Outspent and lacking a big profile, Gina Hinojosa has made the Texas governor race unexpectedly competitive. The post Can Hinojosa Win Texas? appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Can Hinojosa Win Texas? Outspent and lacking a big profile, Gina Hinojosa has made the Texas governor race unexpectedly competitive. (Katina Zentz/San Antonio Express-News via Getty Images) Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) couldn’t believe what he was about to do. Less than three months out from the midterms, Kennedy was leaving for a trip to Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa. States that, as the Louisiana senator colorfully put it, “ought to be fat-guy layups for us.” His travel was a response to a very real and deeply uncomfortable situation facing the Republican Party: the looming prospect of electoral…Open
CBP has run up against concerted opposition from landowners, environmental groups, business owners and ranchers who say the remote region isn’t a high-traffic area for illegal immigration.
CBP has run up against concerted opposition from landowners, environmental groups, business owners and ranchers who say the remote region isn’t a high-traffic area for illegal immigration.Open
Abbott, Burrows and Patrick announced their plan for the Legislature to enact laws next year to implement greater state oversight of local prosecutors, stating there is “a clear pattern of certain local prosecutors releasing repeat offenders..."
The Democratic nominee for governor in Texas — state Rep. Gina Hinojosa — is giving Republican incumbent Greg Abbott a fight, according to a recent report in The New York Times. The paper writes that while Texas has not elected a Democratic governor since 1990, recent polling suggests a tight race, with one survey even putting Hinojosa on top. Hinojosa joins Morning Joe to discuss the race to lead the Lone Star State and why she says voters in Texas are "angry" and "tired of Greg Abbott."
ABC News’ Armando Garcia speaks to Republicans and Democrats in the Big Bend sector of Texas who oppose the Trump administration’s plans for a border wall.
New polling shows Democrat James Talarico leading Republican Ken Paxton in the closely watched Senate race in Texas. The same polling has Democratic gubernatorial nominee Gina Hinojosa leading three-term Republican incumbent Greg Abbott by 4 points. That comes as a new survey of the nation’s 37 most competitive congressional districts shows Democrats in a strong position to flip control of the House this November. The poll, conducted for The Cook Political Report, also finds voters in these districts are eager to see a new Congress do more than simply hold President Donald Trump to account, but also make fundamental changes to the political system. Amy Walter, publisher and editor-in-chief of The Cook Political Report, joins Morning Joe…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is creating a statewide prosecutor position to keep dangerous repeat offenders behind bars following the murder of Andrew Wimsatt. Wimsatt was killed last week by a suspect with a lengthy criminal record. Matt Welch, a friend of Wimsatt's, joins NewsNation's Katie Pavlich to honor his friend, who he believes was let down by the system that was supposed to protect him. "Katie Pavlich Tonight" offers a conservative take on the day’s events while welcoming all viewpoints. The goal: cutting through left-right bias in pursuit of plain facts and honest analysis.
