The Endless Frustration of Texas’ Fabled Blue Wave

Democrats in the Lone Star State keep lying to themselves that the state is going to flip

Thin Blue Line and Trump 2020 flags near a Border Patrol checkpoint in Hudspeth County, Texas. Photo: Justin Hamel/Getty Images

For about two hours early in the evening on election night, if you listened very closely, you could hear the whoops and yee-haws! of Texas Democrats carried with the cool November air.