Gina Hinojosa Aims to Make Texas Blue Again
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The New Yorker Radio Hour is a co-production of WNYC and the New Yorker. Welcome to the New Yorker Radio Hour. I'm David Remnick. The president continued his frenetic campaign last week to bolster Republican candidates. In states where they should be coasting. He was in South Carolina, in Iowa, Florida, Kansas.
Those would have been unthinkable for Democrats even a year ago. In Texas, Democrat James Tellerico is maintaining a slight lead in the Senate race. Now if you're following the state, you might say, well that's only because Telarico's opponent Ken Paxton has a huge pile of baggage behind him. There might be some truth in that.
But take a look at the governor's race. A Democrat, Gina Inahoosa, is running neck and neck with Republican Greg Abbott. All within the margin of error. Abbott is a three-term incumbent. He's known for flying migrants on chartered planes to Chicago and New York.
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