Election Results: A Historic Night in Texas

Editors’ note: We’ve made this article free to access as a service to our readers. To support our ongoing coverage of this election cycle, sign up for our free Texas Daily newsletter. SKIP TO: So, Texas Is Blue Now? “These Are Extinction-Level Numbers” Greg Abbott Concedes That’s All, Folks Ben Rowen, 1:32 a.m. A strange thing happened around 8 p.m. Central tonight, just five-plus hours ago, in the old political order: As extremely favorable early results rolled in for Democrats, liberals publicly urged caution, while a few GOP strategists I was chatting with were ready to declare a five-alarm fire. On this front, the GOP strategists proved as correct as they have for the last three decades, during which their party has never lost a…

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