None of what you wrote explains the fact that Governor Gregg Abbot received over 70 percent of the vote.
If TEXAS is “going blue” - for reason of all you posted - then explain how it is that the Republican governor won reelection by an insanely wide margin, yet Republican Senator Cruz barely kept his seat, only by about 6 percent (some reports have 8 percent)?
Well, I’m not really feeling that it matters. What matters is, Cruz almost got beat by a nobody with a pretty interesting history.
Did Republican’s crossed over and voted for O’Rourke?
Could it be that the Independents, not sure how many there are in Texas, went for O’Rourke just because of their dislike for Cruz? I mean, we only have one of the strongest economies in the world and history right now. Texas is leading the way in pumping oil out of the ground and apparently, can’t find enough workers to work the oil fields. All of that happening under a Republican President, which Cruz is aligned with(now) and who campaigned for Cruz.
Or could it be that the Left came out of nowhere to try to get O’Rourke in and just missed? You have Leftists, in Austin that want to change the name of the city. The liberals and the Left sneak up on you. Before you know it they are there, took over your school board, HOAs and everything else and you’re left wondering what the hell happened.
It’s happening all over the place.
I just looked at a graph that showed the Abbott won with 55%. Where did you get the 70% from?