Joe Biden sending Jill Biden to Texas as Dems ramp up investment in long-neglected state

[liskddksil]

Former vice president Joe Biden hasn’t set foot in Texas since the primary, but on Friday, his campaign announced that he’s sending wife Jill Biden on Tuesday — the latest move to ratchet up investment in a state that national Democrats avoided for decades.

Tuesday is the start of early voting.

The Biden campaign recently reserved $6.3 million for an advertising blitz through the final four weeks, marking an end to decades of neglect of Texas by the party’s presidential nominees. The Trump side has no ad time reserved in Texas. Polls have shown a dead heat for most of the last few months, though a Texas Tribune/University of Texas poll released Friday shows the president ahead 50-45.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/election/article/Jill-Biden-to-campaign-Houston-Texas-pres

[tarheelsunc]

1. Texas is fool's gold. Can we please focus on securing the states we NEED?

Hillary lost in 2016 by campaigning in Florida while ignoring PA, WI, and MI.

[MagickMuffin]

2. ALL HANDS ON DECK

If Joe wants to send Dr. Jill here to my state I say, LET'S do this thing.

[Mystery sage]

3. Me being also in Texas Let Do The Impossible.

[liskddksil]

5. Texas is a worthwhile investment for 2 reasons

1. Texas will fully report on Election Night all early votes. We will know around 11 Eastern where it stands. If Biden is ahead there is no way he and his thugs can attempt to challenge Mail in Ballots in PA, MI and other states that could take weeks to count. Trump and Trumpism will be wiped out once Texas goes blue and potentially the Electoral College as well down the road.

2. Numerous house races, a Senate Race and the State Legislature are all within reach even if Biden doesn't win Texas.

[Gothmog]

4. Texas is a battleground state