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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (L) and Texas Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer (R) listen as Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu speaks to reporters during a press conference at the DuPage County Democratic Party headquarters on August 03, 2025 in Carol Stream, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Texas Dems may lose but have bigger plan

Kayla Guo - The Texas Tribune
The Texas State Capitol (Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images)

Six Texas Dems test positive for COVID

Leah Foreman
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the Defense Department's budget request on Capitol Hill on June 17, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)

Graham wants to emulate Texas Democrats

Jon Skolnik
Donad Trump and Joe Biden (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Democrats' spending surge won't save us

Amanda Marcotte
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Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

End the filibuster — save bipartisanship

Amanda Marcotte
Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema and the Texas Capitol building (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Texas Dems put Manchin, Sinema to shame

Amanda Marcotte
Beto O'Rourke (AP/Eric Gay)

GOP now fears a blue Texas

Igor Derysh
U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) holds a Texas flag as he poses for a group photo with supporters during a campaign rally in Mueller Lake Park October 31, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Getty/Chip Somodevilla)

Texas wins, even if Beto doesn't

Amanda Marcotte
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Beto O'Rourke (AP/Richard W. Rodriguez)

Can Beto actually win in Texas?

Amanda Marcotte
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