TX-31: Democrats think campaigning on health care will flip an Austin-area U.S. House seat.

[RandySF]

Democrats who want to be Republican U.S. Rep. John Carter's challenger in November think focusing on health care will turn the 31st District north of Austin blue. But Republicans, who have long held the seat, say their opponents won't have much luck without a high-profile candidate like 2018's MJ Hegar, who is now focusing on a U.S. Senate run.

Democratic candidates Eric Hanke, Donna Imam, Dan Janjigian, Christine Mann and Tammy Young are vying for their party's nomination in the district includes suburban Williamson County and the more rural Bell County. They say rising health care costs and support for military veterans are voters' top priorities — and most want to expand access to affordable health care to address those concerns.

“I would put health care at the top of the list because we have a lot of people that don't have access to health care because it's not affordable,” said Hanke, a 41-year-old singer-songwriter who recorded a new song, "Turn Texas Blue," for a campaign ad.

But whoever snags the party's nomination will need to unseat Carter, who was first elected in 2002 and said the general election in November will be about economic security and safety.



https://www.texastribune.org/2020/02/20/texas-democrats-crowd-field-challenge-republican-us-rep-john-carter/

[TwilightZone]

1. Getting rid of Carter would be great.

Going to be a tough one. He's pretty entrenched, though much of that area is changing very rapidly. The 'burbs used to be fairly red, now there's a lot of purple, leaning blue in some areas.

Turnout, turnout, turnout.

[onetexan]

2. I live in Tx-31. Dr. Mann is the best candidate to win by

But agree, this is a hard fight. But i do think this os one of those cases where downballot voting will help.