I'm annoyed that Texas is so GOP-ised. Surely a one-party state isn't practical or good? I know that MA has an all-Democrat congressional delegation, but it has elected Republican Governors since 1990.
I agree, but the Dem candidates run recently (with the exception of John Sharp) are not a good fit for the state as a whole (too liberal) and the state Dem party has what we would call a "cash and candidate" problem in that they have neither. The state Rep party has also figured out how to GOTV in suburban areas of Dallas metroplex and Houston and with the combination of doing better among Hispanic voters (40%+ in the last ten years) and cementing the rural vote behind Republicans (except in certain parts of east Texas and along the border, of course) controls the state from a number of angles.
It shows the fact that he couldn't make any appeal to suburbans in Dallas and Houston. He actually did decent in the rural areas (not great).
My better advice is to run better candidates in the statewide races that don't just appeal to standard liberal Democrat constituencies in Austin and standard Democrats on the border and they might have a better chance.
Henry Cuellar is a viable candidate but first he is going to have to hold off Ciro Rodriguez in the primary rematch of 2004 in CD-28. That is not going to be easy, frankly.
Hutchinson will not be defeated by anyone however. She's the most popular politician in the state. Cornyn, maybe, but especially not if it's a Presidential year.
