Opinion: Texas Democrats flopped in 2020 but could flip the House in 2022
Paul Stekler
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Former Texas congressman Beto O Rourke, left, meets Phil Enano, while canvassing the Brookstone neighborhood for Texas House District 121 Democratic candidate Celina Montoya, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. O Rourke joined with the Texas Organizing Project to campaign for various Democratic candidates including Montoya.Jerry Lara, Staff / San Antonio Express-News
The November election results were a disaster for Texas Democrats. There were strong candidate recruits across the board, campaign contributions pouring in, hope for flipping the Texas House, even talk of Joe Biden winning the state all for naught. No new Democratic member of Congress, no state House gains. Now that the dust has settled, what actually happened?