Leftists in all states,including red ones,tend to gravitate toward the state capital.The fact that Trust Fund Howie can fill a hall in Austin means nothing.
They're just hoping they can keep the Democrat candidate for Governor (Chris Bell, the same guy who filed the ethics charge against Tom DeLay in the House) to KEEP FROM COMING IN FOURTH!!!
Two independent candidates are outpolling the Dem!
One is a Dem-turned-Republican-turned-independent.
And the other is musician Kinky Friedman who has Democrats and Greens coming out to support him (although he also draws conservative and libertarian support). His staff and public endorsements seem to come from known lefties.