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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 1
More Than 70 Latino Officials Press Beshear for $10 Million in Texas Governor Race
Updated
Updated · The New York Times · Oct 1

More Than 70 Latino Officials Press Beshear for $10 Million in Texas Governor Race

1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 1

Summary

  • More than 70 Latino officials sent Democratic Governors Association chair Andy Beshear a letter demanding a $10 million investment in Gina Hinojosa’s Texas bid against Republican Governor Greg Abbott.
  • The pressure campaign reflects anger that Democrats have not backed a race where polls show Hinojosa competitive and where Latino leaders see a chance to make her Texas’s first Latina governor.
  • Some officials are signaling they could withhold support from Beshear in a potential 2028 presidential run if the D.G.A. keeps Texas on the sidelines.
  • The group has not yet spent on Texas, even after allocating $650,000 last week to Alaska and investing in governor races in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Wisconsin and other states.

Insights

Will a $10 million ultimatum reshape the Texas governor's race, or is the incumbent's financial advantage too massive?