You can still see some Beto for Senate bumper stickers occasionally. I just figured it was laziness but who knows. Either way, it was a real missed opportunity against Cornyn.

Jason, who do you think would have the been the top choice for Democrats?

Overall it was Beto by default. The Democratic bench is pretty thin, so it's not as though there was a slew of candidates to pick from who held any statewide office this century. I did vote for Hegar in the primary and do think she was the more electable choice, but to be honest you wouldn't notice she was even running. For that reason, I'm surprised the polls have the race as close as it currently stands. With Beto, his presence was much more pronounced.

If Beto had announced right after Election Day 2018 that he was running against Cornyn, how do you see that race playing out?

Tough one. He would start out with considerably more name recognition than he did when announcing against Cruz, but I also would think Cornyn would (a) take Beto more seriously from the start and (b) not be seen as negatively as Cruz. But given what appears to be a toxic environment for the GOP after covid, a larger electorate, and assuming O'Rourke could still build on his impressive fundraising, I would venture to say he would have barely pulled it off in 2020.

Appreciate your thoughts, Jason. Thanks!

Harris looking to boost the turnout in Houston and DFW while also sparking turnout in the Rio Grande Valley. https://twitter.com/jeneps/status/1321459062240849924

I'm glad she is going to the RGV - it is full of low propensity Democratic leaning voters.

https://twitter.com/MattyGaren/status/1322596063409221634

https://twitter.com/mjs_DC/status/1322602843661021184

https://twitter.com/longhornderek/status/1324039532614979585

What's the wake up call? That more should be invested there? If people are going to vote Trump, then what's to wake up to?

Probably the Latino swing to Trump. Still trying to wrap my head around the White Supremacist President doing the best as a GOPer with minorities since Eisenhower.

another angle that I'd be interested to hear more about is.. what if some of this was due to the border being closed due to COVID... which.. some would think wouldn't exactly cause a pro-Trump bump. But there'd be an economic impact in that area from not being able to do business or as much business across the border

Does anyone know why it will not allow me to add presidential results to the state senate districts besides the ones posted already? I completed the South Texas area seats and then the page abruptly eliminated all the other senate districts from my screen. If anyone knows how to fix this, I’d appreciate it! :)

try now, clicking "All State Senate data entered - generate State Senate-map links" isn't really necessary for this race

Robert Morrow looks like the type of person who can't believe he only got 56 votes