Posted on 08/09/2017 12:57:00 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
AUSTIN, Texas—Democrats haven't won a Texas governor's race in nearly three decades, but a booming Hispanic population and the party's dominance of the state's largest cities have made them willing to invest in the contest to keep hopes of an eventual resurgence alive.
After high-profile candidates lost decisively in the last two elections, though, the party now finds itself in unprecedented territory for the 2018 ballot: with no major candidate to run.
Democratic leaders haven't yet lined up a substantial name to represent the party and its message despite months of trying. Any continued faith in a Democratic turnaround in Texas is now colliding with pessimism that it will happen anytime soon....
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Doesn’t the detestable late Ann Richards have some evil spawn?
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Yep. Her daughter Cecile. Who’s running Planned Parenthood.
Dems are stupid. But are they stupid enough to run another Abortion Barbie for governor?
The liberal rags here in Texas are constantly crowing about the ‘hispanic population’ as a sign of better things to come. What they fail to mention or chose to ignore is that just being hispanic in Texas does not equal Democrat/Prog voter. A good amount of hispanics in Texas lean conservative and many can’t stand illegals.
he’s eye-ballin’ a run for Cornyn or Cruz’s Senate seat.
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Isn’t Cruz up in 2018?
My precinct doesn’t hold Democrat primaries.
What’s Alvin Greene been up to lately?
I think it’s a great time to push conservatism and jump start the Republican base. Rats assume any Hispanic is going to vote Democrat and is their pandering style. We need to sell ideas and prove it. It can be done but it will take work and the GOP seems to be a lazy,incompetent fat bunch happy with themselves.
I call her Diaper Chick
Exactly
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