Large field takes shape for special election to replace Blake Farenthold

[TexasTowelie]

Nine candidates, including the four candidates in the major parties' May 22 runoffs to replace former Congressman Blake Farenthold, have filed for the June special election to fill the seat temporarily, according to the Texas Secretary of State's office.

Republican runoff candidates Bech Bruun and Michael Cloud joined the June 30 special election field. So have Democrats Eric Holguin and Raul "Roy" Barrera, who will face off in their own party's runoff May 22.

The special election field also features five other candidates who hope to serve the final few months of Farenthold's term. Among them are one Democrat, one Republican, one Libertarian and two independents who are not in the runoff.

Judith Cutright, a Corpus Christi communications consultant, is running as an independent. Christopher Suprun, a paramedic who lives in Dallas, is also running as an independent. There is no requirement that a member of Congress live in the district he or she represents, but they must live in the state they seek to serve.

Read more: https://www.caller.com/story/news/local/texas/state-bureau/2018/04/27/special-election-field-takes-shape-replace-blake-farenthold/559303002/

[gopiscrap]

1. how does it look for a Democrat to win?

[TexasTowelie]

2. Not very likely.

I live in the district and have a fairly good feel for the race. The two Republicans are spending a great deal on advertisements, mail and door flyers while I have not seen one piece of Democratic campaign literature. The district was gerrymandered to give a strong Republican edge which is why the incompetent oaf was in office for over seven years.

Here is a thread that I posted on Monday which goes into more detail:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/107838798