About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of increasingly bitter campaigns on voter turnout in the upcoming Texas runoff election.
That escalated quickly. In the weeks and days leading up to the May 26 runoff election, campaigns have increasingly turned bitter on both the right and the left. Are the ugly campaigns working? Are they turning off voters? Will it impact turnout? In this runoff election primer, the Jasons turned to Votebeat Editorial Director Jessica Huseman and Fort Worth Star Telegram columnist Bud Kennedy for answers and everything else you need to know before heading to the polls. GUESTS Jessica Huseman, Votebeat Editorial Director Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star Telegram
People in this episode
Host: Jasons
Guests: Jessica Huseman, Bud Kennedy
Topics covered
- dirty campaigns
- Texas elections
- voter turnout
- political strategy
- campaign bitterness
Keywords
- Texas runoff election
- dirty campaigns
- voter turnout
- politics
- campaign strategy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Votebeat, Fort Worth Star Telegram
Places: Texas
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