If you’re among the Republicans who was relieved by the results of the Texas primary, I’m afraid I have some bad news for you: The party’s hold on power in this state is no longer secure.
By: Erica Greider, Houston Chronicle
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick won the primary, but roughly a quarter of the voters who weighed in opted for his challenger, Scott Milder. And nearly a third voted no on a ballot proposition that asked whether abortion should be abolished in Texas.
There’s no way of telling how many of Milder’s voters were fed-up Republicans, and how many were mischievous Democrats, or teachers who were spurred to vote by the right-wing activists who recently launched a crusade against public education and the “educrats” who support it. But they’re all free to vote for the Democratic nominee, Mike Collier, in November. Milder is encouraging them to do so, and some of them will.
And the leaders of the Republican Party of Texas are nervous about what might happen in November, even if they refuse to admit it. They should be, too. The results of this year’s primary made it clear that the party’s hold on power is no longer secure.