Texas Democrats a) ran, b) hid and c) lost

Ultimately, Democrat fleebaggers left the state to save democracy (the Democrats' spin) only to lose to Gov. Abbott. This NBC news report reports that "Texas Democrats met late into the night Tuesday then again Wednesday, including breaking into smaller groups, to discuss their next steps and what their ultimate exit strategy looked like after spending the last 10 days out of the state, according to four sources close to the talks."

Democratic Caucus Chairman Gene Wu spoke to Meet the Press NOW, saying "Our commitment was only to kill this corrupt special session. What we will do, what we're going to do in the future, we're in discussions right now." That's nice spin but it's still a loss for Democrats.

Democrats insist that they've got lots of options left even if they return to Texas. As I said before, This will be a loss for Democrats because Texas Republicans will draw a new map that'll give the GOP 5-6 additional seats in Congress. This CBS news report is as slanted as you'd expect:

When the dust settles in Texas, this 2-week fiasco will turn into a GOP victory. As for California, Illinois and New York State, they can bluster all they want. They've been gerrymandering after each census. They'e likely out of options.

The simple, inescapable truth is that Democrats need to start winning more elections. If Democrats don't move more toward the center, winning won't happen for a few more cycles.

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