Can Democrats win in Texas? Not if they don't play
By: John C Moritz , USA Today Network
AUSTIN – Anyone who’s ever walked a carnival midway has likely been lured to risk a little money on a game that just about everyone loses.
“Step right up,” says the smooth-talking barker encouraging anyone and everyone to take a chance to bring home a stuffed teddy bear or a rubber duck. "You can’t win if you don’t play."
That might be a phrase ringing in the ears of former state Rep. Allen Vaught, an Iraqi war veteran who served four years as a Democrat in the Texas House where he represented a swing district in Dallas.
Vaught, 45, is considering making a run next year for lieutenant governor. If he wins the nomination, it would pit him against incumbent Dan Patrick, the high-profile firebrand who has dominated the Texas Senate since winning the office in 2014.
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