Texas Two-Step: Breaking Down Tonight's Crockett/Talarico Democratic Senate Primary
We once again have a battle for the soul of the Democratic Party. This time around, we're heading to Texas for tonight's Senate primary. Long seen as the Shangri-La for Dems, shifting Texas from a red to purple and ultimately blue state would end the modern Republican Party as we know it. Unfortunately, for the last 30 years, Texas has remained reliably red despite there having been a renewed push over the last decade for the Democratic Party to narrow the gap. Democratic Congressman Beto O'Rourke made national news by visiting all 254 Texas counties on his way to a narrow loss to incumbent Republican Senator Ted Cruz in 2018, so there was reason for optimism. In 2020, the statewide vote was won by Donald Trump by less than 6 points, a 3-point improvement from 2016 and a 10-point gain from 2012. However, the last two election cycles have demonstrated that Texas is still very much red rather than purple at this point. Incumbent Republican Governo...
