Texas lights new fires for national Democrats: The Note
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New election and abortion laws are creating controversy.
The TAKE with Rick Klein Elections have consequences. Those consequences in turn impact elections -- or so Democrats hope right now. A confluence of events in Texas have galvanized Democrats nationally at a moment they were looking for something to rally behind. The events highlight some intraparty divisions in the short term, but party leaders see them uniting Democrats in the longer term. The Texas Legislature's belated but ultimately inevitable approval of new voting restrictions is putting new pressure on Senate Democrats to act at the federal level, even though the filibuster is still going nowhere.More Related News