Democrats' Texas Shocker Caps Rebuilding by Party Chief
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[0:00] Julie, what's going on with you folks down there in Texas? A lot of change down
[0:03] there. Talk to us about that.
[0:05] A lot of change. I mean, this was really a perfect storm for Republicans that worked
[0:10] in the Democrats' favor. You had, first of all, at the top of the ticket, Ken
[0:13] Paxton, arguably a flawed candidate. There was a lot of establishment in moderate Republicans that really
[0:20] wanted that to be John Cornyn. If that was, I'm not sure how much of a
[0:23] difference it would make, but we might have had a very different evening. Then you have
[0:27] the economy, and that, of course, played a big role here. And you had president Trump's
[0:32] approval number. So all of that, plus the Democrats had a very coordinated effort. I just
[0:38] actually got off the phone with the Texas Democratic party chair, and he explained that they
[0:42] were sharing information. They had a coordinated effort throughout the state, and they made sure that
[0:46] they had candidates for offices. They said we're not giving Republicans any free passes. That obviously
[0:52] paid off for Democrats for the f