From The Houston Chronicle Editorial Board: “I work with people on a daily basis to pass legislation who I know get up in the morning trying to figure out how they can defeat me in my next election,” he told the editorial board in an hour-long interview last week. “… But you do what you…
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TX-Sen: MJ Hegar (D) Rakes In $13.5 Million In Fundraising To Unseat Coronavirus Cornyn (R)
Some big news today out of Texas: x Donations are still coming in, but we couldn't wait to share this with you. We've raised over $13.5 million this quarter — nearly 8 times what we raised in our last best fundraising quarter. The polls are neck and neck, and we're sprinting to the finish. https://t.co/c0Gpu4mP08…
TX-Sen: “In Texas, Cornyn v. Hegar is epicenter of battle over coverage for preexisting conditions”
The Houston Chronicle highlights how the Supreme Court vacancy is reigniting the health care debate in the U.S. Senate race between incumbent U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R. TX) and veteran MJ Hegar (D. TX): The Supreme Court vacancy stands to alter the Senate race more than just about any other in Texas, as the chamber…
TX-Sen: New Poll Has MJ Hegar (D) & John Cornyn (R) In A Statistical Tie
Some good news today out of Texas: x Texas Poll Presidential:Trump 46% (+1)Biden 45%#TXSen: Cornyn (R-inc) 40% (+2)Hegar (D) 38%@DataProgress (LV, 9/15-22)— Political Polls (@PpollingNumbers) September 25, 2020 For this November’s election, Biden trails Trump by 1 point in Texas. Senator John Cornyn maintains a 2-point lead over his Democratic challenger, MJ Hegar. In the…
TX-Sen: GOP Tries To Label MJ Hegar (D) As “Radical” For Having Tattoos That Cover Her Battle Wounds
That’s pathetic: The Texans for a Conservative Majority, a political action committee that supported other Republican super PACs, superimposed a photo of Democrat MJ Hegar on a dark background with the caption, “HARD LEFT HEGAR.” The photo, which was noticeably featured at the top of the group's website, shows the tattoos on her right arm…
TX-Sen: New Poll Confirms A Toss-Up Race Between Hegar (D) & Cornyn (R), Biden Beats Trump 48-44
More good news today out of Texas: x BREAKING: A new poll shows us just TWO POINTS DOWN! Our momentum keeps growing. Chip in now to defeat John Cornyn: https://t.co/nMcT1Aa91Y pic.twitter.com/hRvqNVAkT4 — MJ Hegar (@mjhegar) September 21, 2020 Here are the full results. From the poll: FYI: x TEXASTrump 48% (+2)Biden 46%.#TXsen:Cornyn (R-inc) 46% (+5)Hegar…
TX-Sen: MJ Hegar (D) Talks With Elle Magazine How Son Convinced Her To Run Against John Cornyn (R)
Elle Magazine has a great profile piece out about U.S. Senate MJ Hegar (D. TX). She talks about how after very narrowly losing a very red congressional district in 2018, she decided to move on from politics and not for office again. But all that changed after having a discussion with her four-year-old son: Fast…
TX-Sen: PPP Confirms A Tightening Race With Cornyn (R) Leading Hegar (D) 44-40, 15% Undecided
Some more good news out of Texas today courtesy of PPP’s latest poll: x Another poll confirms what we already knew: our momentum is REAL and we're gaining on John Cornyn! 💪 Many Texans are still undecided, and we've got 56 days to reach them! If we have resources to do it, we will win…
TX-Sen: New UT-Tyler Poll Shows MJ Hegar (D) Chipping Away At John Cornyn's (R) Lead
Some encouraging news today out of Texas: x TEXASBiden 44% (+1)Trump 43%Jorgensen 2%Hawkins 1%@UTTyler/@dallasnews, RV, 8/28-9/2https://t.co/E4aNGDcIiO— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) September 6, 2020 Texas remains a toss-up in the presidential race. But Democrat Joe Biden’s modest – and somewhat startling – lead over President Donald Trump has evaporated in the last two months. From a 5-point…
TX-Sen: New Poll Has A Single Digit Race Between Cornyn (R) & Hegar (D), Biden Beats Trump 48-45
Some big news out of Texas today: x 🚨TEXAS POLL🚨 w/ @JoltInitiative, @MOVE_texas, @texrising Biden: 48% (+3)Trump: 45% Hegar: 40%Cornyn: 46% (+6) Majority of voters (66%) more likely to support a candidate that pledges clean energy transition by 2035.https://t.co/yeUrJELnQN— Data for Progress (@DataProgress) September 4, 2020 x BREAKING Tx Rising and its partners in the…
TX-Sen: YouGov Poll Continues To Show A Tightening Race Between MJ Hegar (D) & John Cornyn (R)
Here’s the latest news out of Texas: x Texas Senate GE:Cornyn (R-inc) 44% (+7)Hegar (D) 37%McKennon (L) 3%Collins (G) 2%@YouGovAmerica/@TexHPF/@BakerInstitute, RV, 8/4-13https://t.co/U3JatFB90k #TXsen— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) August 17, 2020 From the polling results: Among all voters, Republican John Cornyn’s vote intention is 44.4%while Democrat MJ Hegar’s vote intention is 37.4%. Libertarian Party candidate Kerry McKennon…
TX-Sen: Rolling Stone, “Is Texas Ready for a Democratic Senator? MJ Hegar (D) Thinks So”
Rolling Stone interviewed U.S. Senate candidate, MJ Hegar (D. TX), about her upcoming race against incumbent U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R. TX). Here;s a little taste of the interview that’s worth the whole read: I want to talk about the campaign of course. But I want to first talk about the pandemic and what’s going…
TX-Sen: Sen. Cory Booker (D. NJ) Helps MJ Hegar (D) Give Coronavirus Cornyn (R) The Boot
MJ Hegar (D. TX) Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D. NJ), in support of MJ Hegar’s (D. TX) U.S. Senate campaign: MJ Hegar is Texas tough: she's a U.S. Air Force veteran, a mother, a teacher, a fighter for the people in every sense of the word —…
TX-Sen: So The GOP's Big Attack Strategy Against MJ Hegar (D) Is To Make Her Look Like A Zombie
Kudos to The Dallas Observer for bringing this to our attention: x .@mjhegar is Chuck Schumer's hand-picked candidate who works for her party bosses, not Texans. #TXSen #txpolitics pic.twitter.com/u94gfbUiCG— The Senate Majority (@NRSC) July 15, 2020 And of course, Hegar had the perfect response: x I don't doubt that 2020 has given me a few…
TX-Sen: Sen. Jon Tester (D. MT) Helps MJ Hegar Take Out Coronavirus Cornyn (R)
Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D. MT) in support of MJ Hegar’s (D. TX) U.S. Senate campaign: MJ Hegar (D. TX) We can take back the Senate this year. And it starts with flipping Texas — yup, Texas. MJ Hegar is a combat veteran and working mom running to unseat one of…
TX-Sen: MJ Hegar (D) On Gov. Greg Abbott (R), “I saw a failure of crisis management.”
U.S. Senate candidate, MJ Hegar (D. TX), had some harsh words to say today in the Rio Grande Guardian about Governor Greg Abbott’s (R.TX) abysmal decision to re-open Texas’ businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic: “I am a proponent of small business. Small businesses got hurt hardest. As the governor’s stay at home order started to…
TX-Sen: Pete Buttigieg Keeps Up The Momentum For MJ Hegar (D) To Beat Coronavirus Cornyn (R)
Received this e-mail yesterday from former presidential candidate, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D. IN), in support of MJ Hegar’s (D. TX) U.S. Senate campaign: MJ Hegar (D. TX) COVID-19 cases are skyrocketing in our country because so many of our leaders have failed to put Americans’ health first. Like Sen. John Cornyn: He’s been…
TX-Sen: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D. OH) Helps MJ Hegar (D) Get Ready To Beat Coronavirus Cornyn (R)
Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D. OH) in support of MJ Hegar’s (D. TX) U.S. Senate campaign: I have great news: MJ Hegar won her primary election in Texas earlier this week and we have an opportunity to make her the next senator from the Lone Star state. This is a competitive…
TX-Sen: MJ Hegar (D) Vows That Unlike Ted Cruz (R), “Spineless Bootlicker” Cornyn (R) Will Lose
Fresh off her recent primary win, U.S. Senate candidate, MJ Hegar (D. TX), is ready to attack in her upcoming race against U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R. TX): x YouTube Video On Wednesday, the day after her victory in a closer-than-expected runoff election, MJ Hegar, Texas Democrats’ choice to deny U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas,…
TX-Sen: MJ Hegar (D) Wins The Runoff, Now Let's Help Her Get Ready To Defeat Coronavirus Cornyn (R)
It’s official: MJ Hegar will go up against Sen. John Cornyn and attempt to win Texas Democrats their first Senate seat in decades after winning a contentious runoff election on Tuesday. Hegar, an air force veteran and former healthcare worker, garnered national Democratic support early on in the primary race from groups like the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. She…
