Democrats Mess With Winning in Texas

Democrats Had a Very Messy Week in Texas. Here’s What That Means for the Rest of the Country.

Yes, Democrats’ odds of winning a Senate seat in Texas are low, but Republicans look ready to make things interesting.

Democrats Mess With Winning in Texas

Jonathan Chait: “During the Obama era, Democrats pointed hopefully to the state’s growing Latino population as a source of strength that would propel them inevitably back into majority status. This expectation of an emerging majority may have paradoxically caused the party to avoid making any accommodations to the state’s conservative-leaning electorate—why compromise their values to win when they could just ride the demographic wave?” “In recen…