Feel-Good Story Of the Day: 'Dems in Disarray in Texas,' Says ...
Ed Morrissey
What? Not Republicans pounce™? No seizing? No mention of dastardly GOP tricks?
I hear you gasp in disbelief, and I share your pain amusement. But in this case, the Washington Post focuses mainly on the real problem, which is a state party that seems to believe it's in California rather than Texas. Here's the headline, in case an editor figures out a way to blame the GOP later today:
They're not wrong, except in scope, which we'll look at in a moment. The WaPo assessment correctly focuses on the political ouroboros currently taking place as House Democrats play musical chairs with fewer seats:
Democrats saw a potential opportunity in flipping Texas earlier this year — a state that has eluded them for more than 30 years. But now they are eating each other alive.
I told you this was a feel-good story!
All of these head-spinning shifts are leading to what could be some of the most interesting primary fights next year. The Crockett-Talarico primary will pit two of the party’s most famous and popular influencers against each other in one of the biggest and most expensive states in the country. Texas Democrats have agonized for months over who would take on the near-quixotic task of breaking their party’s drought, and the latest swap with Crockett for Allred came as a shock across the party.
Meanwhile, Allred’s House run sets up a competitive primary fight against Rep. Julie Johnson (D), who succeeded Allred in Congress after his failed Senate run and thought she would have that seat for years. It’s the latest intraparty fight to have popped up since Democrats were lumped together under Texas’s new congressional map.
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