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Countdown in the Commonwealth

2023/10/26
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Rudy Bush：德克萨斯州短期内不会变成紫州，共和党在该州仍然占据主导地位。党内斗争主要围绕着谁更保守展开，而非温和派与保守派之间的斗争。虽然该州人口结构变化可能在未来对政治格局产生影响，但目前民主党在州一级选举中仍难以获胜。特德·克鲁兹虽然试图在全国范围内发挥影响力，但并未成功。科林·奥尔雷德虽然有潜力团结选民，但他想击败特德·克鲁兹的可能性仍然很小。里奥格兰德谷的选民变化对德克萨斯州的政治未来至关重要，民主党长期以来错误地认为该地区的拉丁裔选民会自动支持他们。从其他州搬到德克萨斯州的人可能会对该州的政治产生影响，但这种影响可能不会很大或很快显现。2024 年德克萨斯州的选举结果，特别是克鲁兹与奥尔雷德的竞争以及郊区选民的投票情况，将对该州的政治走向提供重要线索。特朗普在德克萨斯州的共和党初选中不会遇到任何麻烦，因为该州的共和党人非常支持他。

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Rudy Bush discusses the political landscape of Texas, the challenges Democrats face in turning the state purple, and the national implications of Texas politics.

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It's a triple state of play kind of day! Henry brings us along on a tour of key southern states. Rudy Bush of Texas breaks down Ted Cruz's fight with Colin Allred and Lone Star State's demographic changes. Then we move to pressing matters further East, where off year elections are underway. Al Cross takes us through the must-watch governor's race between Andy Beshear and Daniel Cameron in the Commonwealth of Kentucky; and J. Miles Coleman joins to pick apart campaigns in the political bellwether that is the Virginia General Assembly.Plus Henry's Washington Post colleague Dan Balz assesses the fight between Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis to be Donald Trump's final Republican challenger. And "Ad of the Week" returns with an introductory bio ad for prosecutor Bill Graham who hopes to be North Carolina's next governor.