Overview
- The Texas Democrat told SiriusXM’s The Lurie Daniel Favors Show she is eyeing a bid, casting it as “karma” for GOP-led redistricting.
- She said her team will conduct testing and study cross tabs to determine whether she can broaden turnout beyond the current electorate.
- Republicans approved mid-decade maps now being challenged in court that could reduce safe Democratic options in Dallas and jeopardize her House seat.
- A University of Houston/Texas Southern University poll earlier this month showed her near 31% in a hypothetical Democratic primary, ahead of James Talarico and Beto O’Rourke.
- The broader contest features a volatile Republican primary in which Sen. John Cornyn faces challenges from Attorney General Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt.