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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.
Political consultant Ashley Brasher and Ed Espinosa, president of Progress Texas, discuss latest poll showing Gov. Greg Abbott's lead over Beto O'Rourke
Political consultant Ashley Brasher and Ed Espinosa, president of Progress Texas, discuss latest poll showing Gov. Greg Abbott's lead over Beto O'Rourke
"In Texas, changing the state is not easy," Mario Carrillo of America's Voice told Newsweek. "But the one who has come closest in 2018 is Beto."
The comment came about a month after the mass shooting that killed 23 people and injured dozens more in El Paso.