Houston Chronicle by Jeremy Wallace Feb. 18, 2020
Texas can play a big role in this presidential primary, for a change
Texas is finally in a position to be the decider in a presidential primary.
In most presidential primary elections for the past 30 years, Texas has been an afterthought, voting only when the races were all but over. But when early voting opens at 7 a.m. Tuesday, voters will get to weigh in on an unsettled Democratic presidential primary as the candidates make an aggressive final push to win over the undecideds.
“We have been moving our primary up by stages for two decades to find a relevant spot, and I think we have it this time around,†said Cal Jillson, a political science professor at Southern Methodist University.
If Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont wins the majority of the 228 pledged delegates in Texas to go with his tallies from Iowa and New Hampshire, it could be game over for the rest of the field, Jillson said. But if former Vice President Joe Biden holds onto South Carolina and wins Texas and other Southern Super Tuesday states, he could suddenly be back in the driver’s seat.
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