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TexasTowelie

(111,938 posts)
Sat Jul 25, 2020, 06:18 PM Jul 2020

Trump's new campaign manager scoffs at idea that Texas is a battleground

WASHINGTON – The president’s new campaign manager scoffed Friday at the idea that Joe Biden could beat Donald Trump in Texas, despite a raft of recent polls showing a dead heat and one that has the Democrat leading by 5 points.

“I would love – I would invite the Biden campaign to play in Texas,” Bill Stepien told reporters in a state-of-the-race briefing call. “They should play hard. They should go after Texas really, really heavily – you know, spend a lot of money in the Houston and Dallas media markets.

“I would invite them to do that. Please. I’ll even buy their first ad,” he said.

Too late.

The former vice president started running ads in Texas about two weeks ago, a one-minute spot urging Texans to wear masks and noting that “people are frightened” as the COVID-19 pandemic rages. It’s a sharp challenge to Trump’s leadership, though it doesn’t mention the president by name.

Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2020/07/24/trumps-new-campaign-manager-scoffs-at-idea-that-texas-is-a-battleground/

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Trump's new campaign manager scoffs at idea that Texas is a battleground (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 2020 OP
Good. The more time they spend in the land of denial, the better for us. nt Binkie The Clown Jul 2020 #1
No Thanks sfstaxprep Jul 2020 #2
I hope they all think that way beachbumbob Jul 2020 #3
Not any smarter than the last campaign manager Under The Radar Jul 2020 #4
Audience of One leftieNanner Jul 2020 #5
If the GOP doesn't suppress the vote (more than likely they will) Biden can win here. walkingman Jul 2020 #6
Whistle past that graveyard, Bill. Guess what, it is still there. yellowcanine Jul 2020 #7
Over next 100 days biden or Lincoln project start running all the terrible words and deeds starting FloridaBlues Jul 2020 #8

sfstaxprep

(9,998 posts)
2. No Thanks
Sat Jul 25, 2020, 06:22 PM
Jul 2020

Biden is not going to be stupid enough to get baited into putting a ton towards Texas.

HE DOESN'T NEED TEXAS. DRUMPF DOES!

President Biden has multiple paths to victory. If he wins TX, it will be because the election was a Landslide.

FloridaBlues

(4,004 posts)
8. Over next 100 days biden or Lincoln project start running all the terrible words and deeds starting
Sat Jul 25, 2020, 09:09 PM
Jul 2020

On his first day to remind people of the numerous lies so many we have forgotten about and not let up.

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