Gov. Abbott's drubbing of Beto O'Rourke dashes Dem hopes of flipping Texas blue

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott cruised to a re-election victory in Tuesday’s midterms, dealing another blow to Democratic aspirations of taking control of the longtime Republican stronghold. Abbott defeated Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke by 11 percentage points in Tuesday’s election, according to The Associated Press’s unofficial results, only about two points less than the incumbent governor…

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