After 2020 faceplant, Texas Democrats shift their policy and tone on oil, border, police reform
Gone are the days when,, Democratic candidates up and down the ballot in Texas called for removing officers’ qualified immunity protections and other reforms
The shift comes just two years after a handful of Democrats in the 2020 U.S. Senate primary — including the party’s eventual nominee, MJ Hegar —in a clear signal of their attitude toward the industry. And they are running full tilt from President Joe Biden’s least popular policies, particularly on immigration, as they try to overcome brutal national conditions in an uphill battle to break their statewide losing streak.
in February this year appeared to walk back that stance, telling a crowd in East Texas he’s “not interested in taking anything from anyone.”The governor’s In the March primaries, Democrats had far fewer internal battles, largely a result of last year’s Republican-led redistricting that eliminated most of Texas’ competitive districts, Angle argued. The lack of internecine warfare has allowed Democrats to focus instead on their GOP foes and, in an attempt to energize their base, the raft of conservative state laws passed last year banning abortion and overhauling voting laws.
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