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6. And that was the problem

Reply to Shell_Seas (Reply #5)

Fri Jun 9, 2023, 11:19 AM

Jun 2023

They had the warchest to plaster the airwaves.

They refused to do it!!!!! They just concentrated on the metro areas while ads for abbot were EVERYWHERE.

Countless emails and phone calls from the campaign volunteers were met with rife disorganization.

You can have the best candidate in the world, but if your ground game and organization is a mess, it's pointless....

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Revisiting the Anchor Holding Texas Down: Texas Democratic Party's Ineffectiveness [View all] Shell_Seas Jun 2023 OP

They are 100% responsible for Beto's gay texan Jun 2023 #1

I agree. Shell_Seas Jun 2023 #4

So gerrymandering and voter suppression had nothing to do with it? RandySF Jun 2023 #2

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It has a lot to do with it, but if you realize how much the GOP is outnumbered in Texas... Shell_Seas Jun 2023 #5

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