Could Texas be a 2020 House battleground?
WASHINGTON—Texas Democrats had their best election in over a decade last week when they flipped at least two Republican-held House seats. But closer margins in other races have boosted party hopes of future gains in the once deep-red Lone Star State.
"What it shows us moving forward is that we have congressional battlegrounds in Texas," said Manny Garcia, deputy executive director of the Texas Democratic Party. "As we move into the election cycle in 2020, it's very clear now that Texas is in play."
One GOP strategist working on House races said the Democrats' performance could be pinned on the enthusiasm built by their Senate nominee, Rep. Beto O'Rourke, who lost to GOP incumbent Ted Cruz by just 3 points.
But others said the results cannot be simply attributed to O'Rourke's coattails, pointing to the GOP's bleeding of support in the suburbs nationwide.
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