The sudden Democratic excitement for Texas is baffling. We have lower hanging fruit... Like Florida; always have. 15 points isn't tantalizingly close; it's not even close to being tantalizing close. The GOP regularly gets 47 in Pennslvania.
Sure but I think it's because most people expect a lot of relative movement in Arizona, Georgia, and Texas over the next 10-20 years if only because of demographics whereas Pennsylvania is seen as pretty stable. Makes it pretty interesting in general.
I agree with the lower-hanging fruit sentiment though. Florida is a much more viable Democratic target, especially important considering its weight in 2016. That said, Florida becoming lean-D wouldn't be as devastating to the GOP compared to them losing Texas so that probably adds to the excitement.
