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It could be that the overconfident Republicans are facing an unexpected defeat in the fall,

I would hope that you don't actually believe this since it is BS. In truth Daffy Duck could run on a statewide Republican ticket and still win. First of all, Morales is going to win the primary Tuesday since 1) he will get more of his supporters to the polls and 2) the Texas RATs who think they are the Democrat establishment in Texas (even though there isn't one) believe that Morales has a better chance against Cornyn than Kirk. Second, Morales' campaign will be limited to this summer because his wife won't let him quit his teaching job. That's how far the RAT party has fallen in Texas. Cornyn could win this race without spending half a million, since that's about all Morales will have.

I just do not share your extreme overconfidence. I hope you are right, but if you are right, conservatives will be left at the door and told they were unneeded to the Perry-Cornyn "victory," which has yet to happen!

It has been 20 years since the TX "democracy" swept all constitutional offices. That was 1982, when Phil Gramm won his last election to the House as a Democrat, and Gramm's one-time intraparty rival Lloyd M. Bentsen, Jr., was elected again to the U.S. Senate. One of those Democrats elected that year was Treasurer Ann Willis Richards, a loud-mouth who went on to higher office. The Democrats are very confident in 2002. Ann Richards has endorsed Ron Kirk, saying he is "like a son" to her. Kirk was also once an aide to Bentsen and now has the enthusiastic endorsement of the Bentsen family. Surprisingly, many Texans consider the Bentsens "conservative." It could be because of Lloyd's Texas accent. All the Democrats are uniting behind Tony "Moneybags" Sanchez for governor. Meanwhile, the Republican slate seems oblivious that its members even have opposition. I was wondering who the people on the forum see as the strongest single Republican candidate this year. Could it be Comptroller Carole Keeton Rylander? Just my guess.