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Texas Rep. Pete Sessions is at risk of losing his seat to a Trump-fueled wave.
By ALEX ISENSTADT 07/27/2018 05:08 AM EDT
DALLAS The man who engineered the 2010 Republican takeover of the House is racing to save himself in his own election this year and he admits, in so many words, that President Donald Trump isnt helping.
Texas Rep. Pete Sessions, a longtime party leader and former House GOP campaign chief, is confronting a treacherous political landscape back at home a well-funded Democratic opponent with a boffo résumé, a rapidly diversifying and more liberal district, and, perhaps most critically, a constituency of well-educated and upper-income suburban voters who increasingly are turning on the president.
His predicament underscores the grave danger confronting Republicans this fall. As the party braces for an electoral drubbing that threatens to wipe out the majority they won eight years ago, the list of incumbents under duress is growing ever longer and even powerful lawmakers like Sessions, a sharp-elbowed tactician who hasnt faced a serious reelection contest in over a decade, are suddenly trying to survive a Trump-fueled bloodbath. In Texas alone, Democrats are targeting three Republican incumbents whove been in office for over a decade.
In an interview this week, Sessions, who was first elected in 1996, was careful not to overtly criticize the president he praised some aspects of Trumps record, including on national security. But the Texas congressman pointedly declined to say whether hed campaign as an ally of the president, who narrowly lost Sessions North Dallas district in 2016. And he appeared to concede that some in the business-friendly area which is home to a number of prominent country club-style Republicans, including former President George W. Bush have soured on the bombastic commander in chief.
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(82,849 posts)This district might be a good indicator. Colin Allred, Sessions' opponent, is getting some national Democratic push according to the story. Feel free to take Sessions down, Texas.
Wounded Bear
(58,440 posts)Turn Texas Blue!!!