US election: can Joe Biden do the impossible and win Texas for the Democrats?

Former vice president targets traditionally Republican state with $6m ad spend

Joe Biden campaigning in Texas
Former vice president targets traditionally Republican state with $6m ad spend - and sends his wife to win over undecided voters
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Jill Biden is set to visit Texas this week as part of a major push by her husband’s party to win the traditionally Republican-voting state in the presidential election.

The would-be first lady is set to make stops in Houston, Dallas and El Paso on Tuesday, the first day of early voting, as the Democrats look to do the unthinkable and flip the state from red to blue.

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Arion McNicoll is a freelance writer at The Week Digital and was previously the UK website’s editor. He has also held senior editorial roles at CNN, The Times and The Sunday Times. Along with his writing work, he co-hosts “Today in History with The Retrospectors”, Rethink Audio’s flagship daily podcast, and is a regular panellist (and occasional stand-in host) on “The Week Unwrapped”. He is also a judge for The Publisher Podcast Awards.