General Discussion

And so, more of them voted for him.

You can always bring race and gender into it, and don’t forget that “indicative” poll of two weeks ago with that “broad” sample of 369 Texas voters telling us that Crockett was crushing Talarico by an insurmountable 56% to 44% lead. I can well imagine that behind closed doors, Talarico’s people saw it, laughed, and said, “dream on.” It wouldn’t surprise me to hear of a similar reaction among the pros advising Crockett. Anyone with real campaign experience would have told her to enjoy it, quote it, do anything but believe it.

I think that anyone on the ground with local election experience probably foresaw the outcome a month ago, and you know what? I’m betting Crockett was told the same thing by her pollsters, too. That, I think, is why her concession was so polished and gracious. She had weeks to compose it.