>> It’s been real tough to
avoid the near round the clock
attack there between Fort bend
sheriff, Tory nails and Sri
kulkarni running for Congress
in the 22nd congressional cardi
came close to beating
congressman Pete Olson 2 years
ago, what’s his challenge
against sheriff nehls
Republicans have been smarting
trying to make sure that they
keep that position to talk to
you guys about that 22nd has
become a lightning rod of
sorts. What kind of analysis do
you have about what’s going on
there Brandon you go first on
this one.
>> Well I think all parties run
a good campaign he’s out
Stanton outraised Senate right
now is, but it’s gotten pretty
Nasty campaigns are
unpredictable. We know that
obviously it’s going to reduce
the size of the electorate
people simply can’t tune out of
the process, but it doesn’t
Hance the kind of polarizing
partisan help so you’re going
to see definitely a base for
space election This is a
district where Democrats really
attendance and make big moves.
This is a county that’s
changing rapidly in terms of
racing demographics are tended
to favor the Democrats it’s
going to be really a a turnout
game and at that point it’s a
bit of a jump ball sensors a
lot of moving parts mark is
kind of keep it up I was a
popular had been a popular Fort
bend County sheriff’s o. >> I haven’t seen much in the
>> I haven’t seen much in the
beta haven’t seen much in real
policy going on here do you
suspect that philosophy here
that maybe you don’t get into
any details and maybe you just
ride out on your popularity,
what’s going on with that the
thing.
>> Neither candidate neither
kulkarni nor nails has really
shown a great deal of desire to
interact with the media and
they’ve been running for their
own time to campaign feels real
as you mentioned a real known
quantity in for a job. He says
Cher for 8 years, it was a
constable before that in Fort bend County represents about 2
bend County represents about 2
thirds of voters in the rest of
the street, 22 so Neil debate
banking on that longstanding
support as well as a robust
advertising campaign, although
not the level of co parties to
sort of push him over the top
parties though I suspect to be
relying on Donald Trump to pull
the entire Republican ticket
down in part by Brandon
mentioned it’s one of the
worker first districts in the
state. I was a large and yet
American Asian American.
Let you know african-american
population and the demographics
are working against
Republicans, especially with
Donald Trump at the top of the
ticket was just a real drag
down Republicans across the
entire state is an especially
borrow a strong dry in CD 22,
let’s talk about the 7th
because the 7th is a district
Republicans are really upset
about after culberson was.
>> would you make of that
because it looks like that
Republicans did what they they
duplicate what they did in
California, they got a
candidate who was back at
Central casting African
American West Point. The kind
who won in California and
they’re trying to do the same
thing here in west of the hot.
Mark what was the what do you
make of that one is that as
close as one might think it
could be.
>> Well moment that was one of
the 2 seats that Democrats put
back in 2018 and it’s probably
the most vulnerable Democratic
see you’re in Texans Texas
Republicans are going to take
one seat Bacchus, ABC 7 as you
mentioned Leslie Vaughn is a
very strong he’s right it was
about as good as the Republicans to vote for the
Republicans to vote for the
difficulties facing is that
Lindsay Fletcher self is a very
strong candidate fits the
profile of the district very
well has been a strong advocate
for any for only week Lake is
or server week spider Italy’s
heel is the fact that she
represents the core of the
energy industry and the oil and
natural gas industry in Texas
and while she is very
supportive of the energy
industry she belongs to a party
the Democratic Party which
probably would like to see the
oil and natural gas industry
disappear at some point over
the next 20 or 30 years which
is a good if you work in the
oil and natural gas industry
which a large number of in a C
7 did. Brandon you’re take on
that.
>> Yeah and that there’s been a
lot of attempts by outside
groups to try to tie Lizzie
Fletcher to what they purport
to be a Democratic desire to
ban fracking and that’s bad
news for but I don’t see that
they’ve been able to lay
Michael really clean shot on
her and she’s been able to I
think thread the needle
politically to be able to sort
of moderate in a district that
really is a fairly moderate
district looking at the output
of where voters have already
voted in that district and
where they voted in past
primaries. It’s going to be a
mixed bag mean there’s a bunch
of red is a bunch of blue, so
it’s going to be really
competitive race may be one of
the most see in the state.
>> So we’ve got more to talk
about this week’s we have
newsmakers action we’re going
to you guys and continue to
come on to talk more with me
because I’m a geek about this
stuff and I love it, I hope the
viewers do as well before I go
what do you think is going to
be the biggest surprise to come out of this upcoming election
out of this upcoming election
day even local national what
you think it is.
>> I had to guess I would
pretty landslide up bided their
tree over That is the day and
also actively break in that
Trump you on last night we
won’t have fears that Donald
Trump contesting the results or
not leaving office because the
result is going to be so clear
tie against him and if that
occurs will also see
Republicans not only take
control of the Senate to take
control of the U.S. Senate as
it stands will not say 53 or
$0.54 that will be looking at
all the government for at least
the next 2 years in Austin I
mean in Washington all right
Brent.
>> Yeah, I think you’re gonna
see a lot of Republicans
looking for work I mean there
are places that the Democrats
will be competitive in that
they independent for a long
time Alaska Senate race there
potentially Iowa is going to
flip main could flip Susan
Collins can be out of there so
nationally like Merck said it’s
going to be a very different
place I think even here in
Texas you can see the Texas
Democrats take back the Texas
House they’ve got to flip 9
seats make out working there
are districts where they are
really competitive and maybe a
couple surprises along the way
so I think what parks and we’re
going to see a completely new
government and both in
Washington and Austin wow OK
you guys realize this is on
tape and it can be you know can
be >> thank you we’re going
>> thank you we’re going
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