Americans looking for someone or something to blame for Democrats’ sweeping victory in Texas on Tuesday might be tempted to name “candidate quality” the culprit. After all, the narrative that President Donald Trump’s choice to endorse “grossly unfit candidates” like Ken Paxton began before the election was over.
By the time the blue tsunami toppled a red Texas, the blame game was in full force. Corporate media outlets like Fortune and Bloomberg agreed that Republicans lost because the candidates Texans needed to vote for were subpar.
