In their longtime quest to turn Texas blue, Democrats are starting to put their money where their mouth is. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's campaign is spending more than $5 million on television ads across Texas between now and Election Day. Texas Democrats are touting it as the largest investment by a Democratic candidate in Texas in the last 25 years, and a sign that the longtime Republican stronghold is in play this year.
But veteran Texas political observers aren't buying it, so to speak. "I know five million dollars sounds like a lot of money, but five million dollars in Texas is nothing, it will have no effect," says Bill Miller, political consultant with HillCo Partners. "If you think it's going to make a determination in the outcome of the race, you're wrong."
That leads us to our poll question this morning.