This is a big deal for Texas. Demographic trends point to Texas turning blue. Having the Democratic Party Presidential candidate come to Texas so close to the general election is a big deal.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/election/2024/article/kamala-harris-houston-rally-19853754.php
Vice President Kamala Harris is coming back to Houston for a campaign rally on Friday as the first week of in-person early voting wraps up.
The Democrat’s campaign has not announced the exact location, but the rally will be between 3 and 8 p.m.
It will be Harris’ first stop in Texas since July, when she spent four of her first 10 days on the campaign trail in Houston for speeches and fundraising events.
It’s a rare visit for a presidential contender to be in Texas this close to Election Day. Texas is not considered one of the nation’s battleground states, where White House contenders spend most of their time.
If the state is going to get tighter or flip to Democrats, they need a big turnout in Harris County where Harris will be. The state’s most populous county has become increasingly blue in presidential elections. Joe Biden won 56% of the vote in the county in 2020, the largest percentage for a Democratic presidential contender since Lyndon Baines Johnson in 1964.
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