The Democratic National Convention is now getting underway in Chicago. Texas has 273 delegates at the event.
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, who represents Texas' 30th district covering parts of Dallas and Tarrant Counties will speak Monday. Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, who represents the 16th district around El Paso, is one of four co-chairs at the convention.
SMU political science professor Matthew Wilson says both parties are working harder to increase enthusiasm and support from their base.
"There are fewer swing voters than there used to be," he says. "There's no doubt about it. A lot of people in the American electorate are just really dug in for one party or the other."
Wilson says a smaller share of swing voters still exists, and Kamala Harris will be trying to reach those voters with "kitchen table, bread and butter economic issues."
"She can project an aura of strength on things like border, crime, foreign policy, etc to show she's not the kind of San Francisco liberal Republicans are going to try to paint her as," says SMU political science professor Matthew Wilson.
With a smaller group of swing voters, Wilson says whichever party is more successful driving enthusiasm for "core supporters" is likely to win the election.
"For Democrats, that is younger voters, particularly younger women," he says. "For Donald Trump, it's some of the disaffected, blue collar voters in rural and small town America who don't always show up and vote."
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