‘A win the size of Texas’: Democrats celebrate shrinking Republican dominance in a big state
by David Smith in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#79H4M)
Voters watched results in near disbelief as James Talarico claimed victory in Senate race and Gina Hinojosa was elected state's first Latina governor
This is amazing," exclaimed Tiffany Dunsmore, 44, the owner of Austin Scavenger Hunt, as the city skyline gleamed in the distance on a balmy night. I cannot believe Texas went blue!"
For 32 long years, turning Texas blue had been an elusive prize for Democrats in the US's second biggest state. There were false dawns, nearly men and broken dreams. But on Tuesday the party's agony finally came to an end.
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