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Texas Democrats admit to faltering on messaging and voter turnout, contributing to resounding midterm losses

Beto O’Rourke lost by double-digits on Tuesday night and so did every other statewide Democrat. That has left Democrats in a familiar position: wounded after a disappointing election night while contemplating their strategy and their future.

The Texas Tribune

Seth Meyers on midterms fallout: ‘The knives are out in the GOP’

Late-night hosts discuss Republican infighting after a disappointing election and chaos at Elon Musk’s Twitter

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Republicans rebounded in some suburban counties that had been drifting blue

After seeing Democrats gain momentum in suburbs of Houston and Dallas, Republicans succeeded in reclaiming ground this election. But the GOP is still a long way from returning to pre-Trump support, even in ruby red counties.

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Beto’s Lost Year

“I don't know what my role or yours will be going forward,” said the Texas Dems’ political star, after $70 million bought a bracing defeat.

Texas Observer

Voices: Trump was actually the biggest winner in the midterm elections — and this is why

When the Republican party inevitably retakes the House and McCarthy scraps the January 6 committee, Trump will be bullying and trampling over DeSantis — maybe all the way to Oval Office

The Independent UK

With clear mandate in Texas, Abbott, GOP will continue rightward push

DALLAS — Emboldened by another sweep of statewide offices and firm control of the Legislature, Texas Republicans are poised to implement right-of-center policies designed to keep the Lone Star State a bastion of Trump-era conservatism.

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Ted Cruz laments missing daughter’s birthday as Democrats have better midterms night than expected

Senator from Texas complained he missed daughter’s birthday while on the road campaigning for GOP candidates

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Greg Abbott reelected Texas governor, defeating Beto O’Rourke

The governor prevailed after a tumultuous period that included the pandemic, a statewide blackout, restrictions on voting and abortion and the Uvalde school shooting.

The Texas Tribune

Voices: Republicans are already spreading lies about the midterm election results

As ballot-counting delays were announced in Arizona, Trump and his acolytes began repeating the same old lies from 2020. But the truth is that they knew all along about the early-night ‘red mirage’ that tricks Republicans into thinking they’re doing better than they are — because they created it

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Man Accused of Throwing Can at Cruz at Astros Parade Arrested

The 33-year-old has been charged with aggravated assault.

Sports Illustrated

‘I know, I’m an idiot’: Man arrested for throwing can at Ted Cruz during Astros World Series parade

“I’m also thankful that the clown who threw his White Claw had a noodle for an arm” Cruz tweeted after the incident

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Why the number of encounters at the southern U.S. border does not mean what the GOP says it means

Like many other Republican candidates and conservative talk show hosts, Kari Lake is using the racially tinged issue of immigration to fuel turnout in her gubernatorial campaign in Arizona. The former television anchor has boldly proclaimed that on her first day as governor, she would declare the state under “invasion.”

The Conversation

South Texas, Abbott vs. O’Rourke, and Harris County: Here are the biggest things to watch for on election night

While the GOP focuses on the border and economy under President Joe Biden, Democrats are hoping to prove polls and political forecasters wrong by tapping into anger over the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the Uvalde school shooting.

The Texas Tribune

Sen. Ted Cruz hit with beer can during Houston Astros World Series parade

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas was hit with a beer can while riding in the Houston Astros World Series championship parade on Monday. Video shows the can flying at the Republican lawmaker as a person with him fails to stop it from striking him.

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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz warns of Pennsylvania election fraud before vote counting starts

WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz is warning about the potential for election fraud in Pennsylvania before officials have even started counting ballots.

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Ted Cruz dodges beer can as he’s booed at Houston Astros World Series parade

“Ted Cruz pulled off what I thought was impossible- getting booed at a championship parade”

The Independent UK

Ted Cruz predicts there will be ‘not just a red wave, but a red tsunami’

Republican senator says midterms could mirror 2010 because of ‘magnitude of change the voters are looking for’

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Trump road-tests nickname for Florida governor and potential 2024 rival Ron DeSantis

Mr Trump’s nickname for the Florida governor didn’t draw much of a reaction from rally goers in Latrobe, Pennsylvania on Saturday

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Only the Strong review: Tom Cotton as hawk … too chicken to take on Trump?

The Arkansas senator’s book may be a calling card for 2024 but he must know he is highly unlikely to be the next GOP nominee

The Independent UK

‘Ron DeSanctimonious’: Trump road-tests nickname for Florida governor and potential 2024 rival Ron DeSantis

Mr Trump’s nickname for the Florida governor didn’t draw much of a reaction from rally goers in Latrobe, Pennsylvania on Saturday

Tribune News Service

In midterms, inflation and border overshadow fears for democracy and abortion rights

WASHINGTON — Unless nearly every pollster in America is wrong, Republicans will retake the House in Tuesday’s midterms, and maybe the Senate.

The Texas Tribune

GOP Congressman Dan Crenshaw says election deniers know they’re lying

The representative from Houston said fellow Republicans admitted behind closed doors that the 2020 election wasn’t stolen, and he warned that such messaging could dangerously mislead voters.

Tribune News Service

Donald Trump says he’s ‘very, very, very’ likely to launch 2024 comeback bid soon

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump, still asserting he lost the presidency through fraud, is on the verge of announcing a comeback bid.

The Independent UK

Ted Cruz complains Trump isn’t spending $100m war chest on helping Republican candidates in midterms

The Texas senator called out the one-term president claiming he is sitting on ‘a hundred million dollars’

The Texas Tribune

LGBTQ Texans voting with marriage, worker protections and trans rights in mind

The Texas Tribune spoke with LGBTQ voters, the parents of queer youth and advocates from across the state about what’s at stake for them this November.

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