The Democratic National Committee is deploying tens of thousands of volunteers and ramping up direct voter outreach in Texas as part of a new national organizing program aimed at countering Republicans’ mid-decade redistricting push in the state.
Announced on July 28, ahead of a final redistricting field hearing in Texas, the effort includes sending more than 250,000 texts to voters and preparing 30,000 grassroots organizers to reach persuadable Republican and independent Texans in key districts.
“The DNC is all hands on deck to hold [President] Donald Trump and [Texas Gov.] Greg Abbott accountable for their scheme to use the tragic Texas floods as cover to redraw the Texas maps in a last-ditch effort to save the Republican majority,” DNC Chair Ken Martin said in a statement….
DNC, Democratic Governors Go on Offense Against Texas GOP’s Redistricting Push
