Handicapping the Texas governor race with Wendy Davis in it
Robert Draper has written some of the best long-form political journalism of recent years. And he knows his Texas, having gone to high school in Houston and college in Austin, at the state’s flagship university. He’s also written for a number of Texas publications, including Texas Monthly magazine, where he offers a smart take on Wendy Davis’ just-announced campaign for governor.
Among the takeaways: Davis is no Ann Richards, the sassy liberal who just happens to be the last Democrat elected Texas governor, all the way back in 1990. And just because Davis is a decided underdog, Draper suggests, the race is not hopeless.
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