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All major cities in Texas are democratic powerhouses, the margin has been closing year on year

The 2018 Senate race had a Democratic candidate lose by 2.6% while the economy for everyday Americans was doing much better. O'Rourke wasn't as good of a candidate as Talarico, and Cruz is a much better candidate than Paxton. That's not saying Cruz is good, just Paxton has almost as much baggage as Trump without the TV personality to whitewash it away. Republican strategists are expecting over 150 million to be spent on this race.

They will take anything they can possibly get at this point.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/28/republicans-texas-m...

> Republican strategists are expecting over 150 million to be spent on this race

Imagine the assurances that are made to convince donors it's worth it. Who exactly bears the cost of unpopularity?...

:waves: from California