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applegrove

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Mon Feb 22, 2021, 02:44 PM Feb 2021

Texas Democrats Paid Price for Canvassing Restrictions

Texas Democrats Paid Price for Canvassing Restrictions

February 22, 2021 at 12:30 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 54 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/02/22/texas-democrats-paid-price-for-canvassing-restrictions/

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“According to a post-election report provided in advance to NBC News, the party lost its ‘most powerful and competitive advantage’ when it didn’t dispatch volunteers to canvass in person, following the directive of Joe Biden’s campaign after the pandemic hit.”

Said Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa: “Our inability to campaign was really devastating for us, especially with our main base. Our main base is Latino voters, and they do not take well to mail and texting contact.”

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Texas Democrats Paid Price for Canvassing Restrictions (Original Post) applegrove Feb 2021 OP
It hurt local races in Iowa, too. SharonClark Feb 2021 #1
We may have. On the other hand Vogon_Glory Feb 2021 #2
Did Fair Fight canvass in person in Georgia? SoonerPride Feb 2021 #3

Vogon_Glory

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2. We may have. On the other hand
Mon Feb 22, 2021, 04:39 PM
Feb 2021

I fear that if the COVID 19 pandemic had not been there, Individual One might have won re-election.

It’s been a quarter-century since those people took over. It’s time for it to end.

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