Morphine Prince 109,729 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Texas is a tossup, as Democrat Joe Biden tops President Donald Trump by a percentage point, 45-44 percent, in a new Fox News survey of Texas registered voters. The good news for Trump: he bests Biden by 51-45 percent among those “extremely” motivated to vote in the election. Trump corralled the Lone Star State by 9 points in 2016 (52 percent vs. Hillary Clinton’s 43 percent), and it has been in the Republican column in every presidential election since 1980. Texas voters trust Trump over Biden on the economy (by 14 points) and immigration (+4), while they think Biden would do a better job on race relations (+10 points) and coronavirus (+3). Source: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-poll-texas-tossup-biden-trump-a-one-point-race Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
imnotyourbabe10 6,120 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 I feel a bit ignorant but this is a big deal, no? Like, TX is never a "swing" state? Thanks for posting, OP! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRR 3,996 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 They said the same thing with Hillary Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicOfCANCER 6,292 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 7 minutes ago, LadyGoo said: They said the same thing with Hillary Ok? And it swayed right. Didn’t mean it wasn’t close. The fact that Texas continues to grow more left is the story. Not that trump won that state 4 years ago... edit: trump beat Hillary by only ~800k in 2016. romney beat Obama by 1.2 million in 2012. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,729 Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 1 minute ago, TropicOfCANCER said: Ok? And it swayed right. Didn’t mean it wasn’t close. The fact that Texas continues to grow more left is the story. Not that trump won that state 4 years ago... Exactly. For context: McCain won with 12% Romney 16% Trump 9% 2020? Trump could win by less, or even lose if he does enough damage Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
malazam 15,710 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Is Texas becoming a swing state then? Gaga's Super Bowl did that! another shot before we kiss the other side Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleficent 6 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Current polling, FiveThirtyEight, has Biden winning 368 EC votes (he needs 270 to win) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleficent 6 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 14 minutes ago, imnotyourbabe10 said: I feel a bit ignorant but this is a big deal, no? Like, TX is never a "swing" state? Thanks for posting, OP! It may be a swing state by 2030 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAlexer 1,343 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Correct me if I'm wrong but if Biden wins Texas, the election would instantly be over right? Like because they have so many of these electoral points? (or whatever it's called) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagaloo911 12,959 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Okay but let's not get too far ahead of ourselves. There's still 5 months to go which is an eternity in this age. ANYTHING could happen, including Trump making a significant rebound. Hillary was also winning against Trump by double digits nationally at this stage in the cycle in 2016 and we all know how that turned out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicOfCANCER 6,292 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 6 minutes ago, TheAlexer said: Correct me if I'm wrong but if Biden wins Texas, the election would instantly be over right? Like because they have so many of these electoral points? (or whatever it's called) No, it wouldnt instantly be over Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JevyDuty 2,961 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, TropicOfCANCER said: No, it wouldnt instantly be over It actually would because he would only win Texas if he's winning the general election by a landslide Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevana229 1,916 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 25 minutes ago, LadyGoo said: They said the same thing with Hillary I don't remember anyone saying Texas was a toss up state in 2016... I feel like it wasn't until Beto O'Rourke that people really realized Texas was changing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevana229 1,916 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 14 minutes ago, TheAlexer said: Correct me if I'm wrong but if Biden wins Texas, the election would instantly be over right? Like because they have so many of these electoral points? (or whatever it's called) Trump would have to win almost every other swing state like Arizona, Michigan, Florida, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartySick 173,153 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 10 minutes ago, TheAlexer said: Correct me if I'm wrong but if Biden wins Texas, the election would instantly be over right? Like because they have so many of these electoral points? (or whatever it's called) https://www.270towin.com/ You can use that site to see how the electoral college works. Right now, with Texas as a toss up state, Trump is guarenteed 166 votes, Biden is guarenteed 248. You need 270 to win. If Biden gets Florida or Texas, he wins. If he wins any combination of North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, he wins. Trump has to win nearly all of them to win. Even if he wins Florida and Texas, he still loses if Biden wins two of the other three Whimsical bitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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