I have both and you can have them for free <| sep |> Because it ' s been trending towards blue for the past 20 years , it has favorable demographics relative to the rest of the South , was one of her better Southern states in the primaries , had most polls showing a very tight race for months , and did , in fact , end up being the closest race in the South . Additionally , Texas is the second largest state in Electoral vote count , so it ' s better to campaign only in Texas than to campaign in Alabama , Mississippi , Louisiana , Arkansas and Oklahoma combined , and also is much easier , given that Texas has many more large urban areas than any of those other states . PLUS her campaigning in Texas was fairly limited in scope . So . That ' s why .