December 12, 2017      4:58 PM

SB: With Valdez candidacy, Democrats have potential path to increased legislative power in 2019

The Dallas County Sheriff only needs to perform at home as she has in past election cycles to change the dynamics in the Texas House in 2019; meantime Ds are contesting all US House seats and 133 Texas House districts

As Quorum Report readers should be painfully aware by now, your editor refrains from engaging in any analysis about whether the Texas Democratic Party can be competitive in a statewide race.

That remains true today.

There are, however, outlines of serious competition shaping up in pockets across the state and a statewide candidate could realistically end up partially responsible for Democratic gains in the Texas House.

By Scott Braddock

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