Suburban women voters key to Democratic revival in Texas
Suburban voters, a group that’s helped keep Texas Republicans in power for decades, are now a core component of the Democratic Party’s political resurgence.
Before the 2016 presidential election, efforts by Democrats to woo suburban voters generally were met with the proverbial hand in front of the face. They didn’t want to hear it.
But since the election of President Donald Trump, suburban voters — particularly women— have become one of the fastest growing segments of the Democratic Party, helping to power victories in congressional and state House races and potentially making Texas the biggest battleground state in the country.
Suburban voters are changing the face of the Democratic Party, which in past years heavily depended on turnout from the party’s Black and Hispanic base. The new coalition, which includes an influx of Democratic voters moving here from other states, has put an emphasis on moderate politics, just as parts of the party’s core have increasingly moved to the left.
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