Early voting trends favorable to Republicans, headwinds for Democrats nationally and tight campaign budgets for down-ballot Democrats are fueling the GOP’s...
, who has worked for Democratic state legislators, brought in under $318,000.
In midterm elections, candidates’ personal connections to the district carry greater weight, Crosby said. In the eight-term Herrero’s Nueces County district, where he’s being challenged by heavy-spending former county commissioner Carolyn Vaughn, Herrero’s close to leaders of the port of Corpus Christi and his brother was head of the local police union.
Experts have called the redistricting effort a “defensive gerrymander,” in which GOP incumbents made their own districts safer — and gave lower priority to creating potential pick ups. “That is probably the first unexpected seat that would flip if the red wave rose high enough,” Macias said.
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