(03-07-2018 12:18 PM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  LOL. Dem Primary vote was up by 90%. GOP primary vote was up by 15%. In 2016, the GOP primary vote was double that of the Dems, and the GOP only won by single digits.

It can be really hard to judge a general election by a primary. Remember that turnout for primaries is usually way lower than for general elections. Also people vote in opposite parties primaries all the time (in my area, a lot of Democrats voted in the GOP primary so they could vote for Sarah Davis).

The key is the direction of the movement.

I think its pretty clear that TX-7, TX-23, and TX-32 are all still in deep trouble for the GOP. The GOP dodged a bullet in TX-2 when Kath-a-leen Wall lost in her risible attempt to buy a Congressional seat. Harris County is looking like a Dem sweep (Emmitt will keep his seat though - everyone else is probably toast). Fort Bend may flip too.

I did enjoy Rafael Cruz's first attack ad on Beto O'Rourke. Basically attacks Beto for having a nickname.

This race ain't over, but you're free to think it is.

The race was over before O'Rourke even filed to run. Cruz will beat O'Rourke. If they actually have a debate, than Cruz will mop the floor with him in November.

Dems may pick up some seats in the liberal hubs like Houston, but Texas is a very big state, and there are more then enough small town conservatives, like me, to keep Texas very red.

As long as Cruz keeps irritating the establishment RINOs in Washington, he will keep his seat as long as he likes.