How the Abortion Filibuster May Have Set Texas Democrats Up for Failure
The Wendy Davis filibuster started a cascade of events that made the 2014 election especially bad for Texas Democrats.
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State of Texas: Why Can’t Texas Democrats Win?
Why can’t Texas Democrats win statewide races? Even other deeply Republican in the South, including Mississippi and Alabama, have elected quite a few Democrats to state office in the last 20 years.
Where are the Voters? Texas Voter Turnout Barely Budges from 2010 Levels
Voter turnout in Texas is barely up over 2010 levels so far. That doesn’t bode well for Democrats but the Wendy Davis campaign says there’s reason for optimism.
Meet Sameena Karmally, the Democrat Taking on Jodie Laubenberg
To build the party, Texas Dems need great candidates to run in elections where defeat seems virtually guaranteed. Sameena Karmally is doing her bit.
Wendy Davis and Leticia Van de Putte’s Paths to Victory Diverge
Davis and Van de Putte may want the same thing, but they have very different opponents, very different styles and very different organizations backing them.
At State Convention, Democrats Seek a Revival
Texas Democrats enjoy a mostly controversy-free convention in Dallas.
David Dewhurst’s and Dan Patrick’s Surreal Brawl in Three Attack Ads
The lt. governor primary race between David Dewhurst and Dan Patrick has been the strangest in Texas this year—what will the last month hold?
Three Reasons Wendy Davis Can Win, Three Reasons She Can’t
Here are our top reasons why Sen. Wendy Davis probably has no shot at the governorship and why she just might pull off the upset.
What Must Happen for Texas to Turn Blue
Polling indicates that Democrats have no lock on the Latino vote, and that control of Texas may hinge on which Latino voters show up at the polls.
Q&A with Jeremy Bird, the Man Who Plans to Turn Texas Blue
It is not news that Latino population growth in Texas affords the moribund Texas Democratic Party at least an opportunity to find its way out of the wilderness. The question has long been, will the Democrats be able to seize it?