primary importance in November.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, it is part of our main discussion that we are having with voters across the state of Texas. It is simply because Republicans have been able to gain control of the legislature that we are seeing this happening in Texas,\u201d he said, referring to abortion bans. \u201cThis election, the issue of abortion will be on the ballot. There\u2019s no question about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He suggested that abortion will play a pivotal role in local, congressional, and presidential elections.<\/p>\n<p>Hinojosa focused especially on the Texas Supreme Court, saying, \u201cEvery one of those justices that are on the ballot voted to deprive a woman of her right to determine her bodily autonomy. Every one of them, every single time this issue has come up, every one of those people have taken the lead from whatever Greg Abbott and the MAGA Republicans tell them to do. There is no independence in this court. They\u2019re completely controlled by them, and they have been at the forefront in depriving these freedoms for women.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Pulling the platform back toward the middle<\/h2>\n<p>The Texas Democratic Party\u2019s 2022-2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1wBeHe2OxMrdANEwCTSF34MZoxQUlFrn568aGGI_oNbQ\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Platform\">platform<\/a> is also noticeably more centrist than other state\u2019s Democratic Parties, particularly those in solid blue areas. The preamble of the platform contains five principles: representative democracy, equality and freedom for all, smart government, \u201ca healthy Texas,\u201d and support for veterans, using broad language under each. In contrast, California\u2019s party <a href=\"https:\/\/cadem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/FinalPlatform2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"platform\">platform<\/a> includes paragraphs stressing the need for diversity and \u201cgender-affirming healthcare\u201d under its preamble.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Democratic Party platform\u2019s first direct mention of transgenderism is on page 33, though the \u201cLGBTQIA+\u201d community is first mentioned on page 14.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the rhetoric of party leadership, however, many Democrats speak of the effort to turn the state blue as a long-term project, with limited hope for the immediate future.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you are making an investment for a long term, you can measure growth in voter participation and it isn\u2019t necessarily about, did our candidate win?\u201d Michelle Tremillo, co-executive director of the Texas Organizing Project, told the <em>Texas Tribune<\/em>. \u201cThis is about becoming a voter on a regular basis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Democratic Party and its leadership team did not respond when reached for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump battle for seven pivotal swing states, crucial in determining the next president. 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