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Showing Original Post only (View all)*****Texas G.E. Beto 49% Trump 39%. No other Dem beats him by more than two***** [View all]
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/20190730_TX.pdf
If Beto could really carry the Lone Star State that would be reason enough to nominate him.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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*****Texas G.E. Beto 49% Trump 39%. No other Dem beats him by more than two***** [View all]
DemocratSinceBirth
Jul 2019
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That's got to be encouraging for BETO, who surely has needed something like this.
hlthe2b
Jul 2019
#1
I don't think that alone is sufficient, but it could propel his viability in other states.
hlthe2b
Jul 2019
#3
He has to win the primary first. Texas votes on Super Tuesday. He'd stand a chance if he pulled in
hlthe2b
Jul 2019
#8
It is a promising finding, that's for sure. And now is the time to press Texas.
hlthe2b
Jul 2019
#12
Interesting poll, but it looks as though it's weighted more toward younger voters and men
highplainsdem
Jul 2019
#15
Those Independents can vote in the Texas primary and they decide general elections
Indygram
Jul 2019
#18
I'm aware that Texas has an open primary. But at this point this poll is still an outlier. It'll
highplainsdem
Jul 2019
#20
That's what his supporters have been trying to tell people, that lead is real, maybe bigger
Indygram
Jul 2019
#16
I drove through north Texas last month and spotted dozens of Beto bumper stickers
dalton99a
Jul 2019
#19
None of the other candidates would have gotten within 10-15 points of how close Beto got
Indygram
Jul 2019
#30