If This Punk-Rock Democrat Can Win in Texas, Maybe We’re Not Totally Screwed
by Dan Solomon on Splinter, shared by Tim Marchman to from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#32VH1)

Beto O'Rourke hasn't had his coffee yet. It's 7:30 in the morning in Austin, and the El Paso congressman and Democratic contender for Ted Cruz's Senate seat looks tired. He should. Just 10 hours ago, Hurricane Harvey made landfall over the Texas coast, where it would hammer cities like Corpus Christi, Houston, and"