In Depth: Preparing for Super Tuesday, a Look at Texas Campaign Fundraising From An Energy Point of View
Texas joins 10 other states for primary elections next Tuesday, March 3rd and the out-of-state money is flowing into the Lone Star State, but energy companies and their owners are already politically active, even as Democrats now see the state as a battleground — but can any political spectacle match that of the new cooperative effort between Charles Koch and George Soros?
February 25, 2020
From new money flowing into Texas for congressional races, newfound state status as a “battleground” to a new alliance between two boogeymen of the left and right, the pattern for which political money is flowing continues to change.
In past decades Texas has been considered “an ATM,” where out-of-state candidates come to raise money to run for national office, but now there is new interest by out of state donors and the Democratic National Committee, a belief that the state is beginning to move toward the political left, and now money is flowing from out of state into local races at an increasing pace.
The Dallas Morning News has already declared Texas a battleground state, which, because of demographics and outside money influence, could have a major effect on national politics favoring Democrats…..