Blue district turns RED after 139 YEARS
district is 66% Hispanic, and voted for a Republican
According to Texas Tribune, Clinton carried district by 12 points
THERE IS NO BLUE WAVE
>>3140514 (pb) - Texas Boasts 26 Consecutive Months of Job Growth
>>3130868 (pb) - Watch–Beto O’Rourke: Amnesty for 12M Illegal Aliens Necessary to Fill Jobs at Cotton Gins
https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/18/republican-pete-flores-track-upset-race-democratic-friendly-uresti-sea/
The above are partial reasons to believe that what we think about the delusional blue wave is exactly that, delusional. Here are a few more reasons:
Republican Flores won by 6 points in 2018 that hasn't been won by a Rep in 139 years
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/20/texas-republican-wins-state-senate-race-in-district-held-by-democrats-for-139-years.html
This district has 50% of the population that speaks a language other than English at home. You can guess what language that is.
https://fyi.capitol.texas.gov/fyiwebdocs/pdf/senate/dist19/profile.pdf
The election of a Republican comes after the Democrat was convicted of 11 felonies. Meaning one of the BLUEST districts in the country, in a RED state mind you, flipped.
https://www.texastribune.org/2018/06/18/state-sen-carlos-uresti-resigns-days-after-felony-convictions/
And if you believe in polls, Quinnipiac has Cruz over O'Rourke by 9 points, despite having less campaign cash.
https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/18/ted-cruz-leads-beto-orourke-54-45-quinnipiac-poll-says/