A Good Offense ...
Via the email route:
(re: State Rep. races here in Texas)
Incumbents with general election opponents
Democrat - 15
Republican - 40
House Districts with candidates
Democrat - 113
Republican - 106
There were also 3 retirements from our side, 11 on the GOP side. Kuff has some more on the breakdown at his site.
As disappointing as it may be that the statewide slate didn't get much consideration from the A-list, we run with the candidates we have, not the candidates we wish we had. Same goes for the countywide slate. But we should be in pretty fair shape to make some modest gains at the State Rep level (more if lightning strikes) if nothing else.
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Don't be disappointed: this is a big improvement. Back in 1998-2000, when I was running the Internet Voters Guide, the ballot almost had more Republican-Libertarian races than Republican-Democrat races. You can't hit a home run if you don't swing the bat!