Harris to travel to Texas as Democrats hope to flip Senate seat

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Source: Reuters

October 22, 2024 10:02 AM EDT Updated 6 hours ago


WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris will travel to Texas on Friday for an abortion-rights event as Democrats' hopes rise they can win a Senate seat in the Republican stronghold, according to a senior Harris campaign official.

Republican Donald Trump holds a comfortable lead on Vice President Harris in Texas, which has not voted for a Democratic president since 1976.

This makes the trip a notable departure from the seven key battleground states for the Democrat in the final two weeks of the race for the White House.

Republican Senator Ted Cruz still holds a comfortable lead over the Democratic nominee for his seat, U.S. Representative Colin Allred, most polls show, and Democrats face an uphill battle to retain control of Congress' upper chamber. In Houston, Harris will appear with Allred and criticize both Cruz and Trump on abortion rights in a state that has a near-total abortion ban, the Harris campaign official said.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/harris-travel-texas-democrats-hope-flip-senate-seat-2024-10-22/

[ananda]

1. Maybe it's closer than we think.

That could be what the internals show.

[proud patriot]

2. Go Colin Allred

[TomSlick]

3. Polls be damned.

It's the right thing to do.

[CTyankee]

5. AND it shows respect for people. It is the right thing to do as you state, but it shows that she is the one who cares

about them. You know who wouldn't do that on a bet...

[LetMyPeopleVote]

4. Beyonc will appear alongside Vice President Kamala Harris for the first time on the campaign trail at a Houston rally

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