The New York Times
Originally posted: Nov. 5, 2014
Texas Democrats Ponder How They Will Ever Win
By MANNY FERNANDEZ
……“Democratic leaders are trying to sound upbeat, but their collective heart, having been torn out and stomped on, is clearly not in it,” said Calvin Jillson, a political science professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. “Democrats will not be competitive again in Texas until they grow their share of the Anglo vote from its recent 25 to 30 percent toward 40 percent. That will be hard work, but it is work that simply must be done for Democrats to be more than an afterthought in statewide elections.” READ MORE